Connect the power cable, Does the tape drive need a terminator, Electrical specification – HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives User Manual

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Act TERM LED

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Fan/Power LED

Figure 12 Connecting the SCSI cable

4.

Attach the HD connection on the SCSI cable to the SCSI-IN connector on the rear panel of the tape

drive and secure it by tightening the screws. (See

Figure 12

.) Do not connect the cable to the

SCSI-OUT connector.

5.

The SCSI-OUT connector is only used when daisy-chaining two devices. This is not recommended. If

you do so, do not mix drive families (only daisy-chain with other Ultrium tape drives) and do not put

daisy chain Ultra320 tape drives. See also Table 2.

Does the tape drive need a terminator?

If the tape drive is on a dedicated SCSI bus, it does not require a terminator. When the cable is

connected to the SCSI-IN connector, the enclosure provides active termination.
If it is not the only device on the SCSI bus, you must make sure that the SCSI bus is terminated. You

can do this in two ways:

Place the tape drive at the end of the chain and attach the HD connection on the SCSI cable to

the SCSI-IN connector; the enclosure provides active termination.

Attach the HD connection on the SCSI cable to the SCSI-IN connector and use the SCSI-OUT

connector on the tape drive to connect to the next device in the chain. Make sure that the last

device in the chain is terminated with an LVD multimode terminator

Connect the power cable

Electrical specification

No adjustment is needed. Electrical specifications are as follows.

Ultrium full-height SCSI Tape Drives

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