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OptiPac 2626MD User`s Manual

1. The model number and serial number of the OptiPac the firmware version of the OptiPac the type of computer you re using the operating system and the software version Any error messages that have appeared Adescription of the problem s and the steps you ve taken to correct it Bering Customer Service can be reached by several methods The mailing shipping address and phone numbers are Bering Industries Customer Service Technical Support 1717 Dell Avenue Campbell CA 95008 408 364 6500 FAX 408 374 8309 EMail help bering com A CAUTION Never remove the cover of the OptiPac box This voids the warranty 38 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual SPECIFICATIONS 2 6GB Cartridge Disk Drive 2 6GB MO Cartridge PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL operational non operating The specifications listed in the table are for a single side of a 2 6GB cartridge The cartridge must be flipped over to use the opposite side See the following page for 1 2GB 1 3GB and 650MB cartridge specifications The 1024bps cartridgeis identical in capacityto thefixed disk This makes full backups possible of the hard drive possible Rings Ring capacity Rotation speed Average latency Minimum seek time Average seek time Maximum seek time MTBF Temperature Temperature gradient Relative humidity Vibration Shock Altitude Temperature Relative Humidity Vibration Shock Altitude 113 per side 128 per side 10 1 3
2. Tests Submenu 33 Test LCD Display 33 5 CARING FOR THE DISK DRIVE CARTRIDGE 35 General Safeguards 35 Cartridge Care sic A EA 36 Preventive Maintenance 36 6 TROUBLESHOOTING SERVICE 37 Before You Do Anything Else 37 Error Codes and LCD Messages 37 Fuse Replacement 37 If You re Still Having Problems 38 A SPECIFICATIONS io denses pda bole we ee ados 39 2 6GB Cartridge Disk Drive 39 13GB Fixed DISK i st ete ee cet e ee ee fans 41 G n ral aita ratis ek SR mister ai 42 B RACKMOUNT sg cine REP walk CD Sind VR ed S ad 43 Installations apra eA tenance be OR ey ae ST ag 43 INDEX uit rt Rr EU an a AA Pe 45 viii OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing what we think is the finest removable cartridge system on the market Bering OptiPac drives are built for years of reliable service We re sure you ll agree as you begin to work with your drive Features The Bering OptiPac 2626MD subsystem is a 2 6GB Magneto Optical removable cartridge disk drive with a 1GB fixed disk compatible with Hewlett Packard HP 1000E F and M computers running RTE IVB or RTE VI In this manual we refer to t
3. When the process is complete the following message will appear CARTRIDGE formatted 5 Press the SELECT button to return to the Removable disk utilities submenu Erase Cartridge This function will erase the entire cartridge by performing a security wipe delete This wiping of data is done by filling the sectors with hexadecimal characters in sequential passes The characters are written in the following sequence 00 FF 55 AA 00 This method prevents any traces of data from being read even with sophisticated techniques A CAUTION The erased cartridge will be unreadable and must be formatted again to be usable 1 Press the ENTER button when the Erase cartridge function is displayed on the Removable disk utilities submenu The Erase cartridge submenu will appear and ask Erase entire media NO 2 Usethe SELECT button to select YES and press the ENTER button to continue Upon successful completion the following message will appear CRRTRIDGE erased 3 Press the SELECT button to return to the Removable disk utilities submenu 32 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual Tests Submenu Test LCD Display OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu This function tests the LCD Press the ENTER button when the Tests function is displayed on the Utilities submenu The Tests submenu will appear displaying the following function Test LCD display Press the SELECT button to scroll through the information or functions
4. 600 8 3 2 25 45 100 000 5 to 40 41 to 104 10 10 to 90 5 to 350 Hz 350 to 500 Hz 500 Hz 30 305 4 572 1 000 15 000 30 to 60 22 to 140 5 to 90 5 to 100 Hz 100 to 137 Hz 137 to 350 hz 350 to 500 Hz 500 Hz 1 89 305 12 192 1 000 40 000 512 bps 1024 bps MB rpm ms ms ms Oms Power on Hours C F C hour non condensing PSD 0 014 m s3 6 dB Oct PSD 0 0096 m2 s3 G 3 ms half sine meters feet C F non condensing PSD 1 92 m s 6dB Oct PSD 1 03 m s 6 dB Oct PSD 0 50 m s G 0 peak G 3 ms half sine meters feet OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 39 SPECIFICATIONS 2 6GB Cartridge Disk Drive LASER DIODE Type Semiconductor Laser Wavelength 785nm Continuous Output power 30mW max Classification Class 1 IEC 825 GaAlAs 1 2 1 3 GB MO This table contains the specifications for a single side of a 1 2 GB Cartridge cartridge when inserted in the OptiPac drive This is based on a cartridge with physical sector size of 512 bytes The 1 3BG cartridge is based on a physical sector size of 1024 bytes To use the opposite side of the cartridge it must be ejected flipped over and reinserted into the OptiPac Note The 1 2GB 1 3GB cartridge can be read from and written to in the OptiPac 2626MD Rings 58 per side 512 bps 64 per side 1024 bps 650MB MO This table contains the specifications for a single side of a 650MB Cartridge cartridge when inserted in the OptiPac drive Th
