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Chapter 2 Installation and Quick Start
Installing a Desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive
16 LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide
Installing a Desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive 2
The desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive is a compact subsystem that
connects to the host computer through a SCSI port. Installing a desktop
drive involves the following steps:
1 Setting the SCSI ID
2 Connecting a SCSI Cable
3 Checking the SCSI Termination
4 Connecting a Power Cord
5 Registering Your Tape Drive
Setting the SCSI ID2 Each SCSI device on the bus must have its own unique SCSI ID. The
desktop tape drive is shipped with a default SCSI ID of 6. Avoid setting
drive ID to 7. If another SCSI device in the SCSI chain is already using this
ID, either use the push-button switch on the back of the drive to change
the drive’s SCSI ID or assign a unique SCSI ID to the other SCSI device.
If you change the SCSI ID on the tape drive, turn off the tape drive before
changing the SCSI ID. The change takes effect when you turn on the
drive.
Connecting a SCSI
Cable
2
The desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive has two 68-pin, shielded
SCSI interface connectors (ANSI Alternative 2) on the rear panel. These
connectors consist of two rows of ribbon contacts spaced 2.16 mm (0.085
in) apart. Either connector can be used as a SCSI IN or SCSI OUT
connection. This means you can use either connector to attach the drive to
a host computer or to another SCSI device.
1 Turn off all power to the drive and the computer.
2 Attach the SCSI interface cable to one of the 68-pin SCSI interface
connectors on the back of the drive.
Note: The SCSI controller or host adapter generally uses ID 7. In
some systems, the boot drive uses ID 0 or ID 1. Avoid setting
your drive’s SCSI ID to these settings.