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Installing the Internal LTO-3 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive

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Figure 4  Acceptable Mounting 
Orientations

Mount the internal drive in a 5.25-inch, half-height drive bay as follows:

1

As required:

a

Save and close your open files and terminate all running applications.

b

Shut down the workstation or server system.

c

Disconnect the system AC power cord from the facility AC power receptacle.

2

Remove the cover from the workstation or server system.

Note:

See your computer manufacturer’s instructions for the proper procedures to 

remove the cover.

3

Select an available 5.25-inch half-height bay and, if required, remove the bay cover.

4

Position the drive in the bay and align either the upper or lower mounting holes—

whichever is appropriate—with the holes in the chassis (see 

figure 5

).

5

Secure the drive using two M3.0 x 3 metric screws on each side 

Caution:

Using screws longer than 3 mm can damage the drive.

 

Do not

 use screws longer than 3 mm to secure the internal LTO-3 (Model B) 

Half-Height Tape Drive.

After mounting the internal LTO-3 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive, proceed to 

Connecting the Internal Drive Interface and DC Power Cables

 in the following 

subsection.

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Summary of Contents for LTO-3

Page 1: ...e and Variable speed Transfer to automatically match the host s data transfer rate Figure 1 Internal Drive Contents Before Installing the LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape Drive 2 Handling Precautions an...

Page 2: ...similar ESD precautions when working with the drive Be sure the wrist strap makes good skin contact Do not remove the wrist strap until you finish working with the drive Also avoid contact between th...

Page 3: ...the Drive Although each LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape Drive is inspected and carefully packaged at the factory damage can occur in shipment or when the drive is being unpacked Observe the handling p...

Page 4: ...guration jumper pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 on the drive back panel to change the SCSI ID of the LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape Drive see figure 2 IF the drive interface is THEN parallel Small Computer S...

Page 5: ...arallel SCSI Terminator Power By default terminator power is enabled on the internal parallel SCSI LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape Drive If you use this default setting then the last device at the end...

Page 6: ...o 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 no...

Page 7: ...instructions for the proper procedures to remove the cover 3 Select an available 5 25 inch half height bay and if required remove the bay cover 4 Position the drive in the bay and align either the upp...

Page 8: ...in figure 6 and figure 7 the rear panels of the internal LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape Drives have connectors for Either a 68 pin parallel SCSI or a 29 pin SFF 8482serial attached SCSI SAS interface...

Page 9: ...nvironments Plugging an LVD drive into a high voltage differential HVD bus makes the entire bus nonfunctional and may permanently damage the drive or other SCSI devices on the bus See the internal par...

Page 10: ...face and AC Power Cables 3 Restarting the Tabletop Tape Drive System on page 14 4 Installing the LTO Driver Software on page 15 if required 5 Registering the LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape Drive on pa...

Page 11: ...es ID 0 or ID 1 Avoid configuring the LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape Drive to these SCSI IDs After configuring the parallel SCSI ID proceed to Connecting the Tabletop Drive Interface and AC Power Cabl...

Page 12: ...arallel SCSI drive either SCSI connector can be used as a SCSI IN or SCSI OUT connection This means you can use either connector to attach the drive to a host computer or to another parallel SCSI devi...

Page 13: ...ack of the drive Attach either the SCSI OUT interface cable or a SCSI terminator to the other parallel SCSI interface connector on the back of the drive If the tabletop LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape...

Page 14: ...ceed to Restarting the Tabletop Tape Drive System in the following subsection Restarting the Tabletop Tape Drive System After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power cables 1 Set the tabl...

Page 15: ...ote The LTO driver software is not necessary with commercial backup application software Registering the LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape Drive After installing the LTO 3 Model B Half Height Tape Drive...

Page 16: ...stralia Belgium Brazil Canada China PR Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary India Ireland Israel Italy Japan South Korea Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Russian Federation Serbia...

Page 17: ...e in an enclosure that limits the user s access to live parts gives adequate system stability and provides the necessary grounding for the drive Provide the correct voltages 5 VDC and 12 VDC based on...

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