Chapter 2 Installation and Quick Start
Unpacking and Inspection
6 LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide
Unpacking and Inspection 2
Although drives are inspected and carefully packaged at the factory,
damage may occur during shipping. Follow these steps to unpack the
drive.
1 Visually inspect the shipping containers and notify your carrier
immediately of any damage.
2 Place shipping containers on a flat, clean, stable surface; then
carefully remove the contents. If the equipment is damaged, notify
your Quantum representative.
3 Always save the containers and packing materials for any future
reshipment.
Internal Tape Drive Guidelines and Cautions 2
The following guidelines and cautions apply to handling and installing
internal tape drives. Keep them in mind as you install the drive.
• Handle the drive by the sides rather than by the top cover to reduce
the risk of dropping the drive or damaging it during installation.
• Internal drives contain some exposed components that are sensitive
to static electricity. To reduce the possibility of damage from static
discharge, the drives are shipped in a protective antistatic bag. Do not
remove the drive from the antistatic bag until you are ready to install
it.
• Before you remove the drive from the antistatic bag, touch a metal or
grounded surface to discharge any static electricity buildup from
your body.
• Always lay the drive either on top of the antistatic bag or place it
inside of the bag to reduce the chance of damage from static
discharge.
• Install LVD drives only in an LVD environment. Do not mix LVD and
HVD devices on the same SCSI bus.