5. ENTER button to choose the desired option The OptiPac will reset to the new value Change Protect This function write protects ring HOO from being written to by the Ring HOO computer system If this is on ring HOO will be write protected until Protect Ring HOO is turned off A CAUTION The front panel LCD controls can still write to the ring Functions such as Erase Disk can overwrite ring HOO even if Protect Ring HOO is on 1 With the Change protect ring HOO function displayed press the ENTER button to choose this function The following message will appear Protect ring HOO off on 2 Press the SELECT button to toggle between On and Off then press the ENTER button to choose the desired option The OptiPac will reset to the new value Use 12 24 Hour This function changes the clock display on the front panel LCD froma Clock 12 hour clock to a 24 hour clock or vice versa 1 Press the ENTER button until the Use 12 24 hour clock function is displayed on the Configurations menu N Press ENTER to select this option 3 Use the ENTER button to toggle between 12 and 2H Then press the SELECT button to return to the menu 18 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Configurations Submenu Set Time Set Date Qu Mig ea This function allows you to change the time With the Set time function displayed press the ENTER button You ll see Set time 3 5 27 PM The actual time displayed w
6. computer and the other end to either SCSI connector on the back panel of the OptiPac drive Install the SCSI terminator on the remaining SCSI connector on the back of the OptiPac Turn on the OptiPac and wait for the self test to end When the test ends without incident the time and date should be displayed on the front panel LCD and the clock should be running Load a cartridge Format the cartridge from the Removable Utilities menu This step is not necessary if the cartridge was previously formatted Turn on your computer 10 Begin using the OptiPac OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 5 INSTALLING THE OPTIPAC Installing the MAC Disk Interface Installing the MAC The Bering 2000MX MAC Multiple Access Controller Disk Interface Disk Interface must be installed in the HP 1000 computer before the OptiPac can be connected Refer to the 2000MX Installation Manual for jumper and switch settings and specifications The Bering 2000MX MAC Disk Interface emulates the HP 13037 MAC board 1 Power off the HP 1000 computer Note To avoid regeneration of theoperating system the HP 13037 MAC board must first be removed and the Bering MAC Disk Interface should be inserted in the same slot 2 Slidethe 2000MXMAC Disk Interfaceinto the empty slot in the HP 1000 computer where the 13037 MAC board was removed from and push until it is fully seated in the slot 2000MX MAC Disk Interface LS Se ias SCSI cable Figure 2 1 Ins
7. disk utilities menu Use the SELECT button to select Yes and press the ENTER button to start the format process The following message will appear Formatting DISK Formatting will take up to 1 hour After the format a verify pass will occur When the process is complete the following message will appear DISK formatted Press the SELECT button to return to the Fixed disk utilities submenu This function will erase the entire fixed disk by performing a security wipe delete This wiping of data is done by filling the sectors with hexadecimal characters in sequential passes The characters are written in the following sequence 00 FF 55 AA 00 This method prevents any traces of data from being read even with sophisticated techniques The erased fixed disk will be unreadable and must be formatted again to be usable Press the ENTER button when the Erase disk function is displayed on the fixed disk utilities submenu The Erase disk submenu will appear and ask Erase entire media NO Use the SELECT button to select YES and press the ENTER button to continue Upon successful completion the following message will appear DISK erased Press the SELECT button to return to the Fixed disk utilities submenu OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 29 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu Cartridge Utilities This function shows cartridge information locks and unlocks verifies Submenu and formats the cartridge 1 Press
