Seagate 240 DDS-4 Computer Drive User Manual


 
A-18 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual
Installing the external autoloader
The external Scorpion 240 is a compact external drive that
connects to the host computer as a turnkey subsystem.
Installing the external drive involves three simple steps:
1. Configuring the drive
2. Connecting the SCSI interface cable
3. Connecting the power cord
Configuring the external Scorpion 240
The following is the default configuration for the external
Scorpion 240:
SCSI ID:
6
Media Recognition System (MRS) checking:
enabled.
Parity checking:
enabled.
Data compression:
enabled.
Power-on self-test diagnostics:
enabled.
Host operating system:
Windows 95/98/NT/2000
Termination power:
supplied to the SCSI bus.
Setting the SCSI ID
Make sure that the drive is turned off; then set the SCSI ID for
the drive using the push-button switch on the back of the
external drive. Figure 6 on the following page shows this
switch, as well as the two SCSI interface connectors, on/off
switch, and the power-cord connector.
Note:
The drive must be restarted for any change in SCSI ID
to take effect.