
Chapter 3 Installing External Tape Drives
Connecting the Power and USB Cables
21 Quantum DAT 320 User’s Guide
Connecting the Power and USB Cables
Note: The drive is not powered from the USB bus. It must be
connected to the main power supply.
A power cable is provided with your Quantum DAT 320 tape drive.
1 Make sure that the drive is switched OFF (O side down). The power
switch is on the rear panel.
2 Connect the USB cable to the USB connector on the back of the
enclosure.
3 Plug the power cable securely into the socket on the rear panel of
the drive and plug the other end of the power cable into the power
outlet.
Figure 9 Connecting Power
and USB Cables
4 Plug the USB cable into the USB connector on the server.
Note: It is important to ensure that you connect your drive to a USB
2.0 port. The drive will work on a USB 1.1 port but
performance will be severely degraded.
USB cable
On/off switch
Power cable
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