8. the ENTER button when theCartridge utilities function is displayed on the Utilities submenu The Cartridge utilities submenu then appears displaying the following functions Show Cartridge information Unload cartridge Verify cartridge Format cartridge Erase cartridge Previous menu 2 Press the SELECT button to scroll through the information or functions 3 You can return to theUtilities menu by pressing the ENTER button when you see Previous menu Show Cartridge This function displays information similar to the following list about Information the cartridge Number of rings Ring capacity Ring size cylinders Ring cylinder size tracks Ring track size in sectors Sectors in ring Total capacity of drive kbytes Interleave Sector size Date cartridge last formatted Date cartridge last written Date cartridge last accessed Not displayed for unformatted cartridges 1 Press the ENTER button to scroll through each field Unload Cartridge This is the same as Unload cartridge in the Main menu 30 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual Verify Cartridge Format Cartridge OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu This function scans every sector on the cartridge for defects If a bad sector is found this function will terminate with the LCD showing the error Press the ENTER button to start As the verification progresses the record address is updated The following message will appear Verify CARTRID
9. the SELECT button to scroll through all of the rings and press ENTER when the desired beginning or first source ring is displayed You will see a display similar to the following 24 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual Erase Ring OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu To ring HOOO Use the SELECT button to scroll through the rings and press ENTER when the desired beginning or first target ring is displayed You will see a display similar to the following Number of rings 128 Press the SELECT button to change the number of rings to be backed up Leave the value at 128 to restore the entire cartridge to the hard drive Press ENTER when the desired value is displayed You will see a display similar to the following 000 to HOOO 128 rings No Press the SELECT button to toggle between Yes and No on the display and press ENTER when the correct selection is displayed If you selected No the restore will abort If you selected Yes the selected number of rings will be restored from the source rings to the target rings This function will erase the currently selected ring by performing a security wipe delete This wiping of data is done by filling the sectors with hexadecimal characters in sequential passes The characters are written in the following sequence 00 FF 55 AA 00 This method prevents any traces of data from being read even with sophisticated techniques Press the SELECT button until the Erase ring function
10. time and date function displayed on the LCD push the SELECT button on the front panel The Unload cartridge function will be displayed Press the ENTER button to execute the command The cartridge will pop out part way Remove the cartridge carefully and place it in the protective plastic storage case immediately The cartridge must be pulled completely out of the drive before it is inserted again If acartridgeis forced back into the drive without pulling it out damage to the drive may occur Remember to label and date the cartridge for future reference Do not mark on labels with a graphite pencil The graphite dust may contaminate the disk surface Refer to Chapter 6 Caring For The Disk Drive amp Cartridge for further information on cartridge care If you can t get the cartridge to eject using any other method or if there has been a power failure use the following as a last resort Use this procedure only when absolutely necessary Use a small round screwdriver or bent paper clip to manually eject the cartridge Disconnect the power to the drive Insert the eject tool into the small round hole in the front panel of the drive to eject the cartridge The cartridge will then pop out of the drive slot Do not reach into the drive to get the cartridge Wait until the cartridge is ejected through the front of the drive before removing it Premature removal of the cartridge could damage the drive OptiPac 2626MD User s M
11. CSI connector on the back panel of the OptiPac Plug the other end of the SCSI cable into the MX2000 card in the HP1000 Connect the power cable to the back of the OptiPac Make sure there is at least one inch of space around the back and two inches around the sides of the drive Plug the OptiPac and the computer into grounded electrical outlets or a surge protector The OptiPac should be on the same circuit as your computer Make sure that other equipment or appliances which might generate electrical noise or a power surge such as electric typewriters or heaters are on separate circuits Turn on the OptiPac the computer and any other peripherals OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 7 INSTALLING THE OPTIPAC Connecting the OptiPac Drive 8 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual OPERATING THE DISK DRIVE amp CARTRIDGE 2626MD Controls Activity Indicator Drive Button Emergency Eject Hole Fixed Disk Access Indicator Figure 3 1 illustrates all controls and indicators required for operating the OptiPac 2626MD Press the POWER button on the front panel of the OptiPac The LCD will display a self test message and the disk drive model number This operation should take less than a minute If a cartridgeis loaded a read test will be performed After the self test is successfully completed the time date and current ring will be displayed on the LCD FED E e uc E i LED Eco insertion Slot TI T Drive button Power sw
