full height tape drive
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according to http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/sc1420_infob.pdf it says:-
Two external 5.25‐inch bays
‐ One EIDE CD‐ROM
‐ One free (for tape backup or other half‐height peripheral)
I somehow HAVE to make a full height internal tape drive fit in there!
Two external 5.25‐inch bays
‐ One EIDE CD‐ROM
‐ One free (for tape backup or other half‐height peripheral)
I somehow HAVE to make a full height internal tape drive fit in there!
You'll need to remove the optical drive. Some cases have bars, supports or plates between the bays which would prevent it from going in, some dont. I dont think Dell's do because of the tool-less brackets they use, but if there is anything there obstructing you'll need to cut it or bend it to get a drive to fit.
Alternatively, get an external enclosure?
Edit - looks like it'll be fine - just attach the green brackets to the side of the tape drive and it should go in
Alternatively, get an external enclosure?
Edit - looks like it'll be fine - just attach the green brackets to the side of the tape drive and it should go in
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It looks like Dell classes the bottom 5.25" bay as a hard-drive bay to allow the machine to support four drives. They then supply a 5.25" to 3.5" adapter.
The machine should take a full height tape drive without having to remove the optical drive (unless you do have four hard-drives).
There is a service note for this machine that says if you fit four hard-drives or a tape drive you should have the second processor cooling fan and shroud installed even if you only have a single processor.
The machine should take a full height tape drive without having to remove the optical drive (unless you do have four hard-drives).
There is a service note for this machine that says if you fit four hard-drives or a tape drive you should have the second processor cooling fan and shroud installed even if you only have a single processor.
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Yes the cable will need to be terminated.
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Unless the drive is really old you'll want an active terminator.
If the drive is old then it may have onboard termination that can be enabled.
Details of the card, cable and tape drive would allow for a definitive answer.
If the drive is old then it may have onboard termination that can be enabled.
Details of the card, cable and tape drive would allow for a definitive answer.
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If it's LVD then you will need an active terminator.
The terminator you have will probably work and it won't do any damage if it doesn't. Terminators (and SCSI kit in general) normally have their rating marked on them somewhere either as text or the appropriate SCSI symbol.
If you want to do things neatly then the OEM rounded single drop cable with built in terminator is currently listed on that well know auction site for under £10 delivered. Search for WJ511.
The terminator you have will probably work and it won't do any damage if it doesn't. Terminators (and SCSI kit in general) normally have their rating marked on them somewhere either as text or the appropriate SCSI symbol.
If you want to do things neatly then the OEM rounded single drop cable with built in terminator is currently listed on that well know auction site for under £10 delivered. Search for WJ511.
I'm having problems 
I fitted the drive & scsi card in to the server.
The problem is that the scsi card is not picking up the tape drive. The tape drive powers up fine.
I have used a cheap u320 cable from ebay which has 6 'heads'.
Head 1 is going to port A of the scsi card, head 5 to the tape drive and head 6 has an active termiantor plugged in to is.
Should I try a better cable?
I fitted the drive & scsi card in to the server.
The problem is that the scsi card is not picking up the tape drive. The tape drive powers up fine.
I have used a cheap u320 cable from ebay which has 6 'heads'.
Head 1 is going to port A of the scsi card, head 5 to the tape drive and head 6 has an active termiantor plugged in to is.
Should I try a better cable?
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I would try the following...
1. Make sure HostRAID is disabled.
2. Make sure the SCSI IDs are set to something sensible (not clashing).
3. Try a different cable and/or terminator.
For reference your terminator should be marked with one of the following symbols:
It's also worth noting that even if a tape drive isn't listed when the card initialises it can still be visible from the OS.
1. Make sure HostRAID is disabled.
2. Make sure the SCSI IDs are set to something sensible (not clashing).
3. Try a different cable and/or terminator.
For reference your terminator should be marked with one of the following symbols:
It's also worth noting that even if a tape drive isn't listed when the card initialises it can still be visible from the OS.
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I would try the following...
1. Make sure HostRAID is disabled.
2. Make sure the SCSI IDs are set to something sensible (not clashing).
3. Try a different cable and/or terminator.
For reference your terminator should be marked with one of the following symbols:
It's also worth noting that even if a tape drive isn't listed when the card initialises it can still be visible from the OS.
1) already done
2) already done
3) new cable ordered
I noticed these 2 errors in the server report:-
PlugPlayManager 12 25/03/2009 20:04 1
The device 'Hewlett Packard LTO Ultrium-3 drive' (SCSI\Sequential&Ven_HP&Prod_Ultrium_3-SCSI&Rev_G66D\6&376048a6&0&030) disappeared from the system without first being prepared for removal.
hplto 15 25/03/2009 20:03 2 *
The device, \Device\Tape0, is not ready for access yet.