HP C5644A - SureStore Travan T4i Tape Drive, User Manual

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Installing an External Tape Drive
Preparing the Tape Drive
3-3
Preparing the Tape Drive
To prepare the tape drive for installation, you need to make sure that it has the correct
SCSI ID and termination settings. Each SCSI device requires a unique SCSI ID. You
need to change the tape drive’s default SCSI ID setting of 4 only if the computer
already has a device with ID 4. See “Planning the SCSI Bus” on page 1-9 for more
information about SCSI IDs and SCSI bus termination.
1 Check the tape drive’s SCSI ID setting to ensure that it is set to the number you expect.
If you do not need to change the SCSI ID, note the default SCSI ID of 4 on the
inside front cover of this book and then go to step 3.
To change the tape drive’s SCSI ID, continue with the next step.
2 Locate the SCSI ID selector on the back panel of your tape drive (see figure 3.2) and
use a pen or small screwdriver to press the buttons on the top or bottom of the SCSI ID
selector until the correct SCSI ID number is displayed.
Figure 3.2 SCSI ID selector on rear panel of tape drive
Note Both the computer and the tape drive check the SCSI ID only at power-on. If you
change the tape drive’s SCSI ID while the system is running, the new SCSI ID will
not take effect until next time the system and the tape drive are powered on.
Press these – and +
buttons to change
the SCSI ID setting