12. Current 0 5 Amps Fuse Slow blow 1 6A 250V General Dimensions Interface SCSI Common Command Set CCS Dimension 5 x 12 8 x 11 12 7 x 32 5 x 27 9 cm Shipping weight 30 lbs 13 6 Kg Accessories Cartridge MO 2 6GB 1024 bps ACCS 3050 Cartridge MO 1 3GB 1024 bps ACCS 3036 Cartridge MO 1 2GB 512 bps ACCS 3042 Rack Mount Kit 19 x5 25 EIA ACCS 7204 Rack Mount Kit 19 x7 EIA ACCS 7204HN 42 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual RACK MOUNT Installation If you purchased the rack mount kit ACCS 7204 from Bering these instructions will show the installation procedures It fits in a standard 19 rack cabinet with 2 25 in vertically centered mounting holes 1 Remove the front feet from the Bering drive by removing two screws in each foot Each foot can be turned around front to rear and reinstalled 2 Mount the Bering drive to the rack mount shelf with four 8 32x1 4 screws inserted from the bottom through the shelf into the bottom of the drive Figure B 1 Attaching the drive to the rack mount assembly This step may be performed by turning the drive upside down and placing the shelf on the drive while aligning the screw holes OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 43 RACK MOUNT Installation A CAUTION The following steps require two people to install the unit in a cabinet The rack requires 5 25 inches of vertical clearance The optional 1 75 x 19 0 panel increases the vertical clearance to 7 0 3 Ins
13. GE block n To abort the function at any time press and hold both the SELECT and ENTER buttons simultaneously until the following message appears Rbort received wait Release the buttons The function will abort at the appropriate time and you ll see User abort Press the ENTER button to exit When the verify is complete the following message will appear CARTRIDGE verified Press the SELECT button to return to the Removable disk utilities submenu All new cartridges should be formatted with this utility before using on the computer system This function is used to format the cartridge if the FORMAT utility is not available in your host system Press the ENTER button when theForrmat cartridge function is displayed on the Removable disk utilities submenu The Format cartridge submenu then appears displaying the following message Erase entire media NO Press the SELECT button to toggle between YES and NO Select YES and press the ENTER button to continue The following message will appear showing the number of volumes vols and the sector size bps bytes per sector OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 31 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu 1 vol 1024 bps continue NO 4 Use the SELECT button to select YES and press the ENTER button to start the format process The following message will appear Formatting CARTRIDGE Formatting will take up to 1 hour After the format a verify pass will occur
14. Manual 19 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Configurations Submenu 4 SELECT and ENTER the correct month setting just as you did the day 5 SELECT and ENTER the correct date setting 6 SELECT and ENTER the correct year setting After you have made this setting you ll be returned to the Set date option 20 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu This function shows cartridge information verifies and formats the cartridge copies and erases cartridge data and formats and verifies the fixed disk MODEL NUMBER Displays the model number of the OptiPac F WVERSION Displays the firmware version number and release date RING UTILITIES Changes rings changes ring labels copies rings erases rings backs up rings and restores rings Refer to the Ring Utilities Submenu section for detailed information FIXED DISK UTILITIES Shows disk information verifies erases and formats the disk Refer to the Fixed Disk Utilities Submenu section for detailed information CARTRIDGE UTILITIES Shows cartridge information unloads verifies erases and formats the cartridge Refer to the Removable Disk Utilities Submenu section for detailed information TESTS Tests the LCD Refer to the Test Submenu section for detailed information To access and exit these utilities Press the ENTER button when the Utilities function is displayed on the Main menu The Utilities submenu ap
15. OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual Manual No 11 12627 01 Revision B Copyright 1998 Bering Technology Inc 1717 Dell Avenue Campbell CA 95008 6904 408 364 6500 OVERVIEW Important Notice Important Notice Important FCC Information Warning CAUTION LASER Copyright 1998 2000 by Bering Technology Inc All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced in any way without the express written permission of Bering Technology Inc Printed in the United States of America Theinformation contained in this document is subject to change without notice Every reasonable precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual to insure its accuracy However Bering Technology Inc assumes no liability resulting from any errors or omissions in this manual or from the use of the information contained herein nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein OptiPac is a trademark of Bering Technology Inc HP 1000 and RTE are trademark of Hewlett Packard Corp This peripheral device generates and uses radio frequency energy and if it is not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with this manual it may cause interference to radio and television reception It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in subpart J of part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable prot
