Page 2 - How to Use This Manual; red text
How to Use This Manual page 2 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive How to Use This Manual In the toolbar: On the page: Click on the text within the Contents page to jump to information on that topic.Click on any red text to automatically jump to more information about that topic. Printing: While optimized for on...
Page 3 - Copyrights
Foreword page 3 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive Copyrights Copyright © 2002 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted inany form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior writ...
Page 4 - Icons Used in This Manual; Precautions; . Health, Safety and General Use Precautions; Warranty
Introduction page 4 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie AIT drive. LaCie tape drives deliver a cost-effective, reliable way to protect against devastating data loss, at home and in the office. Use your new tape drive in conjunction with effective...
Page 5 - Manual Updates; For a more detailed discussion of SCSI, please refer to; The SCSI Icon; Software
Introduction page 5 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up-to-date, comprehensive User’s Manuals available on the market. It is ourgoal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to-use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many func...
Page 6 - Minimum System Requirements; Hardware Requirements:; • Mac or PC equipped with SCSI card or built-in SCSI interface.; AIT Drive and Cartridge Compatibility; AIT Cleaning Cartridge; Getting to Know Your LaCie AIT Drive
2. Getting to Know Your LaCie AIT Drive What can your LaCie AIT drive do?• Archive your database.• Backup proprietary information.• Store company files. 2.1 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Requirements: • Mac or PC equipped with SCSI card or built-in SCSI interface. System Requirements: • Mac O...
Page 7 - LaCie AIT Drive – Views; Front View; Setting Up Your LaCie
Getting to Know Your AIT Drive page 7 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 2.2 LaCie AIT Drive – Views Front View 1 – Cartridge Slot Door Insert your AIT cartridge in this door. As you insert the cartridge,the drive takes hold of it and loads it into the mechanism. 2 – Eject Button Press this button to eject a c...
Page 8 - This slot is used to connect a; – Rackmount Grooves -; For mounting your; – Serial Number Sticker; - Used for mounting the drive’s; SCSI Cables and Connectors
Getting to Know Your AIT Drive page 8 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 6 – Lock Slot - This slot is used to connect a Kensington-type anti-theft system for maximum protection. Refer to your anti-theft system documentation for details on how to connect the lock. 7 – Rackmount Grooves - For mounting your drive...
Page 9 - Connecting the AC Adapter; To operate the drive, you must use the AC adapter supplied with it.; Connecting the AC Adapter to the Drive; may result in damage to your drive and will void your warranty.; Installing Your LaCie AIT Drive; There are five main steps to this installation process:
Setting Up Your LaCie AIT Drive page 9 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 3. Setting Up Your LaCie U&I AIT Drive Connecting the AC Adapter To operate the drive, you must use the AC adapter supplied with it. Warning! Use only the AC adapter supplied with your LaCie drive. Using any other power cable may cau...
Page 10 - Apple System Profiler; and click on the; Devices and Volumes
Setting Up Your AIT Drive page 10 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive logical unit letter in Windows. Instead, this drive is managed entirely the application software, which displays a list of connected drives. As a result, when you want to backup your information, you will need to utilize the application softw...
Page 11 - Windows Users
Setting Up Your AIT Drive page 11 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 3.1.4 - Connecting the Drive to the Computer 1) Power down your computer. Warning! Before connecting the drive’s power supply cable to the main power outlet, make sure that the drive is turned off! Failure to do so could lead to serious damag...
Page 12 - Using Your LaCie AIT Drive; AIT Cartridge Handling Precautions
Using Your AIT Drive page 12 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 4. Using Your LaCie AIT Drive AIT Cartridge Handling Precautions Please take the following necessary precautions to ensure that your AIT cartridges stay in good condition, keeping your datasafe and retrievable for years to come:• Use the cassettes...
Page 13 - LED Patterns
Using Your AIT Drive page 13 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive Warning! The Tape Log, which contains a history of the tape’s usage, will not be updated if the cassette is write-protected. The Tape Log may become inaccurate if the tape is used when write-protected, and the mediawarning cannot be relied upon to...
Page 15 - Cleaning the Heads; The status LED will flash quickly (see
Using Your AIT Drive page 15 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive Cleaning the Heads The LaCie AIT drive features the Active Head Cleaner™ mechanism, which detects build-up and automatically removes debris,reducing the need for periodic head cleaning. A cleaning cassette may still be required, though, for severe...
