User's Manual

Installation
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Connecting the SCSI Interface Cable
The external drive provides two 68-pin, shielded connectors on the rear panel of the
enclosure. Either connector can be used as a SCSI IN or SCSI OUT connection (you
can use either connector to attach the drive to the host computer or to another SCSI
device).
Turn off your computer and all SCSI devices. Then attach a SCSI cable from the
host adapter or from another (unterminated) SCSI device to the external drive.
Note:
The DAT 72 and DDS-4 drives do not work in a SCSI-1 environment.
SCSI Termination
If the DAT 72 or DDS-4 drive is the last device or the only device in a SCSI chain,
you must install a terminating plug on the unused SCSI connector. See Figure 15 for
two SCSI termination examples.
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.
Figure 15. SCSI Termination Examples for External Drives
Connecting the Power Cord
Attach the power cord securely to the power connector on the back of the drive. The
location of the power connector is shown in Figure 14.