Quantum DLT-S4 Betriebsanweisung

Chapter 12  Installing the Tabletop Tape Drive

Setting the SCSI ID

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• Avoid locations near printers or photocopy machines, both of which 

produce paper fiber and other types of dust and airborne 

contaminants.

• Do not place the tape drive on the floor.
• Avoid locations near generators, electric motors, audio speakers, or 

other sources of magnetic fields. Magnetic fields can adversely affect 

the tape drive and data cartridges.

Setting the SCSI ID

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Each device connected to a SCSI bus must have a unique SDSI ID. Check 

the SCSI IDs on all other devices on the selected server or workstation, 

including the SCSI host adapter, and select an unused SCSI ID for the 

tape drive. The factory default SCSI ID for the tabletop tape drive is 3. If 

the tape drive’s factory default SCSI ID is not already in use by another 

device on the same SCSI bus, you do not need to change the SCSI ID.  

You can configure the tape drive for SCSI ID addresses that range from 0 

to 15 using the SCSI ID selector switch push buttons (see 

 for a 

close-up view of the SCSI ID switch and its location on the rear of the 

tabletop tape drive). 
To change the SCSI ID, use a small screwdriver or ballpoint pen to press 

the buttons until the desired SCSI ID appears in the display.
• To decrease the ID number — Press the button above the number.
• To increase the ID number — Press the button below the number.

If you reset the SCSI ID, do not use ID 7, as that ID is 

already in use by the SCSI host adapter.

For specific recommendations for assigning SCSI IDs, refer to 

the system or SCSI controller documentation.