Quantum LTO-3, Quick Start Manual

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6 Installing the Internal LTO-3 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive
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Figure 3 Internal Parallel SCSI
Bus Termination Examples
Note: The internal parallel SCSI LTO-3 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive does not
provide SCSI termination. The last device at the end of the parallel SCSI bus
chain must have a SCSI bus terminator.
After configuring the parallel SCSI ID and bus termination power, proceed to Mounting
the Internal Tape Drive in the following subsection.
Mounting the Internal
Tape Drive
You can mount the internal LTO-3 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive either horizontally or
vertically, but not upside down (see figure 4 ).
Tape drive
(no termination)
SCSI device
(termination
disabled)
SCSI controller
(termination
enabled)
SCSI device
(termination enabled)
Tape drive
(no termination)
SCSI controller
(termination enabled)
SCSI terminator
SCSI terminator
IF you mount the drive . . . THEN the . . .
horizontally, base of the drive must be within 15 degrees of
horizontal.
vertically, side of the drive must be within 5 degrees of
horizontal.