Tandberg DLT VS160 Installation and Operations Manual
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Installing Your Tandberg DLT
VS160 Drive
2.1
Chapter Overview
This chapter explains how to configure and install your
Tandberg DLT VS160 Tabletop Drive or Tandberg DLT VS160
Internal Drive. Configuration and installation are not difficult
and require only that you follow the steps and instructions
presented in this chapter.
2.2
Preparation
This section helps you prepare to install your DLT VS160
Tabletop Drive or DLT VS160 Internal Drive.
2.2.1
SCSI Requirements
Your DLT VS160 Drive (tabletop and internal) incorporates a
wide-ultra 160 Low-Voltage Differential (LVD) SCSI bus, but
may also be attached to a Single-Ended (SE) SCSI bus.
Make sure your SCSI host adapter or controller supports these
standards. If you connect the drive to an SE SCSI bus or if
there are SE devices attached to the same SCSI bus, the drive's
performance is limited to the maximum data transfer speed
and maximum cable lengths of the SE bus. The DLT VS160 is
not compatible with a standard differential (Diff) or High-
Voltage Differential (HVD) SCSI bus. If you attach the drive to
a narrow (50-pin) SCSI bus, you must use a customer-supplied
68-pin to 50-pin adapter that terminates the unused 18 pins.
These adapters are sometimes labeled "high-byte termination."
Make sure the total length of the SCSI bus does not exceed the
ANSI SCSI standard of 19 feet (6 meters) for an SE bus, 40 feet
(12 meters) for an LVD SCSI bus with multiple devices, or 82
feet (25 meters) for an LVD SCSI bus with a single device.
2.2.2
Before You Start
Installing your DLT VS160 Tabletop Drive requires no special
tools. You will need a ballpoint pen to change the SCSI ID
switch on the rear panel of the drive. Installing your DLT
VS160 Internal Drive requires only the usual tools needed to
