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AIT Drive

2-108-088-11(1)

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2004 Sony Corporation

AIT-3 TAPE DRIVE

SDX-700V Series

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for SDX-700V Series

Page 1: ...AIT Drive 2 108 088 11 1 2004 Sony Corporation AIT 3 TAPE DRIVE SDX 700V Series User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...able for errors contained herein indirect special incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this document Your AIT TAPE DRIVE is assigned a Model No ATDNA3 for regulatory compliance certifications The number is indicated on the model number label on your drive along with the rated voltoge and current VORSICHT Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Europäisch...

Page 3: ...insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to have a suitable plug installed Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding plug AC Power cord for AC mains operating unit only The AC power cord should have appropriate safety approvals or marking for the country in which the equipment will be used Consult your dealer or local power company Cleaning Unplug the unit from the wall out...

Page 4: ...and openings by placing the unit on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface Never place the unit in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet unless proper ventilation is provided SERVICE Damage Requiring Service Unplug the unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed If li...

Page 5: ...ng from 5 25 Model to 3 5 Model 15 Orientation 16 Attaching and Removing the Dust Cover 17 Attaching the Dust Cover 17 Removing the Dust Cover 19 Operation 20 Location of 3 LEDs 20 Drive Operation 21 Emergency Tape Removal Procedure 23 WORM Function 25 Interface Implementation 27 Supported SCSI Messages 27 Supported SCSI Commands 27 Specifications 28 Product Specifications 28 Sony Contacts 30 ...

Page 6: ... Intelligent tape AIT technology The SDX 700V series drives achieve high data reliability through Read After Write an additional level of Error Correction Code and other features The Sony SDX 700V series drives store data on tape using standard formats called AIT Advanced Intelligent Tape and ALDC ...

Page 7: ...ats The Read After Write Function and third level error correction code guarantee high data reliability Data compression provides 260 gigabytes of storage on 230 m tape length cartridge 1 The native capacity is 100 gigabytes of storage on 230 m tape length cartridge Stored data is automatically checked for compression Ultra 160 Wide SCSI LVD SE interface is fully supported for host computer access...

Page 8: ...d suddenly rise while the drives are turned on wait at least one hour before turning on the drives If you attempt to operate the drives immediately after a sudden increase in temperature malfunctions may occur Turning off the power to the drives while they are writing to tape may cause the tape to become unreadable All previously negotiated parameters will be lost whenever power to the drives is c...

Page 9: ...age the drives SCSI Termination The SDX 700V series drives conform to the Microsoft PC97 standard which requires the internal naked drive to be terminated with an external terminator Microsoft PC97 SCSI requirements SCSI peripherals must not terminate the bus Both internal and external cable ends are instead terminated by plug in connectors Example of SCSI setup SDX 700 series drive 68 pin cable H...

Page 10: ...Don t care OPEN Jumper not installed Parity Disable No Connection SCSI ID 3 SCSI ID 2 SCSI ID 1 SCSI ID 0 Jumpers SCSI ID SCSI ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 1 0 P D N C 3 Parity Disable Jumper Parity check function can be disabled by Jumper Parity check is disabled while left end jumper is installed Parity generate function is always enabled ...

Page 11: ... Switch DIP Switch Positions Default ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DIP Switch 1 Drive Mode OFF 2 Drive Mode OFF 3 Drive Mode OFF 4 Drive Mode OFF 5 Terminator Power ON 6 Periodic Cleaning Req ON 7 DC Control 1 ON 8 DC Control 2 OFF ...

Page 12: ...ion Mode To enable Emulation Mode set position 1 4 Drive Mode switches to ON ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Emulation Mode returns the following in the Product Identification field of Inquiry of a SDX 700V series drive SDX 700C Data Compression Control DIP switch Data compression can be selected by DIP switches Data compression is enabled while position 7 DC Control 1 is ON Control by host can be disabled...

Page 13: ...When switch 6 is ON cleaning requests are enabled When enabled the CLEANING REQUEST LED on the front panel lights after every 100 hours of operation When this LED lights clean the drive with a head cleaning cartridge Note To maintain the drive in optimum condition in environments affected by dust and other contaminants we recommend keeping cleaning requests enabled 1 Drive Mode 2 Drive Mode 3 Driv...

Page 14: ...m 0 3 0 02 _ _ 9 8 0 6 mm 0 39 0 02 _ _ 7 4 0 6mm 0 29 0 02 _ _ For 5 25 Half Height 79 2 0 3mm 3 12 0 01 79 2 0 3mm 3 12 0 01 47 5 0 3mm 1 87 0 01 7 0mm 0 28 79 2 0 3mm 3 12 0 01 47 5 0 3mm 1 87 0 01 94 0 0 5mm 3 70 0 02 21 8 0 5mm 0 86 0 02 41 2 0 5mm 1 62 0 02 9 9 0 5mm 0 39 0 02 139 6 0 5mm 5 50 0 02 146 0 0 5mm 5 75 0 02 149 0 0 5mm 5 87 0 02 155 0 0 5mm 6 10 0 02 70 0 0 3mm 2 76 0 01 42 0 0 ...

Page 15: ...15 Reconfiguring from 5 25 Model to 3 5 Model You can reconfigure the 5 25 model to the 3 5 model yourself 1 Remove the 2 screws for each side rail 2 Take the side rail off Side Rail L Side Rail R ...