16. To return to the Utilities menu press the ENTER button when you see Previous menu This function is used to make sure the LCD is working properly Press the ENTER button to start the test All of the segments on the LCD will beturned on If there areany missing segments except the last character with an call the Bering Service Department for assistance Press the ENTER button again to exit OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 33 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu 34 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual CARING FOR THE DISK DRIVE amp CARTRIDGE General Safeguards A CAUTION This chapter describes how to care for your OptiPac and cartridges It is divided into two sections The General Safeguards section tells you what to look out for The Cartridge Care section explains how to handle removable cartridges The Preventive Maintenance section will explain user maintenance procedures As long as you protect your OptiPac from hazards it will provide you with years of service To protect the OptiPac To avoid overheating place it where the air can circulate around it Be particularly careful to avoid blocking the cooling vent at the rear of the unit Make sure it is plugged into a grounded three hole electrical outlet Verify that the outlet actually is grounded that the third prong really is connected to a ground The OptiPac should be on the same circuit as your computer Make sure that other equip
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18. anual 11 OPERATING THE DISK DRIVE amp CARTRIDGE Write Protecting a Cartridge Write Protecting You may want to write protect one or both sides of a cartridge after a Cartridge removing it from your OptiPac Write protection prevents accidental erasure or overwriting data on the removable cartridge The write protect switch for the side which is facing up is the plastic slide switch in the lower left corner of the cartridge 1 To write protect a side of the cartridge slide the appropriate tab toward the left edge as shown in Figure 3 3 When you can see through the circular hole to the right of the tab data cannot be written to that side of the cartridge and existing data cannot be erased from that side by ordinary means 2 To disable write protection slide the tab toward the center of the cartridge so the hole is closed Label area beneath metal shutter shoulder cJ Read only write protected position Read write position Write protect switch Figure 3 3 Cartridge write protect switch Note The appearance of cartridges varies between manufacturers but the location of the write protect switch should always be the same 12 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS This chapter describes the OptiPac configuration and operating procedures The OptiPac 2626MD features a push button operation for performing configuration and operating procedures This procedure is based on a hiera
19. ates the format switch on thefront panel of an HP 7906M disk drive Setting the switch to on enables formatting of the current ring from the computer To change the setting of the format switch between on and off follow these instructions Press the ENTER button when the Configurations function is displayed on the Main menu Use the SELECT button to scroll through the selections until you see Change format switch Press the ENTER button to select this option The LCD display will now show the following message Change format switch on Press the ENTER button to select this option or the SELECT button to scroll between off and on and then press ENTER at the desired setting OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 17 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Configurations Submenu Change Protect This function write protects the current ring displayed on the front Rings panel from being written to by the computer system If this is on and you change rings the new ring and only the new ring will be write protected until protect rings is turned off A CAUTION The front panel LCD controls can still write to the rings Functions such as Erase Ring and Copy Ring can overwrite the current ring even if Protect Rings is on 1 With the Change protect rings function displayed press the ENTER button to choose this function The following message will appear Protect rings off on 2 Press the SELECT button to toggle between On and Off then press the
