DLT7000 and a Proliant 5000

I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to the second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy bay.
When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't show up on
the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does. This was an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter cause
problems?

"Robert Bates" wrote in message
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I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to the
second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy bay.
When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't show up on
the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does. This was
an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter cause
problems?



the 50 to 68 pin adapter should not be a problem. Check the SCSI ID on the
tape drive, and make sure that the unit powers up. Also check to make sure
the cable/adapter is firmly in place. you may also want to check the drive
for bent pins.

- LC

Thanks Nutcracker.

I tested the drive on a 5500 with an external cable and the it worked fine.
I'll take a look at its scsi id. Is it possible that a new adapter could be
bad?

"NuTCrAcKeR" wrote in message
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"Robert Bates" wrote in message
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I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to the
second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy bay.
When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't show up
on
the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does. This was
an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter cause
problems?



the 50 to 68 pin adapter should not be a problem. Check the SCSI ID on the
tape drive, and make sure that the unit powers up. Also check to make sure
the cable/adapter is firmly in place. you may also want to check the drive
for bent pins.

- LC

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:33:24 -0700, Robert Bates wrote:

I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to the second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy bay.
When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't show up on
the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does. This was an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter cause
problems?



What is the present SCSI ID? I think you will have to set it to less than
7 if you are going to a 50 pin connector.

What are your other settings on the tape drive, parity enabled/disabled,
etc?
One of those settings might cause problems also.

Aidan Grey

"Aidan Grey" wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:33:24 -0700, Robert Bates wrote:

I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to the
second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy bay.
When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't show up on
the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does. This was
an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter cause
problems?



What is the present SCSI ID? I think you will have to set it to less
than
7 if you are going to a 50 pin connector.

What are your other settings on the tape drive, parity enabled/disabled,
etc?
One of those settings might cause problems also.

Aidan Grey



I think he said he tried it on another cable, and it was good. Im not sure
if he used the 50 ~ 68 adapter or not for his other test.

- LC

The present scsi id was five and I tried several other ids but no change.
When I tested the drive earlier it was with an external 68 pin to the
external connector on a 221 array controller on my 5500- worked great.

This last time I tried, I realized that the 2SL has an external 68 pin
connector so I tried the external cable with it- still doesn't see the tape
drive.


"NuTCrAcKeR" wrote in message
...

"Aidan Grey" wrote in message
k.com...
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:33:24 -0700, Robert Bates wrote:

I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to the
second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy bay.
When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't show up
on
the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does. This was
an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter cause
problems?



What is the present SCSI ID? I think you will have to set it to less
than
7 if you are going to a 50 pin connector.

What are your other settings on the tape drive, parity
enabled/disabled,
etc?
One of those settings might cause problems also.

Aidan Grey



I think he said he tried it on another cable, and it was good. Im not sure
if he used the 50 ~ 68 adapter or not for his other test.

- LC

are you saying that you are putting the tape drive on the same cable as the
array controller ?


"Robert Bates" wrote in message
news
The present scsi id was five and I tried several other ids but no change.
When I tested the drive earlier it was with an external 68 pin to the
external connector on a 221 array controller on my 5500- worked great.

This last time I tried, I realized that the 2SL has an external 68 pin
connector so I tried the external cable with it- still doesn't see the
tape
drive.


"NuTCrAcKeR" wrote in message
...

"Aidan Grey" wrote in message
k.com...
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:33:24 -0700, Robert Bates wrote:

I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to the
second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy bay.
When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't show up
on
the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does. This
was
an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter cause
problems?



What is the present SCSI ID? I think you will have to set it to less
than
7 if you are going to a 50 pin connector.

What are your other settings on the tape drive, parity
enabled/disabled,
etc?
One of those settings might cause problems also.

Aidan Grey



I think he said he tried it on another cable, and it was good. Im not
sure
if he used the 50 ~ 68 adapter or not for his other test.

- LC

Not on the same cable but on the external plug on the back of the card. It
worked fine on the 5500 which pleased me because I really didn't want to
have two servers opened up. On the 5000 I've tried both connectors on the
cd drive scsi cable, it sees the cd but not the tape. I also tried the
drive in an old IBM workstation with narrow scsi and it couldn't find the
tape drive either. Is it possible that the adapter could be bad. I assume
that it is just pin to pin and doesn't contain anything else.




"NuTCrAcKeR" wrote in message
...
are you saying that you are putting the tape drive on the same cable as
the
array controller ?


