Gateway 820 LTO User Manual

Chapter A: 

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The autoloader has a standard SCSI interface. One SCSI cable and one SCSI 
terminator are included with the autoloader. Additional cables and terminators 
can be ordered from Gateway.

The autoloader contains two SCSI ID settings — one for the autoloader’s SCSI 
controller and one for the tape drive’s SCSI controller. If there is another device 
already assigned to these IDs, you need to change the IDs. For more 
information, see “Changing the SCSI ID settings” on page 53. 

The LVD SCSI interface is compatible with a single-ended 
SCSI bus. However, do not attach the autoloader to a 
non-LVD SCSI controller because this will degrade the 
performance of the tape drive and the performance of your 
backups.

Do not attach non-LVD SCSI devices to the same bus 
cable as your autoloader because this will degrade the 
performance of the tape drive and the performance of your 
backups.

Do not connect the tape drive to a disk RAID controller 
because this is not supported.

If you are installing an adapter, we recommended that you 
purchase a SCSI LVD controller kit that includes a SCSI 
cable and SCSI terminator (unless provided with your 
autoloader).

We strongly recommended that you do not attach the 
autoloader to the same SCSI bus as your SCSI hard 
drive(s).

Autoloader

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Tape drive

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