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LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive

 LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive 

Quick Start Guide 

Introduction

Quantum LTO Ultrium tape drives leverage LTO technology and 

Quantum-exclusive features to provide the most reliable and affordable 

tape data protection to medium and large businesses. 
Quantum LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drives, models TC-L32AX and TC-

L32AN (internal), TC-L32BX and TC-L32BN (tabletop), and TC-L33CX and 

TC-L33CN (rackmount), are the most reliable Ultrium drives on the market, 

delivering reliability features only available from Quantum to extend 

media life, Variable-speed Transfer to automatically match the host's data 

transfer rate, and Dynamic Powerdown to protect the drive and media in 

the event of power loss. Combined with SmartVerify to concurrently verify 

all data written to the tape, these features make Quantum LTO drives a 

sound investment and a complete data protection solution.

Figure 1  Internal Drive

Contents

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This document is provided in the 

following languages:
• English

• French

• German

• Japanese

• Korean

• Simplified Chinese

• Spanish

• Traditional Chinese

Each language includes the following 

sections:

Introduction

Before Installing the LTO-3 Half-

Height Tape Drive

Installing the Internal LTO-3 Half-

Height Tape Drive

Installing the Tabletop LTO-3 Half-

Height Tape Drive

Installing the LTO Driver Software

Registering the LTO-3 Half-Height 

Tape Drive

Safety Compliances

Electromagnetic Compatibility 

(EMC) Compliances

Summary of Contents for LTO3 A-Series

Page 1: ...ta transfer rate and Dynamic Powerdown to protect the drive and media in the event of power loss Combined with SmartVerify to concurrently verify all data written to the tape these features make Quant...

Page 2: ...ot remove the wrist strap until you finish working with the drive Also avoid contact between the drive other equipment and clothing The wrist strap only protects the equipment from ESD voltages on the...

Page 3: ...nspected and carefully packaged at the factory damage can occur in shipment or when the drive is being unpacked Observe the handling precautions in Handling Precautions and Installation Guidelines and...

Page 4: ...ce on the parallel SCSI bus must have its own unique SCSI ID Use SCSI configuration 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 Half Height Tape Drive se...

Page 5: ...of the parallel SCSI bus must have either A parallel SCSI bus terminator Terminator power enabled See figure 3 for examples of internal parallel SCSI bus termination To disable terminator power remove...

Page 6: ...figure 4 Figure 4 Acceptable Mounting Orientations Note The internal parallel SCSI LTO 3 Half Height Tape Drive does not provide SCSI termination The last device at the end of the parallel SCSI bus c...

Page 7: ...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 4 metric screws...

Page 8: ...internal drive as follows 1 Verify that the system is shut down and the AC power cord is disconnected from the facility AC power receptacle 2 Depending on the interface configuration of your internal...

Page 9: ...and DC power cables proceed to Restarting the Internal Tape Drive System in the following subsection Restarting the Internal Tape Drive System 0 After connecting the internal drive interface and DC po...

Page 10: ...button SCSI ID selector switch on the drive back panel to change the SCSI ID of the tabletop LTO 3 Half Height Tape Drive see figure 8 Figure 8 Tabletop Parallel SCSI ID Selector Switch IF the default...

Page 11: ...llel 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 device...

Page 12: ...or on the back of the drive Figure 11 Tabletop Parallel SCSI Bus Termination Examples 3 Verify that the tabletop LTO 3 Half Height Tape Drive AC power switch is set to the off position and connect the...

Page 13: ...TO Driver Software Registering the LTO 3 Half Height Tape Drive Installing the LTO Driver Software If you intend to use the LTO 3 Half Height Tape Drive with the Microsoft native backup applet on a Wi...

Page 14: ...tions IECEE International Electrotechnical Commission on Electrical Equipment IECEE for Mutual Recognition of Test Certificates for Electrical Equipment CB Scheme CB Scheme per IEC 60950 1 with detail...

Page 15: ...Emissions per CISPR 22 EN55022 and Immunity per CISPR 24 EN55024 Israel SII CISPR 22 and CISPR 24 Japan Voluntary Control Council for Interface VCCI VCCI New Zealand Australian Communications and Medi...

Page 16: ...101 UK France and Germany 00800 4 QUANTUM EMEA 44 1256 848 766 For worldwide support www quantum com contactsupport 81 81713 02 A01 May 2007 LTO 3 Half Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide Backup Recov...

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