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Chapter 6: Installing and Removing External Devices

Follow these steps to clean your DAT or DLT drive:

1. Insert a DAT or DLT cleaning cassette tape.

Note: Be sure to use a cleaning tape authorized by the DAT drive manufacturer.

The drive loads the tape and cleans the heads automatically.

The DAT or DLT drive ejects the cleaning tape when the cleaning is complete.

2. If the green LED on the front of the DAT drive continues to ﬂash at about 5-second

intervals after you have cleaned the drive, you may have a problem with your

cleaning-tape, or your drive may need cleaning by an authorized service provider.

■ First, try cleaning your drive again with a new DAT or DLT cleaning cassette

tape.

■ If the LED continues to ﬂash, take your drive to an authorized service provider

for professional cleaning.

Installing External SCSI Devices

Thissection explains howto connectexternal SCSIdevices tothe OCTANE workstation.

External devices include

• DAT or DLT tape drives

• CD-ROM drives

• ﬂoppy drives

• other external SCSI devices

See “About SCSI Buses and Devices” on page 184 for information about SCSI bus and

device speeds.

Follow the steps in the next few sections to connect an external SCSI device to the

OCTANE workstation.