Page 16 - Technical Information; User Advice When Using SCSI; Multiple SCSI Devices; There are two main categories of SCSI:; Narrow SCSI; and; peripherals have either 25 or 50 pin connectors.; Wide SCSI
Technical Information page 16 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 5. Technical Information 5.1 User Advice When Using SCSI The following technical information relates to your LaCie AIT1 drive and gives some practical advice: Multiple SCSI Devices External devices must be powered on before booting the computer —...
Page 17 - Fast SCSI; Fundamental SCSI rules
Technical Information page 17 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive LVD (Low Voltage Differential) – This latest addition to the SCSI interface, which became important with Ultra2 SCSI, combines all of the advantages of SE and HVD. LVD has rapidly become the de facto standard in high-performance SCSI. Its benefit...
Page 18 - Appendix – SCSI Questions and Answers; Respect the maximum allowable cable length for your SCSI chain.; the corruption of the hard drive’s directory.
Technical Information page 18 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive same SCSI chain, doing so will limit the performance of all devices on the chain to SE levels. An all-LVD chain will enableyou to achieve the ultra-fast transfer rates that LVD has to offer. For more information on mixed SCSI chains, please refer...
Page 19 - Contacting Customer Service; The Problem; On a PC; Chapter 3
Troubleshooting page 19 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 6. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie AIT drive is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where theproblem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still...
Page 21 - Appendix
Troubleshooting page 21 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive The Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized. Are you using the correct SCSI driver? Make sure you are using the most recent drivers supplied by the manufacturer of the SCSI card. Contact the SCSI card manufacturer or LaC...
Page 22 - Contacting Customer Support; Troubleshooting; Technical Support Help Hours
Contacting Customer Support page 22 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 7. Contacting Customer Support Before You Call Technical Support• Read the manuals and review the Troubleshooting section. • Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all...
Page 23 - Technical Support Help Hours - continued
Contacting Customer Support page 23 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive Technical Support Help Hours - continued Japan • Monday through Friday 9 AM – 5PM Contact Us At: Technical Support:• +81-3-5733-2205• [email protected] Sweden, Norway, Denmark andFinland • Monday through Friday, 9 AM – 5PM Contact Us At:...
Page 24 - Register online for free technical support:
Customer Support page 24 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 7.1 Warranty LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated onyour warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, ...
Page 25 - LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive; Standard
Appendix - SCSI Q & A page 25 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 8. Appendix – SCSI Questions and Answers For the new user, SCSI terminology can be a little daunting. The table below was designed to help you get a clearer understanding of what the different SCSI names mean and their performance characteris...
Page 26 - Adapters
Appendix - SCSI Q & A page 26 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive Sometimes, however, you may need to mix Narrow and Wide devices on a single SCSI channel. This is becoming increasingly common as the newest hard drives are Wide only, but many other kinds of devices are still produced for theNarrow interface...
Page 28 - Where should I place the terminator?
Appendix – SCSI Q & A page 28 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive Where should I place the terminator? On external SCSI peripherals, the terminator must be enabled (internal) or placed (external) on the last device on the bus. Should I use passive or active terminators? We recommend that you use active term...
Page 29 - to the receiving item as it is needed.
Glossary page 29 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 9. Glossary Buffer – RAM cache that is faster than the data that is being delivered. Buffers are used so data may be stored and delivered to the receiving item as it is needed. Bus – Electronic links that enable data to flow between the processor, RAM and ext...
Page 30 - mon physical or logical rules.
Glossary page 30 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive Interface – Junction between two items of hardware or software enabling them to exchange information by adopting com- mon physical or logical rules. KB (Kilobyte) – Basically, this means 1,000 bytes, but it is actually 1,024 bytes. KB/s – Kilobytes per second...
Page 31 - Health, Safety and General Use Precautions; Health and Safety Precautions:; of electrical shock.; General Use Precautions:; the risk of damage to the device.
Precautions page 31 LaCie d2 SCSI AIT Drive 11. Health, Safety and General Use Precautions Always follow the basic precautions listed below to use your LaCie drive safely and correctly. Respecting these guidelines willhelp to avoid the possibility of personal injury to yourself or others, as well as...
