
Installing the Internal LTO-5 Tape Drive 5
LTO-5
Installing the Internal
LTO-5 Half-Height Tape
Drive
To install the internal LTO-5 Half-Height Tape Drive, complete the following procedures
in the order presented:
1
Mounting the Internal Half-Height Tape Drive on page 5
2
Connecting the Internal Half-Height Drive Interfaces on page 7
3
Restarting the Internal Half-Height Tape Drive System on page 7
4
Installing the LTO Driver Software on page 14, if required
Mounting the Internal Half-Height Tape Drive
You can mount the internal LTO-5 Half-Height Tape Drive either horizontally or vertically,
but not upside down (see figure 3
).
Figure 3 Acceptable Mounting
Orientations
Mount the internal drive in a 5.25-inch, half-height drive bay as follows:
1 As requ
ired:
a Save
and close your open files and terminate all running applications.
b Shut down
the workstation or server system.
c Disconne
ct the system AC power cord from the facility AC power receptacle.
2 Remove the cover from the workstat
ion or server system.
Note: See your computer manufacturer’s instructions for the proper procedures to
remove the cover.
3 Select an available 5.25-inch half-height bay and, if required, remove the bay cover.
4 P
osition the drive in the bay and align either the upper or lower mounting holes—
whichever is appropriate—with the holes in the chassis (see figure
4).
IF you mount the drive . . . THEN the . . .
ho
rizontally, base of the drive must be within 15 degrees of
horizontal.
vertically, side of the drive must be within 5 degrees of
horizontal.
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