Scsi Cables And Connectors - Seagate STD224000N - DAT Scorpion 24 Tape Drive Installation Manual

Seagate DAT Drive Installation Manual
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Caution. Observe the following precautions to
avoid electrostatic damage to your internal tape
drive.
Do not remove the drive from the antistatic bag until
you are ready to install it.
Before you remove the drive from the antistatic bag,
touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any static
electricity buildup from your body.
Hold the drive only by its edges and avoid direct
contact with any electronic components.
If you need to put down the drive, lay it on top of the
antistatic bag or place it inside the bag.

SCSI cables and connectors

These DAT drives support connection to a standard,
single-ended SCSI or SCSI-2 interface. A 50-conductor flat
cable or a 25-signal twisted-pair cable may be used to
connect the drive to its SCSI host adapter. The cable
should not be longer than 6 meters (19.5 feet).
The internal DAT drive provides a 50-pin, right-angle,
dual-row single-ended SCSI connector attached to the
main PCB at the back of the drive.
The external DAT drive provides two 50-pin, shielded
connectors (ANSI Alternative 2) on the rear panel of the
drive. These connectors consist of two rows of ribbon
contacts spaced 2.16 mm (0.085 in) apart. Either
connector can be used as a SCSI IN or SCSI OUT
connection.
Note: If the DAT drive is the last device in the chain
(or the only device), an external terminator must be
plugged into the unused SCSI connector. To order
terminators through Seagate Express, ask for Seagate
part number 38-9-74000000.
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