Chapter 1. Reference Information - IBM 220 Service Manual

Chapter 1. Reference Information

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000
Attention: Before attempting to work with the 7206 Tape Drive or using any of
the information in this guide, perform the safety inspection procedures described
in "Appendix C. Safety Inspection Procedures" on page 47.
The 7206 Model 220 4mm Tape Drive is an external storage device that connects to
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the IBM RS/6000 and stores additional data. The unit is a streaming tape drive
that uses Digital Data Storage (DDS) tape media.
The 7206 Tape Drive attaches to selected RS/6000 systems that use a low voltage
differential/single ended (LVD/SE) or SE Wide SCSI-2 interface which meets the
Small Computer System Interface-2 (SCSI-2) standard X3.131-1994 Rev. 10L of the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
The 7206 Tape Drive:
v Saves and restores system data files
v Archives important records
v Installs operating system software upgrades
The sections that follow describe the operator controls and indicator lights on the
7206 Tape Drive. This chapter also shows the connector locations, lists hardware
specifications, and describes how to clean the tape drive.
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