SDLT 600 Product Manual

Chapter 4: Installing Your Tape Drive

 

 

Because of the variety of mounting possibilities for tape drives, the instructions presented here are general in nature. Use them only as a guide for mounting the tape drive in your system.

Mount the tape drive in the system by performing the following steps:

1.Make sure the host computer and all peripheral devices are powered off.

2.Position the tape drive in the system and align the mounting holes (side or bottom) with those in the system. Figure 4-5 on page 4-11shows the mounting locations and dimensions for the tape drive.

CAUTION The screws used to mount the tape drive must be M3 x 8mm long. This type of screw is exactly the proper length and will not damage the tape drive.

3.Using four M3 x 8mm long screws, secure the tape drive in the bay or chassis.

4.5.3Connect the Power

Figure 4-7 on page 4-18shows the location of this connector; pin assignments for the power connector are listed in Table 4-5 on page 4-16.

1.Before connecting the SDLT 600 tape drive to the host computer, be certain the tape drive and computer are powered off.

2.If you are connecting several devices to the system, connect only the tape drive to the host computer at this time. Confirm that the host computer and tape drive are communicating correctly before adding additional devices.

3.Attach the power cable to the tape drive.

4.Check all cable and termination connections and ensure that they are attached correctly and seated firmly before you power on the system.

4.5.4Optional Loader Connector

The 8-pin optional loader connector provides signals to be used when the tape drive is part of a loader/ library configuration. Figure 4-7 on page 4-18shows the location of this connector; Table 4-6 on page 4-16lists pin assignments for the loader connector.

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Tandberg Data 600 manual Connect the Power, Optional Loader Connector