Exabyte EXB-8205 Network Card User Manual


 
Contents
Welcome ............................5
AboutThisGuide .......................6
ConventionsUsedinThisGuide .................6
ForMoreInformation .......................6
1Installingthetapedrive...................7
Unpacking and Handling the tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SettingtheSCSIID........................9
Preparing the Tape Drive for the SCSI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . 11
InstallingtheTapeDriveinaComputer ............13
PerformingtheInitialPowerOn................. 18
2Operatingthetapedrive ................. 20
SelectingDataCartridges....................23
Setting the Write-Protect Switch on a Data Cartridge ...25
Loading a Data Cartridge in the tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . 26
UnloadingaDataCartridge...................27
3PreventiveMaintenance ................. 28
Determining When to Clean the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . 28
Usingthe8mmCleaningCartridge...............29
Caring for Data Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4ShippingtheTapeDrive ................. 32
PackingtheTapeDrive.....................33
Environmental Requirements for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Appendix A Installation Requirements .......... 36
SCSICable ...........................36
SCSI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Attaching the tape drive to a Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chassis Grounding (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
AppendixBUnloadButtonOptions............ 42
AppendixCTapeDriveSpecifications .......... 44
Index .............................45
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EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 (Standard and XL) 302967