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Introduction1IntroductionOverviewThe Seagate® Scorpion® 240 digital data storage (DDS) autoloader is designed forcomputer environments that require hi

2Scorpion 240 Product Manual• The DDS-DC recording format standard, ANSI/ECMA-150, 3,81mm WideMagnetic Tape Cartridge for Information Interchange - He

Introduction3FeaturesThe Scorpion 240 DDS drive represents Seagate’s commitment to engineeringreliable and durable tape drive products that implement

4Scorpion 240 Product ManualScorpion 240 drive modelsThe Scorpion 240 is available as a 5.25-inch, full-height internal drive (Figure 1) oras an exter

Specifications5SpecificationsOverviewThis chapter includes technical specifications for the internal and external SCSIdrives. This information covers

6Scorpion 240 Product ManualMOUNT HOLEM3 (4 PLACES)86 ± 0.251.8 ± 0.257.0 ± 0.345.5 ± 0.25203.2 ± 0.2579.5 ± 0.2511.9 ± 0.382.6 ± 0.621.8 ± 0.345.5 ±

Specifications7Total power consumption for the Scorpion 240 (including both the +5V and +12Vpower supplies) is as follows:Standby Power 11 Watts maxOp

8Scorpion 240 Product ManualDrive Performance SpecificationsThe following table lists the specifications for the Scorpion 240 autoloader and tapedrive

Specifications9Environmental RequirementsThe following table lists the environmental specifications for Scorpion 240.Specification Operational Nonoper

10Scorpion 240 Product ManualMean Time Between FailuresThe mean time between failures (MTBF) is specified at 100,000 power-on hoursminimum. This speci

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Specifications11Regulatory ComplianceThese DDS drives comply with the regulations listed in the following table.Agency RegulationCSA C22.2, No. 950-M8

Installation13InstallationIntroductionThis chapter explains how to install the Scorpion 240 internal and external drives.The contents are organized as

14Scorpion 240 Product ManualGuidelines and cautionsThe following guidelines and cautions apply to handling and installing the Scorpion240 internal dr

Installation15SCSI ID=0SCSI ID=1SCSI ID=2SCSI ID=3SCSI ID=4SCSI ID=5SCSI ID=6SCSI ID=7SCSI ID=8SCSI ID=9SCSI ID=10SCSI ID=11SCSI ID=12SCSI ID=13SCSI I

16Scorpion 240 Product ManualParity checking (pins 9 and 10)If a jumper is installed on pins 9 and 10 (the default setting), parity checking isenabled

Installation17Data compression (switches 1 and 2)If switch 1 is ON (the default setting), hardware data compression is enabled whenthe drive is powere

18Scorpion 240 Product ManualMounting an internal Scorpion 240The internal Scorpion 240 is designed to be mounted horizontally in a 5.25-inch, full-he

Installation19Connecting to a 68-pin Wide SCSI or LVD busTo connect the drive to an LVD or SCSI wide bus, first turn off all power to the driveand com

20Scorpion 240 Product ManualInstalling an external Scorpion 240The external Scorpion 240 is a compact external SCSI device that connects to thehost c

Installation21Connecting the SCSI interface cableThe Scorpion 240 provides two 68-pin, shielded connectors on the rear panel of theenclosure. Either c

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22Scorpion 240 Product ManualDrive Operation and MaintenanceThis section describes how to use your Scorpion 240 autoloader and DDS-4cartridges. It als

Drive Operation and Maintenance23Note. If your computer does not recognize the autoloader, you may need to loadthe appropriate autoloader module for y

24Scorpion 240 Product ManualLoading a magazine into the autoloaderCaution. Do not load a magazine if all the LEDs are flashing; this indicates thatth

Drive Operation and Maintenance25Forcing an ejectIf you press the Eject button when the tape drive is busy, the tape drive firstcompletes the current

26Scorpion 240 Product ManualAbout the front-panel buttonsThis section describes the functions of the autoloader buttons. These buttons areshown in Fi

Drive Operation and Maintenance27Clean LEDThe Clean LED functions as follows:• If the Clean LED is ON continuously, the drive requires cleaning. Use o

28Scorpion 240 Product Manualcontinuously for more than 5 seconds. The tape should eject within 40 seconds.Contact Seagate Technical Support for more

Drive Operation and Maintenance29LCD display backlightingBacklighting on the LCD display is turned on automatically when the autoloader isfirst powere

30Scorpion 240 Product ManualLCD Message DescriptionREAD TAPE X The tape drive is reading from a tapeREADY The autoloader has scanned all cartridge sl

Drive Operation and Maintenance31In the AUTO/LD menu, you can enable or disable automatic loading of tapecartridges from the magazine into the tape dr

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32Scorpion 240 Product Manual3. Press the Enter button to load the cleaning cartridge into the tape drive. Theautoloader starts the cleaning cycle aut

Drive Operation and Maintenance33Write-protecting the DAT cartridge and magazineFigure 16 shows how to write-protect or write-enable a DAT tape using

34Scorpion 240 Product ManualPreparation for shippingBefore shipping the Scorpion 240, you must secure the autoloader door to preventdamage to the dri

Theory of operations35Theory of operationsOverviewThe Scorpion 240 tape drive design integrates DAT technology (helical scanrecording method) into a t

36Scorpion 240 Product ManualThe DDS-4 drive mechanismThe Scorpion 240 uses the helical scan recording method with a four-head cylinderdesign. Four di

Theory of operations37advantage of this design is that a RAW check is performed immediately after thedata is written.As mentioned earlier, the cylinde

38Scorpion 240 Product ManualWrite head BWrite head A20˚ head azimuth3 tape tracksFigure 19 Alternating azimuth angles on tape tracksMotors and contr

Theory of operations39Flash memoryBecause the Scorpion 240 uses flash memory, the drive firmware can be easilyupgraded when new revisions of the firmw

40Scorpion 240 Product ManualExcessive consecutive rewrites typically signal a degraded media condition; in thesecases it is best to discontinue use o

Theory of operations41original data string, using fewer characters to represent the strings. Because thesesmaller symbols are substituted for the long

FCC NoticeThis equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed andused properly—that is, in strict accordance with the manuf

42Scorpion 240 Product ManualQualified DDS cartridges are designed with specific write-protect, lid and otherfeatures for information interchange and

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iiiContentsContentsIntroduction 1Overview...

ivScorpion 240 Product ManualDrive Operation and Maintenance 22Starting the autoloader.....

vContentsFiguresFigure 1. Internal Scorpion 240 drive, for full-height, 5.25-inch drive bay...............