Checking the scsi termination, Connecting a power cord, Installing the lto driver – Quantum LTO-2 User Manual

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Chapter 2 Installation and Quick Start

Installing a Desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive

LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide

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Checking the SCSI
Termination

2

If the desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive is the last or only device in

a SCSI chain, install a 68-pin LVD terminating plug on the unused SCSI

connector. See

figure 7

for two SCSI termination examples.

Figure 7 SCSI
Termination Examples
for the Desktop LTO-2
Half-Height Tape Drive

Connecting a Power
Cord

2

Attach the power cord securely to the power connector on the back of the

desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive.

Installing the LTO
Driver

2

If you intend to use your drive with either the Microsoft Windows Server

2003, Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, install

the LTO driver. See the Resource CD. This driver is not necessary with

commercial backup application software.

Note:

Termination power is enabled as a default for desktop drives.

External

tape drive

SCSI controller

(termination enabled)

External

SCSI device

External

tape drive

SCSI terminators

SCSI controller

(termination disabled)

Internal

SCSI device
(termination

enabled)

Example 1: SCSI termination
in a system that has only
external SCSI devices.

External

SCSI device

Example 2: SCSI termination
in a system that has both
internal and external SCSI
devices.

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