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Figure 10 Attaching th e SCS I cable to t he tape drive

3. Attach the other end of the SCSI cable to the connector on the SCSI host bus adapter or to the

connector on the previous device on the SCSI bus.

NOTE:

The host bus adapter should be LVDS. A SE SCSI host bus adapter will work, but will

degrade performance, and limit cable length. I f there are any SE devices on the same SCSI

bus, the entire SCSI bus will negotiate down to SE speed and degrade performance.

4. Attach the terminator to the remaining SCSI connector on the back panel of the autoloader, if the

autoloader is the last or only device on the SCSI bus. Otherwise, attach one end of a SCSI cable to

the

remaining port and the other end to the next device on the SCSI bus. Make sure that the last

device on the SCSI bus is properly terminated.

Figure 11 Atta ching t he SCSI terminator to t he tape d rive

NOTE:

Terminators are essential, as they provide the cor rect voltages on the SCSI bus and prevent

unwanted signal reﬂections from interfering with data transfers. The rule is: There must be

terminationatbothphysicalendsofthebusandonlyattheends.

5. Attach

the

power cord to the power connector on the back panel of the autoloader (see Figure 12).

6. Plug the power cord into the nearest properly grounded power outlet.

Installing the autoloader