20. ating system does not require regeneration if the 2000MX Operating System MAC controller board replaces an HP 13037 MAC controller in the same slot where the HP MAC controller was removed from If the 2000MX is inserted into any other slot the operating system will have to be regenerated Magneto All of the Bering OptiPac disk drives are based on magnetic and optical Optical technology Like hard disks a Magneto Optical drive writes datato the Technology cartridge using a strong magnet that changes the magnetic fields at specific locations from 1 s to O s and vice versa But because of the polycarbonate surface of the cartridge the magnet is not powerful enough to change the polarity of a bit by itself This is where the optical part of the write process comes in In order for the magnet to change the polarity of a bit the area must be heated to a high temperature by a focused fine point laser Because of the polycarbonate substrate on the cartridge data stored on Magneto optical cartridges is highly secure for a long period of time The estimated storage life of data stored on this media is greater than twenty years Also the magnetic head does not float nextto the surface such as fixed disks This means it is virtually impossible for the head to crash 2 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual Conventions in this Manual INTRODUCTION Conventions in this Manual We ll use the following conventions to make the information in this manual m
21. button The value will default to the number of rings between the current ring and the end of the drive you are currently on A CAUTION Remember to count the first ring as one of the rings to be erased So to erase rings 1 through 3 will be a total of three rings not two ERRSE 3U rings 30 label No 5 Press the SELECT button to toggle between Yes and No and press the ENTER button when your selection is displayed No will abort the erase Yes will continue The following will display when Yes is selected Security erase No 6 Press the SELECT button to toggle between Yes and No and press the ENTER button when your desired selection is displayed Yes will perform five erase cycles with five patterns on each ring No will perform one erase pass on each ring After confirming your selection the erase function will begin The progress of the Erase rings function will be displayed Erasing ring 5 pattern 1 of 5 lt gt 26 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Fixed Disk Utilities Submenu Show DISK Information Spin Down Up Disk This function shows disk information verifies and formats the fixed disk and spins the disk down or up Press the ENTER button when the Fixed disk utilities function is displayed on the Utilities submenu The Fixed disk utilities submenu then appears displaying the following functions Show DISK information Spin down up disk Verify disk Format disk Erase disk P
22. ccasionally after installing an OptiPac the system will display a disk initialization error code upon start up It is sometimes possibleto solve the problem by following the LCD instructions Sometimes the LCD will display an error codein theform of a number This error codeindicates a problem that may be associated with another hardware device other than the OptiPac If this occurs shut down your system and restart it again If the problem still occurs contact Bering Technical Support at 408 364 6500 If the drive fails to power on the AC fuse may be blown The fuseis located in the AC input jack Figure 6 1 Replacing the AC fuse OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 37 TROUBLESHOOTING amp SERVICE If You re Still Having Problems If You re Still If you are able to start up from another drive but not the OptiPac or Having from acartridge and not the hard drive the system files on the OptiPac Problems hard drive may be damaged START UP PROBLEMS If you re unable to start up from an OptiPac try starting up the computer with a different drive if available If you re still unableto start up the problem is with the computer rather than the OptiPac Refer to the troubleshooting section in your computer manual for more information WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS If you still have problems after following the procedures in this chapter call Bering Technical Support at 408 364 6500 When you call be ready to tell the service representative
23. d sector is found this function will terminate with the LCD showing the error 1 Press the ENTER button to start As the verification progresses the record address is updated The following message will appear Verify DISK block n 2 To abort the function at any time press and hold both the SELECT and ENTER buttons simultaneously until the following message appears Rbort received wait 3 Release the buttons The function will abort at the appropriate time and you ll see User abort 4 Press the SELECT button to exit When the verify is complete the following message will appear DISK verified 5 Press the SELECT button to return to the Fixed disk utilities submenu Format Disk This function is used to format the fixed disk if the FORMAT utility is not available in your host system A CAUTION The Format Disk function will erase all data on the fixed disk 1 Press the ENTER button when the Format disk function is displayed on the Fixed disk utilities submenu The Format disk submenu then appears displaying the following message Erase entire media NO 28 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual Erase Disk A CAUTION OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu Press the SELECT button to toggle between YES and NO Select YES and press the ENTER button to continue The following message will appear 1 vols 512 bps continue No If you choose No the FORMAT will abort and you ll be returned to the Removable
