Installing An External Tape Drive That Uses A Controller Card - Dell PowerEdge 4200 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

13. Perform a tape backup and verification test with
the drive as instructed in the tape-drive software
documentation that came with the drive.
If the controller card is an ISA or EISA expansion
card, run the EISA Configuration Utility and update
the system configuration. See Chapter 5, "Using the
EISA Configuration Utility," in the User's Guide for
instructions on running the utility and saving the
configuration information.
NOTE: You do not need to update the system config-
uration information for a tape drive attached to its
own controller card.
I
nstalling an External Tape Drive That
Uses a Controller Card
Complete the following procedure to install an external
tape drive that uses a controller card and shielded inter-
face/DC power cable:
1. Prepare the tape drive and controller card for
installation.
CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electro-
static Discharge" in the safety instructions at
the front of this guide.
Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal sur-
face on the back of the computer. Unpack the tape
drive and controller card, and configure them for the
system according to the instructions in the documen-
tation that came with the tape drive.
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2. Remove the left computer cover.
See "Removing the Computer Covers" in Chapter 7.
3. Install the controller card in an expansion slot.
See "Installing an Expansion Card" in Chapter 8.
4. Replace the left computer cover.
5. Connect the tape drive's interface/DC power
cable to the external connector on the controller
card; secure the connection by tightening the
screws on the connector.
6. Reconnect the computer and peripherals to their
power sources, and turn them on.
7. Perform a tape backup and verification test with
the drive as instructed in the software documen-
tation that came with the drive.