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Chapter 3: DLT VS80 Installation
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May 2004
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6.
Select a SCSI cable with an open 68-pin, high-density connector.
7.
Connect one end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the rear panel of your tape drive. The
SCSI connectors are keyed, preventing improper connection.
8.
Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI host bus adapter, aligning the colored stripe
on the ribbon cable with pin 1 on the SCSI host bus adapter’s connector.
9.
Locate an available power cable in the host server or workstation and attach it to the power
connector on the rear panel of the tape drive. The connectors are keyed, preventing improper
connection.
N
OTES
: 1 If the SCSI cable does not fit the connector on your SCSI host
bus adapter, you either have an incompatible SCSI host bus
adapter or you need to purchase a cable adapter. Contact your
Quantum sales representative or your SCSI host bus adapter
manufacturer for information.
2 Refer to
“Terminating Your Internal Tape Drive” on
page 3-12
to determine if you need to host bus adapter use an
LVD/SE terminator with the SCSI cable.
Figure 3-11.
SCSI and Power Cable Location (Internal Tape Drive)
SCSI cable
(shown with
terminator
installed)
Power cable