Page 16: ...16 Orientation 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 ...

Page 17: ...pins of the drive bezel The dust cover should be positioned so that the magnets on the cover s back face the drive bezel This magnet does not affect the tape of the cartridge Holding the dust cover at an angle as shown in the figure below set the hinge clips on top of the bezel pins positioning them so that they bracket the pins ...

Page 18: ...ide in turn until you hear the hinge clips click into place Caution Do not press the dust cover in horizontally from the front Doing so could cause the dust cover to break 3 Close the dust cover This completes attachment of the dust cover ...

Page 19: ...st Cover 1 Open the dust cover 2 Holding the dust cover at both corners carefully raise the dust cover The dust cover hinge clips and drive bezel pins uncouple Note We recommend that you use the drive with the dust cover ...

Page 20: ...on for Drive Status The LED indicators are defined as follows LED TAPE CLEANING REPLACE Sense MOTION REQUEST TAPE Independent Independent Tape loaded Independent Independent Tape access in progress write read Independent Independent Tape access in progress others Independent Independent Cleaning is requested Independent Independent Cleaning is not completed Independent Independent Media error occu...

Page 21: ...ata 1 Turn on the host computer Check that the drive s TAPE MOTION LED CLEANING REQUEST LED and REPLACE TAPE LED go off 2 Open the dust cover 3 Set the AIT data cartridge orientation as shown here and insert it into the data cartridge slot By inserting the data cartridge to the extent it is automatically set in the drive and the TAPE MOTION LED lights ...

Page 22: ...ck of the cartridge In this state data can be read from the tape but not written onto it Using a Cleaning Cartridge A cleaning function is built into SDX 700V series drives so the use of a cleaning cartridge is not needed If however the drive experiences excessive errors the use of a Sony cleaning cartridge is recommended Using your fingernail push the switch in the direction of the arrow to prote...

Page 23: ...the bottom of the drive 2 Remove the drive s top cover 3 Locate the small opening in the bottom of the drive and insert the tip of a precision screwdriver so that the Loading motor shaft can be rotated 4 Rotate the motor shaft clockwise to bring the threading mechanism back to the initial position Emergency Tape Removal Procedure ...

Page 24: ... procedure tape slack must be removed in order to prevent tape damage Rotate the gear mechanism located on the bottom of the drive counterclockwise to tighten the tape 6 After the tape slack has been removed continue to turn the Loading motor shaft located on the bottom of the drive clockwise with a precision screwdriver until the tape cartridge is lifted out of the drive mechanism and is ejected ...

Page 25: ...t be accidentally deleted or overwritten A WORM drive operates in the same manner as a non WORM drive when used with a non WORM cartridge henceforth referred to as regular cartridge The operation of a WORM drive and a non WORM drive differs according to the type of cartridge that is being used WORM Cartridges WORM cartridges can be distinguished from regular cartridges by their WORM logo and red s...

Page 26: ... drives support the same SCSI commands supported by non WORM drives However if an attempt is made to write to a portion of a tape where data has already been written the following error information is returned Sense Key 07 ASC 27h ASCQ 00 Persistent Write Protect or Sense Key 03 ASC 27h ASCQ 04 Write Position Error AIT WORM compliant Software To find out whether your backup application is AIT WORM...

Page 27: ... Message Reject Command Complete No Operation Disconnect Restore Pointers Extended Message Save Data Pointer Synchronous Data Transfer Request Wide Data Transfer Request Identify w w o Disconnect Ignore Wide Residue Supported SCSI Commands Erase Inquiry Load Unload Locate Log Sense Log Select Mode Select Mode Sense Prevent Allow Medium Removal Read Read Block Limits Read Buffer Read Position Recei...

Page 28: ...ctave min 3 axes 3 directions Acoustic Noise A curve weight Streaming Write Read 35 dB A Insert Eject 60 dB A Note The sound meter on A scale is located 1m 3 3 ft in front of the center of the drive front panel Mass 3 5 780 g 27 5 oz 5 25 1050 g 37 oz Dimensions not including bezel and protruding parts 3 5 5 25 Height 41 2 mm 1 62 in 41 2 mm 1 62 in Width 101 6 mm 4 0 in 146 0 mm 5 75 in Depth 155...

Page 29: ...h Maximum wet bulb temperature 45 C 113 F Non operating tape 20 to 80 RH RH 30 h Shock Operating No Data Loss Half Sine Performance 5 G Peak 3 ms 3 axes 3 directions Interval of 10 seconds Non operating No Device Damage Half Sine 90 G Peak 3 ms 30 G Peak 11 ms 3 axes 3 directions Interval of 10 seconds Air cooling Requirement Surrounding temperature 40 C 104 F Clean air flow is recommended to mini...

Page 30: ...69 FAX 416 499 8541 Sony Business Europe URL http www sonyisstorage com Electronics Devices Marketing Singapore A division company of Sony Electronics S Pte Ltd Enterprise Storage Solutions Dept 2 International Business Park 01 10 Tower One The Strategy Singapore 609930 TEL 65 6544 8000 FAX 65 6544 7390 Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd Computer Peripheral Sales Marketing Division Electronic Devic...

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