20
P
RODUCT
M
ANUAL
1009541
Chapter
2
I
NSTALLATION
4
If you are using Macintosh
®
OS 9
— Determine the version of FireWire on
your system. If necessary update your FireWire version, as follows:
a.
a.
a.
a.
Click on the
Apple
icon in the upper left of your screen.
b.
b.
b.
b.
Highlight
Control Panels
.
c.
c.
c.
c.
Click on the
Extensions Manager
.
d.
d.
d.
d.
Scroll down the
Extensions Manager
and find
FireWire Support
. The version
must be 2.33 or higher.
e.
e.
e.
e.
If necessary, download the latest version of FireWire support from Apple
at
www.info.apple.com/support
.
f.f.f.f.
Install or update FireWire support by clicking on the
FireWire
icon created
by the download.
4
Install your application software
— To obtain information about which
software applications work with the tape drive, visit Exabyte’s web site
(
www.exabyte.com
). You can install the software application on the host
computer before or after you install the tape drive. However, if you install
the software first, you may need to reconfigure it for use with the tape drive.
4
Protect the work area from ESD
— Touch a known grounded surface to
discharge static electricity from your body and ensure that the work area is
free from conditions that could cause ESD.
Install the Tape Drive
1.
1.
1.
1.
Power down the host computer system.
Turn off all devices attached to the computer to which you plan to connect
the tape drive, then turn off the computer. Disconnect all power cables.
2.
2.
2.
2.
Connect the FireWire cable to the back of the tape drive.
3.
3.
3.
3.
Connect the power cable to the back of the tape drive and turn on the
power.
Connect the power cable to the back of the tape drive. Turn on the tape
drive’s power switch. During the tape drive’s power-on self-test (POST),
the LEDs scroll sequentially right to left, then left to right in yellow and
green. LED 4 illuminates in red and green. When POST is complete, LED 4
illuminates in green. (See
Table 3-1, “LED states,” on page 24
for a
description of the LED states.)
4.
4.
4.
4.
Connect the FireWire cable to your system.
5.
5.
5.
5.
Power on the host computer system.
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