Installing The Tape Drive - Exabyte EXB-8205 Installation And Operation Manual

1 Installing the tape drive

This section provides instructions for the following tasks:
Table 1 lists the tools and equipment you will need.
Table 1 Tools and equipment for installing the tape drive
SCSI cable
Power cable
Power supply
Remote switch
or jumpers
External SCSI
bus terminator
Mounting frame
or brackets, four
M3 5 6 mm
screws, screwdriver
Flat-nose
wiring pliers
1
-inch female
4
spade connector
or M3-0.5 6 mm
self-tapping screw
May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 (Standard and XL)
Unpacking and handling the tape drive (page 8)
Setting the SCSI ID (page 9)
Preparing the tape drive for the SCSI bus (page 11)
Installing the tape drive in a computer (page 13)
Performing the initial power on (page 18)
Required Tools and Equipment
See page 36 for SCSI cable requirements.
See page 36 for power cable requirements.
See pages 38-38 for power specifications.
Optional Tools and Equipment
If you use a remote switch, use a female Molex ®
22-55-2061 (or equivalent) cable connector.
Differential: If the tape drive terminates the
SCSI bus, you must provide a Methode
Electronics, Inc. dataMate ® DM103-01-0 (or
equivalent) differential external terminator.
Single-ended: If the tape drive terminates the
SCSI bus, you have the option of removing the
tape drive's internal terminators (R-packs) and
using a dataMate DM103-02-0 (or equivalent)
single-ended external terminator.
Depending on your installation requirements,
can be used to mount the tape drive.
Can be used to remove the R-packs from a
single-ended tape drive that uses an external
terminator or does not terminate the SCSI bus.
Can be used for additional chassis grounding.
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