Opening The Tray Manually; Playing An Audio Cd; General Information For The 8Mm Tape Drive - IBM RS/6000 User Manual

Opening the Tray Manually

The compact disc tray automatically opens when you press the Load/Unload button. If it
does not automatically open, follow these steps to force it open manually:
1. Shut down and turn off the power to your system unit.
2. Insert the straightened end of a paper clip into the emergency eject hole until you
feel some resistance. See "Front View of CD-ROM Drive" on page 15 if you are not
sure where the emergency eject hole is located.
3. Continue to push in the paper clip while you pull out the tray with your fingernail.
4. Pull the tray completely open and remove the disc. It is normal for the tray to make
a clicking sound while you are pulling it open.

Playing an Audio CD

To play an audio CD, you must have headphones connected to the headphone jack
located on the front of the drive, or connected to the line-out connector located on the
back of the system. You must also have an audio software application installed.
The headphone jack provides the connection for headphones using a 3.5 mm (1/8")
stereo mini-plug. The volume control adjusts the audio output level for the headphones.

General Information for the 8mm Tape Drive

The 8mm Tape Drive is an internal streaming tape drive that provides medium to
high-capacity backup and archival capability, as well as a high data-transfer rate. The
8mm Tape Drive uses wide bus architecture. Communications on the SCSI bus can be
either asynchronous or synchronous. The 8mm Tape Drive is read only compatible with
existing 2.3 GB, 5.0 GB, and 7.0 GB 8 mm tape drives. The 8mm Tape Drive is a boot
device.
The tape drive is used primarily for:
v Saving and restoring system data files
v Archiving important records
v Distributing operating system software upgrades
The drive conforms to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) SCSI-2
standard.
Features of the 8mm Tape Drive include:
v Use of 8 mm data cartridges.
v Compression capability, effectively doubling the native capacity and data rate. The
actual capacity per cartridge varies depending on the application and the type of data
cartridge being used.
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