User`s guide

Appendix A
Internal LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start
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Internal LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start
Use the following quick-start procedure to install the internal LTO-3
Half-Height Tape Drive. Print this page and check each step as you
complete it. If you need more information about a step, see the sebsection
referenced in the step.
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1 Unpack the contents of your drive package, and check for damaged items.
See Unpacking and Inspecting the
Drive on page 8.
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2 Review a parallel SCSI drive’s default settings and change them if necessary:
• SCSI ID: 6
• Terminator Power: Enabled
See Configuring the Internal Parallel SCSI Tape Drive
on page 10.
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3 Turn off your computer, remove its covers and power cable, and select a mounting
bay for the drive.
See Mounting the Internal Tape Drive
on page 13.
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4 Connect a parallel SCSI or serial-attached SCSI (SAS) interface cable to the drive.
See C
onnecting the Internal Drive Interface and DC Power Cables on page 15.
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5 Terminate the parallel SCSI bus if the internal tape drive is the last device on the
SCSI bus.
See figure 3
on page 13.
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6 Connect a serial cable, if installing the tape drive in a tape library system.
See C
onnecting the Internal Drive Interface and DC Power Cables on page 15.
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7 Connect a DC power cable to the drive.
See C
onnecting the Internal Drive Interface and DC Power Cables on page 15.
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8 Replace the computer covers and AC power cable, turn on the computer, and
verify that the internal tape drive is operating properly.
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9 Register your tape drive.
See Registering the LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive
on page 25.