Step 6. Installing The Scsi Bus Terminator - IBM 87691VX VXA320 User Manual

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3. Secure the cable to the 87691VX Tape Autoloader using the thumbscrews on the
4. Connect the other end of the SCSI bus cable as follows:

Step 6. Installing the SCSI bus terminator

A terminator must be installed on the last device in the configuration.
Note: Before you attach the terminator, make sure that no pins on the connector
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To install the SCSI terminator, align it with the unused SCSI connector on the
87691VX Tape Autoloader and push in until the terminator is seated. Secure the
terminator with the thumbscrews on the terminator (finger-tighten them only).
v If the 87691VX Tape Autoloader (see Figure 12) is the only SCSI device that is
Figure 12. Example of attaching one SCSI device to the system unit
v If more than one device is attached to the host system, move the terminator to
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Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is
hazardous. See "Safety" on page v for more information.
cable (finger-tighten them only).
v If the 87691VX Tape Autoloader is the only device that is attached to the
system, connect the cable to the host system (see Figure 12).
v If the 87691VX Tape Autoloader is part of a multiple-device configuration,
connect the cable to the next device.
are bent or damaged.
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is
hazardous. See "Safety" on page v for more information.
attached to the host system, install the terminator on one of the dual connectors.
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the last device on the bus.
SCSI connector
SCSI terminator
87961VX tape
SCSI connector
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