24. dge must be formatted from the Removable Utilities menu before it can be used Remember you must format both sides of a cartridge The following options are available from the Main menu of the OptiPac Change ring Unload cartridge Configurations Utilities Display time and messages This function allows you to change the current ring When you return to the main menu the current ring will be displayed Rings that begin with H indicate a ring on the hard disk Ring H000 emulates the hard disk in a 7906M and cannot be accessed from the front panel LCD controls All other rings emulate removable disks Press the SELECT button until the Change ring function is displayed on the Main menu Press ENTER to select this option Use the SELECT button to scroll through the ring selections until you see the desired ring then press the ENTER button OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 15 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Main Menu Unload Cartridge Use this function to unload the cartridge from the removable drive 1 Use the SELECT button to choose the function you want to initiate from the Main menu Unload cartridge 2 Press the ENTER button A request is sent to the host system for permission to remove the cartridge If the system grants the request or if there is no response for one second the cartridge will be ejected This is required for some operating systems and also prevents accidental ejection during cartridge use If the car
25. e from the plastic storage case Figure 3 2 Loading a cartridge in the 2626MD 3 Insert the cartridge into the drive with either the A or B side up the write protect switch toward you and the metal shutter facing the drive As you do so the drive will pull the cartridge inside and seat it in the drive slot The drive motor will then spin the cartridge up to speed in about five seconds as theActivity LED on the front panel flashes amber Once the drive reaches the proper speed the Activity LED will turn green A CAUTION Never move or transport the OptiPac with a cartridge in the drive operating or not New Cartridges The first time a cartridge is used it must be formatted from the Removable Disk Utilities menu Using an unformatted cartridge can cause loss of data You should indicate the date on the label when a cartridge is formatted Remember to format both sides of the new cartridge 10 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual OPERATING THE DISK DRIVE amp CARTRIDGE Unloading a Cartridge Unloading a Cartridge A CAUTION Note Manual Cartridge Removal A CAUTION When you re finished using your OptiPac be sure to eject and store the cartridge properly before shutting down your computer Ej ect the cartridge before you turn off the OptiPac other wise the media is vulnerable to contamination which may damage the cartridge or the data on it The OptiPac must be turned on before you can unload a cartridge With the
26. ection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference and is up to the user at his own expense to take whatever measures may berequired to correct the interference You can test to see whether this equipment does cause interference with radio or television reception by turning the disk drive off and on If it is causing interference try to correct the problem by one or more of the following measures Be sure you re using shielded interconnect cables Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the drive with respect to the receiver Move the receiver away from the disk drive or vice versa Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the computer and receiver are on different circuits If necessary consult your dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions You may also find a booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful It is entitled How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems Request Stock No 004 000 00345 4 from the U S Government Printing Washington D C 20402 To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only The OptiPac product is class
