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Quantum DAT 160 Quick Start Manual

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Internal Tape Drive
Quick Start Guide
Important Information About
Your New Tape Drive
Before installing the tape drive run the driver installer from the
CD-ROM.
USB: Always connect to a USB 2.0 port (on a computer running
Windows or Linux).
USB: The tape drive should be the only device on the USB hub.
SCSI: Connect to an Ultra 160 SCSI HBA or higher
SCSI: Use a SCSI cable and terminator
For optimum performance use DAT 160 media cartridges
(MR-D6MQN-xx)
The DAT 160 cartridge is larger than previous generations of
NOTE:
DAT cartridges.
Tabletop and
DAT 160 SCSI and USB
Tape Drives
Contents
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This quick start guide provides basic
installation instructions for your internal
or external Quantum DAT 160 Tape
Drive. For detailed instruction see the
Quantum DAT 160 Tape Drive User's
Guide, p/n 81-81794-01 A01.

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Summary of Contents for Quantum DAT 160

  • Page 1 SCSI: Connect to an Ultra 160 SCSI HBA or higher • SCSI: Use a SCSI cable and terminator • For optimum performance use DAT 160 media cartridges (MR-D6MQN-xx) The DAT 160 cartridge is larger than previous generations of NOTE: DAT cartridges. DAT 160 SCSI and USB Tape Drives Contents English...
  • Page 2 Terminator Power Figure 1 Recommended External SCSI Connection SCSI terminator For detailed, step-by-step installation instructions see the User Guide found on the Quantum CD supplied with your tape drive. www.quantum.com/support for detailed compatibility information. SCSI cable Power cord Recommended SCSI connection: Connect to the SCSI HBA or SCSI connector on your server.
  • Page 3 Disconnect your computer from the main power supply before installing the tape drive and observe anti-static precautions. For detailed, step-by-step installation instructions see the User Guide found on the Quantum CD supplied with your tape drive. www.quantum.com/support for detailed compatibility information.
  • Page 4 Figure 4 Quantum DAT 160 USB External Tape Drive Back View USB cable to computer For detailed, step-by-step installation instructions see the User Guide found on the Quantum CD supplied with your tape drive. www.quantum.com/support for detailed compatibility information. figures Power switch Power cable...
  • Page 5 Disconnect your computer from the main power supply before installing the tape drive and observe anti-static precautions. For detailed, step-by-step installation instructions refer to the User Guide found on the Quantum CD supplied with your tape drive. www.quantum.com/support Internal port available? Use appropriate cables, as appropriate (A) No internal port available? Use the Cable Routing Kit (B) to connect to an external USB port.
  • Page 6 Understanding the Front Panel LEDs Figure 6 Front Panel LEDs Power cable runs, follow the on-screen instructions to automatically Found New Hardware Wizard www.quantum.com/support Completing the USB Installation External USB 2.0 port To server’s external USB...
  • Page 7 Table 1 Front Panel LEDs Clean Drive Tape Ready DAT 160 SCSI and USB Tape Drives Amber Description Cleaning cartridge in use Drive does not require cleaning Flashing Drive Needs cleaning Green Description No fault has been detected Flashing Drive mechanism has detected a hardware error...
  • Page 8 For worldwide support: www.quantum.com/contactsupport Backup. Recovery. Archive. It’s What We Do. ©2007 Quantum corporation. All rights reserved. Quantum, the Quantum logo, and all other logos are registered trademarks of Quantum Corporation or their respective owners. About Quantum Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) is the leading global storage company specializing in backup, recovery and archive.

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