Dell Lto5 Manual

6-66786-01 Rev. A
LTO-5 Tape Drive
LT O - 5
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LTO-5 Tape Drive User’s Guide, PN 6-66786-01 Rev. A, March 2009.  
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Contents
Prefacexi
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Drive Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Internal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tabletop  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features . . . . . . . . ....

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Installing the LTO Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3 Operation 21
Understanding the Front Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using LTO Tape Cartridges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Loading a Tape Cartridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Unloading a Tape Cartridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Chapter 5 Specifications 45
Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Drive Performance Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Environmental Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Injected Noise Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Appendix C Regulatory Compliances 77
Safety Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Index81 

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Figures
Figure 1 Internal LTO-5 Half-Height Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Figure 2 Internal LTO-5 Full-Height Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Figure 3 Acceptable Mounting Orientations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 4 Internal Tape Drive Mounting Hole Locations . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 5 Internal Drive Interfaces  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 6 Internal Full-Height Tape Drive Mounting...

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Figure 18 Front Panel Display (Half-Height)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 19 Front Panel Display (Full-Height) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

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Ta b l e s
Table 1 Performance Features and Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 2 Front Panel Display LED Blink Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 3 Data Cartridge Compatibility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Table 4 Physical Specifications (Half-Height LTO-5) . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Table 5 Physical Specifications (Full-Height LTO-5)  . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Table 6 Voltage and Current Specifications . . . . . . . . ....

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