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Customer Documentation

Installing and Operating the

Cartridge Tape Drive:

Models 6675, 6676, 6677, and 6756

Copyright 

Data General Corporation, 1992

All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
Rev. 02May 1992
Ordering No. 014–001953

014–001953–02

Содержание 6675

Страница 1: ...alling and Operating the Cartridge Tape Drive Models 6675 6676 6677 and 6756 Copyright Data General Corporation 1992 All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America Rev 02 May 1992 Ordering No 014 001953 014 001953 02 ...

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Страница 3: ...an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for complicance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any in...

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Страница 5: ... 00 a m to 5 00 p m your time Monday through Friday The center will put you in touch with a member of Data General s telephone assistance staff who can answer your questions For telephone assistance outside the United States or Canada ask your Data General sales representative for the appropriate telephone number Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge ESD Damage The cover s and filler panel s installed ...

Страница 6: ... an ESD kit In an emergency when an ESD kit is not available use the following procedures to reduce the possibility of an electrostatic discharge by ensuring that your body and the subassembly are at the same electrostatic potential CAUTION These procedures are not a substitute for the use of an ESD kit Follow them only in the event of an emergency Before touching any electronic circuits or boards...

Страница 7: ...s 90 ips QIC 320 320 Mbytes 120 ips QIC 525 525 Mbytes 120 ips 1 The actual format imposed on a blank tape depends on which size cartridge tape you use When you write to QIC 24 or QIC 150 tapes a QIC 150 format is imposed When you write to QIC 320 or QIC 525 tapes a QIC 525 format is imposed If you want to use a QIC 320 tape to transfer data from this stand alone cartridge tape drive to a 150 Mbyt...

Страница 8: ...tification and quality equal Data General s For the specifications of the tape cartridges refer to Table 1 Once you determine that your system meets these requirements go to the next section to unpack and inspect your drive and cables and when included SCSI host adapter PCB If you have any questions about these requirements or restrictions contact Data General as described in the section About Thi...

Страница 9: ...puter or mass storage subsystem in which you intend to install the drive Refer to the expanding or maintaining manual that came with your computer or mass storage subsystem It contains information that you will need to install the drive The drive has several features that you may need to select using jumpers The next section explains how to install or remove these jumpers Installing or Removing th...

Страница 10: ...R Select Parity Figure 1 Factory Default Jumper Settings for the Multicapacity 1 4 Inch Cartridge Tape Drive Jumpers SEL0 SEL1 and SEL2 Jumpers SEL0 SEL1 and SEL2 in Figure 1 select the SCSI ID number for the drive SCSI ID 6 jumper SEL 0 is off SEL1 and SEL2 are on is the factory default setting Each SCSI device connected to your computer must have a unique SCSI ID number Refer to the installation...

Страница 11: ...cks on the cartridge tape drive You may need to remove these three terminator resistor packs Refer to the installation or setup manual for your AViiON or ECLIPSE computer system or mass storage subsystem In most cases you must remove these three terminator resistor packs because AViiON and ECLIPSE computer systems and mass storage subsystems use an external SCSI bus terminator plug If you need to ...

Страница 12: ...aining or expanding manual for your computer or mass storage subsystem It shows you where to install a half height drive and how to orient and attach it Carefully follow all procedures for installing a drive and make sure you have turned off the computer or mass storage subsystem and unplugged its power cord before removing any covers Four mounting screw holes on bottom Four mounting screw holes t...

Страница 13: ...r or mass storage subsystem Red stripe pin 1 Figure 4 Connecting the Cables DG UX Operating System Requirements Once you have installed and cabled your cartridge tape drive and have closed the computer or mass storage subsystem chassis refer to your operating system manual You will need to rebuild and reboot your DG UX operating system ...

Страница 14: ...le a car allow the cartridge to acclimate for approximately the same amount of time that it was exposed to the warmer or colder location It is not necessary to acclimate the cartridge for more than 24 hours When handling cartridge tapes never expose or touch the magnetic tape Dirt or oil from your fingers can make data on the tape unreadable by the drive Never drop toss or handle a cartridge carel...

Страница 15: ...mputer or mass storage subsystem installation or expanding manual 2 Remove the tape from its plastic protective case 3 Rotate the protect switch on the tape cartridge Figure 5 to the position that you want 4 Press the eject button shown in Figure 6 to open the drive door Eject button Multicapacity cartridge tape drive vertically mounted Multicapacity cartridge tape drive horizontally mounted Drive...

Страница 16: ...ve s cartridge insertion slot the drive pulls in the cartridge and automatically positions it The green drive busy LED Figure 6 lights to indicate that the drive is checking the format of the cartridge tape and is positioning the tape at the Logical Beginning of Tape position This check takes about 10 12 seconds If the drive and its LED do not behave in this manner refer to the section Solving Ope...

Страница 17: ...en you do the cartridge tape will eject part way out of the opening of the drive 3 Grasp the cartridge at the center and pull it out of the drive 4 Store the cartridge tape in its protective plastic case when you are not using it For DG UX Operating System Users 1 Press the cartridge eject button shown in Figure 6 When you do the tape cartridge will slide part way out of the opening of the drive 2...

Страница 18: ...eaning cartridge rod from the slot in the tape cleaning cartridge as shown in Figure 8 ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ Figure 8 Releasing the Tab on the Tape Cleaning Cartridge Rod from the Slot in the Tape Cleaning Cartridge 3 Insert a pad with a clean surface facing away from the tape cleaning cartridge as shown in Figure 9 ÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ ...

Страница 19: ...dge discard it and replace it with a new one Removing a Cleaning Pad from the Cleaning Cartridge 1 Release the tab on the tape cleaning cartridge rod from the slot in the tape cleaning cartridge as shown in Figure 10 ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ Figure 10 Removing the Pad from the Cleaning Cartridge 2 Remove the pad from the rod a...

Страница 20: ...ay have a tape drive failure Contact Data General Physical unit failure message You may have ejected the cartridge before releasing it Reinsert the cartridge and refer to the AOS VS or AOS VS II operating system manual for the procedure to correct this condition You may have a tape drive failure Contact Data General Hard write protected message You may have tried to write to a write protected cart...

Страница 21: ...ing cartridge tape 11 electrostatic discharge ESD damage avoiding v hardware requirements for AViiON computer systems 2 for ECLIPSE computer systems 2 inserting cartridge tape 9 11 inspecting the drive 2 3 installing cleaning pad in the cleaning cartridge 11 13 drive terminator resistors 5 jumpers 3 5 tape drive 6 7 jumpers installing and removing 3 5 loading cartridge tapes 9 11 operating system ...

Страница 22: ...Index 2 014 001953 tape specifications 1 troubleshooting operation problems 13 14 telephone assistance v unpacking the drive 2 3 write protecting 8 9 ...

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