"Robert Bates" wrote in message
news
The present scsi id was five and I tried several other ids but no
change.
When I tested the drive earlier it was with an external 68 pin to the
external connector on a 221 array controller on my 5500- worked great.

This last time I tried, I realized that the 2SL has an external 68 pin
connector so I tried the external cable with it- still doesn't see the
tape
drive.


"NuTCrAcKeR" wrote in message
...

"Aidan Grey" wrote in message
k.com...
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:33:24 -0700, Robert Bates wrote:

I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to the
second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy
bay.
When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't show
up
on
the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does. This
was
an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter
cause
problems?



What is the present SCSI ID? I think you will have to set it to
less
than
7 if you are going to a 50 pin connector.

What are your other settings on the tape drive, parity
enabled/disabled,
etc?
One of those settings might cause problems also.

Aidan Grey



I think he said he tried it on another cable, and it was good. Im not
sure
if he used the 50 ~ 68 adapter or not for his other test.

- LC

Just out of curiosity, I tried another 50-60 pin adapter- no change


"Robert Bates" wrote in message
...
Not on the same cable but on the external plug on the back of the card.
It
worked fine on the 5500 which pleased me because I really didn't want to
have two servers opened up. On the 5000 I've tried both connectors on the
cd drive scsi cable, it sees the cd but not the tape. I also tried the
drive in an old IBM workstation with narrow scsi and it couldn't find the
tape drive either. Is it possible that the adapter could be bad. I
assume
that it is just pin to pin and doesn't contain anything else.




"NuTCrAcKeR" wrote in message
...
are you saying that you are putting the tape drive on the same cable as
the
array controller ?


"Robert Bates" wrote in message
news
The present scsi id was five and I tried several other ids but no
change.
When I tested the drive earlier it was with an external 68 pin to the
external connector on a 221 array controller on my 5500- worked great.

This last time I tried, I realized that the 2SL has an external 68 pin
connector so I tried the external cable with it- still doesn't see
the
tape
drive.


"NuTCrAcKeR" wrote in message
...

"Aidan Grey" wrote in message
k.com...
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:33:24 -0700, Robert Bates wrote:

I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to
the
second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy
bay.
When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't
show
up
on
the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does.
This
was
an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter
cause
problems?



What is the present SCSI ID? I think you will have to set it to
less
than
7 if you are going to a 50 pin connector.

What are your other settings on the tape drive, parity
enabled/disabled,
etc?
One of those settings might cause problems also.

Aidan Grey



I think he said he tried it on another cable, and it was good. Im not
sure
if he used the 50 ~ 68 adapter or not for his other test.

- LC

Have you tried the external port on the 5000.

Robert Bates wrote:
Just out of curiosity, I tried another 50-60 pin adapter- no change


"Robert Bates" wrote in message
...

Not on the same cable but on the external plug on the back of the card.

It

worked fine on the 5500 which pleased me because I really didn't want to
have two servers opened up. On the 5000 I've tried both connectors on the
cd drive scsi cable, it sees the cd but not the tape. I also tried the
drive in an old IBM workstation with narrow scsi and it couldn't find the
tape drive either. Is it possible that the adapter could be bad. I

assume

that it is just pin to pin and doesn't contain anything else.




"NuTCrAcKeR" wrote in message
...

are you saying that you are putting the tape drive on the same cable as

the

array controller ?


"Robert Bates" wrote in message
news
The present scsi id was five and I tried several other ids but no

change.

When I tested the drive earlier it was with an external 68 pin to the
external connector on a 221 array controller on my 5500- worked great.

This last time I tried, I realized that the 2SL has an external 68 pin
connector so I tried the external cable with it- still doesn't see

the

tape
drive.


"NuTCrAcKeR" wrote in message
...

"Aidan Grey" wrote in message
culink.com...

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:33:24 -0700, Robert Bates wrote:


I installed a DLT7000 tape drive in my PL5000 by connecting it to

the

second
50 pin SCSI connector with a 50 to 68 pin adapter in the cd/floppy

bay.

When booting, it doesn't see the tape drive and it also doesn't

show

up

on

the Compaq/HP tape drive diagnostics. The SCSI cd drive does.

This

was
an
eBay tape drive but he claims it worked fine. Would the adapter

cause

problems?



What is the present SCSI ID? I think you will have to set it to

less

than
7 if you are going to a 50 pin connector.

What are your other settings on the tape drive, parity

enabled/disabled,

etc?
One of those settings might cause problems also.

Aidan Grey



I think he said he tried it on another cable, and it was good. Im not
sure
if he used the 50 ~ 68 adapter or not for his other test.

- LC