Chapter 1 Overview, Unpacking Instructions and Quick Start
Quick Start Guide
4 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide
Quick Start Guide 1
Use the following quick-start instructions to get your tape drive up and
running as quickly as possible.
Internal LTO-3
Tape Drive Quick
Start
1
Use the following procedure to install the internal LTO-3 Tape Drive.
Print the page and check each step as you complete it. If you need more
information about a step, turn to the section referenced in the step.
1 Unpack the contents of your drive package, and check for damaged items.
See Internal Tape Drive Guidelines and Cautions
on page 5.
2 Review the drive’s default settings and change them if necessary:
• SCSI ID: 6
• Terminator Power: Disabled
See Configuring an LVD Drive
on page 8.
3 Turn off your computer, remove its covers and power cable, and select a mounting bay
for the drive.
See Mounting the Internal LTO-3 Tape Drive
on page 11.
4 Connect a SCSI interface cable to the drive.
See Connecting a SCSI Cable
on page 14.
5 Terminate the SCSI bus if the internal tape drive is the last device on the SCSI bus.
See Checking the SCSI Termination
on page 15.
6 Connect a serial cable, if connecting the tape drive to a tape library.
See Connecting a Serial Cable for Tape Libraries
on page 16.
7 Connect a power cable to the drive.
See Bus Composition
on page 17.
8 Replace the computer covers and power cable, turn on the computer, and verify that
the internal tape drive is operating properly.
9 Register your tape drive.
See Registering Your Tape Drive
on page 18.
