User manual TANDBERG VXA TAPE DRIVE

[. . . ] If desired, provide additional chassis grounding for the drive. Connect an M3 (0. 25 in. ) female spade connector from the host to the grounding tab; or, connect an M3 x 0. 5 x 4mm machine screw to the grounding hole. Slide the VXA-172 or VXA-320 tape drive into the drive bay, but do not install the mounting screws yet. Ensure that the ventilation fan on the back of the tape drive is not obstructed. [. . . ] SCSI ID switch Off On 1 2 3 Status LEDs 4 Eject button 2. Insert a VXAtape cartridge in the drive door. The tape drive loads the tape in less than one minute (LED #2 flashes green). When LED #2 stops flashing, and is solid green, the drive is ready for read and write operations. Perform a small write and read operation. Install VXATool and use it to run a write/read test. VXATool is available for several operating systems. Check the Support section of Tandberg's web site, www. tandberg. com, for the VXATool for your operating system. 5 | PREPARING FOR BACKUP Select and install a backup application. SCSI connectors AC power connector Software compatibility information is available at: www. tandberg. com. If your backup application does not support the VXA-172 or VXA-320 (VXA-3) tape drive, you can use VXATool to change the product identification information (Inquiry String) that the tape drive returns to the software. Changing the tape drive's identification information does not affect the tape drive's speed or capacity. For instructions on using VXATool to change the tape drive's Inquiry String, refer to the help or readme file provided with VXATool. Additional information is available at www. tandberg. com. The CD included with the tape drive provides device drivers for use with Windows operating systems. The most current version of these drivers is available at: www. tandberg. com. Important Do not install these drivers unless you are using the Windows native backup application or unless your backup application instructs you to do so. 1. Set the SCSI ID by using the + and ­ tabs on the SCSI ID switch. The drive is shipped with a default ID of 11. Select a SCSI ID for the drive which is unique. The host bus adaptor and any peripherals attached to the SCSI bus must all be set to unique SCSI IDs. (The terminator does not use a SCSI ID. ) 2. Connect a SCSI cable from the host computer to one of the SCSI connectors. [. . . ] If it remains in Boot Block Mode, load new firmware. VXA-172 and VXA-320 (VXA-3) firmware is available at www. tandberg. com. If a self-test fails, clean the tape drive with a VXAtape cleaning cartridge. If the failure still occurs, try a new tape. 3 of 4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For information about operating the tape drive and specifications for the drive, refer to the VXA-172 Product Manual or the VXA-320 (VXA-3) Product Manual at www. tandberg. com. [. . . ]