Preparing The Tape Drive - HP surestore t20xe User Manual

Preparing the Tape Drive

Figure 3.2 SCSI ID selector on rear panel of tape drive
Note
To prepare the tape drive for installation, you need to make sure that it has
the correct SCSI ID settings. Each SCSI device requires a unique SCSI ID.
You need to change the tape drive's default SCSI ID setting of 4 only if the
computer already has a device with ID 4. See "Checking Your Current
SCSI Configuration" on page 1-9 for more information about SCSI IDs and
SCSI bus termination.
1 Check the tape drive's SCSI ID setting to ensure that it is set to the number
you expect.


If you do not need to change the SCSI ID, note the default SCSI ID of
4 on the inside front cover of this book and then go to step 3.


To change the tape drive's SCSI ID, continue with the next step.
2 Locate the SCSI ID selector on the back panel of your tape drive (see
figure 3.2) and use a pen or small screwdriver to press the buttons on the
right or left of the SCSI ID selector until the correct SCSI ID number is
displayed.
Both the computer and the tape drive check the SCSI ID only at power-on.
If you change the tape drive's SCSI ID while the system is running, the
new SCSI ID will not take effect until next time the system and the tape
drive are powered on.
Installing an External Tape Drive
Press these - and +
buttons to change the
SCSI ID setting
Preparing the Tape Drive
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