Installation Procedure - HP 98568A Installation Instruction

HP 7911/7912/7914 Disk/Tape Drives
Installation Procedure
Your HP Customer Engineer will unpack and install your disk/tape drive for
you. The following procedure describes how to connect your disk/tape drive to
your Series 300 computer.
Caution
1. Play It Safe.
Do not attempt to operate the unit until it is moved to the
installation site and the spindle and actuator are unlocked. Do
not apply any sudden mechanical shocks to the unit.
a. Make arrangements with your HP Customer Engineer to have your
disk/tape drive unpacked and installed.
b. Turn your computer and disk drive off, if they are not already off.
2. Select Your Disk's Interface.
Select one of the following interfaces, listed in order of preference for
optimum disk performance:
• HP 98625 Disk Interface
• Built-in HP-IB Interface
3. Select Your Tape's Interface. (Dual Controller Only).
SKIP?
If you have dual controllers, continue with this step; otherwise
skip to the next numbered step.
a. HP- UX Recommendations:
• If you selected an HP 98625 Disk Interface for your disk, use the
built-in HP-IB Interface for your tape.
• If you selected the built-in HP-IB interface for your disk, use an HP
98624A HP-IB Interface for your tape (if available).
• Otherwise, use your built-in HP-IB interface for both disk and tape.
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