Tabletop and Internal Tape Drive Installation
Table Tape Drive
Installing a Tabletop Tape
Drive with a SCSI
Connector
Figure 1 External Drive
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To install a tabletop tape drive with a SCSI Connector:
1 Unpack the contents of your drive package. If any item is damaged, please contact
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your place of purchase immediately.
2 In addition to the contents included with your tabletop tape drive, you need the
following items:
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A SCSI host bus adapter that is properly installed and configured in a host
computer.
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A 50-to-68 pin adapter, if your computer has a narrow SCSI interface connector.
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Backup application software that supports the tape drive. For a list of the latest
backup software applications tested with the DDS-4 and DAT 72 tape drives,
please visit our Web site at www.quantum.com/support.
3 Review the drive's default settings and change them if necessary: (For detailed setting
information and the location of switches, please refer to your User's Guide on the CD-
ROM.)
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SCSI ID: 6
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Parity Checking: Enabled
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Terminator Power: Supplied to the SCSI bus
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Data Compression: Enabled
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Media Recognition (DDS-4 drives only): Enabled
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Power-On Self-Test: Enabled
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Host Operating System: Windows 98/Me/XP/NT/2000/2003 Server
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SCSI Interface Compatibility (DDS-4 drives only): Wide SCSI
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Vendor ID: SEAGATE DAT
4 Connect a SCSI interface cable to the drive. You can use either connector to attach the
drive to the host computer or to another SCSI device.
Table Tape Drive