27. ert the shelf with the Bering drive into the cabinet and hold it in place 4 Insert the four 10 32x3 4 screws from the front through the holes in the cabinet Screw the 10 32 nuts on the screws from the rear of the cabinet and tighten 5 If you have the optional 1 75 x 19 0 panel insert it above the rack mount assembly and attach it to the rack with two 10 32x3 4 screws 10 32x5 16 4 places 20800800000 0080840008889 Figure B 2 Installing the rack mount in the chassis 44 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual INDEX A Accessories 42 Activity LED 9 B Backup rings 23 C Cartridge 1 2GB 2 650MB 2 Care 36 Erase 32 Format 31 Loading 10 Manual eject 11 New cartridge 10 Show information 30 Unload 16 30 Unloading 11 Verify 31 Write protecting 12 Cartridge utilities submenu 30 Change format switch 17 Change label 22 Change protect ring HOO 18 Change protect rings 18 Change ring 15 22 Clock 12 24 setting 18 Configurations submenu 17 Controls 9 Copy ring 23 Customer Service 38 D Date Setting 19 Disk Format 28 Show information 27 Spin down 27 Verify 28 Display Time and Messages 16 Emergency cartridge eject 11 Emergency eject hole 9 Erase 26 Erase cartridge 32 Erase ring 25 F FCC iii Firmware version 21 Fixed disk access indicator 9 Format cartridge 31 Format disk 28 Formatting new cartridges 10 Fuse replacement 37 L Label change 22 LCD Backup rings 23 Cartridge
28. estionable cartridges on another drive You may spread the problem Preventive Bering subsystems will provide extended and reliable service as long as Maintenance the drives are properly maintained The Bering OptiPac subsystems require no preventive maintenance If you have any questions concerning the proper preventive maintenance procedures please contact Bering Customer Support In a dusty environment in which the cartridge is installed at all times the cartridge may get dust accumulation Check with Bering Customer Service for information on cleaning cartridges and availability of cleaning accessories 36 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual TROUBLESHOOTING amp SERVICE Before You Do Anything Else Error Codes and LCD Messages Fuse Replacement This chapter describes basic trouble shooting procedures It is divided into four sections Before You Do Anything Else Error Codes and LCD Messages Fuse Replacement and If You re Still Having Problems Often problems you re having can be resolved by verifying that The power cord is securely connected to the OptiPac and a wall outlet The power is switched on and the AC fuse in the back of the drive is not blown None of the pins on the cable connectors are loose broken or shorted All cables are installed correctly At least one side of the cartridge has been properly formatted Each peripheral connected to your computer has a unique address O
29. from the customer All repairs will be performed at the factory Any other arrangement such as on site service will be at your expense Before any product is returned for repair a Return Materials Authorization number RMA must first be obtained from a Customer Service representative Customer Service Bering Technology Inc 1717 Dell Avenue Campbell CA 95008 6904 408 364 6500 FAX 408 374 8309 Email help bering com The selection and use of media supplies and consumables is the customer s responsibility Bering reserves the right to exclude from the warranty any damage caused by misuse of the product unauthorized modification shipping damage non Bering approved media interface software or cleaning supplies NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THEIMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE BERING SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF BERING PRODUCTS For products sold outside the U S A and Canada contact your local Bering distributor representative or dealer for warranty terms OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual V OVERVIEW Configuration Settings Configuration Use this table to record the configuration settings of your Bering Settings OptiPac Magneto optical disk drive subsystem Model Serial Number Time Zone Format Switch 1 on L1 off Protect rings 1 on LI off Protec
30. he Bering OptiPac disk drive as OptiPac and all HP systems as computer unless otherwise indicated Note The Bering OptiPac 2626MD magneto optical cartridge drive supports 1 3GB and 2 6GB cartridges These cartridges are available through Bering Technology s sales department Serving a wide range of storage needs the OptiPac comes in the following configuration with HP7906M emulation This provides a plug and play solution to the aging inventory of HP7906M disk drives e 2626MD a 2 6GB Magneto Optical cartridge drive with a 1 3GB fixed disk The OptiPac 2626MD subsystem uses a 5 25 inch removable cartridge which can store 2 6GB 1 3GB side of data 1 3 GB cartridges 650MB side can also be used This means e Each cartridge contains multiple rings so physical removal is not required to change to another ring Each ring emulates a 10MB HP 7906M cartridge Your storage capacity is limited only by the number of cartridges you use Your data is portable and secure Just remove the cartridge from the drive and take it with you or store it in a safe place Your data cartridge is protected in a durablelexan case e Your OptiPac can be used to back up the data on fixed disks The OptiPac provides fast reliable storage that s always on hand No softwareor hardware modifications arerequired The OptiPac supports the AMIGO HP disk command sets The fixed disk and each cartridge is split into multiple 10 1 MB Rings which emu
31. hen the desired beginning or first target ring is displayed You will see a display similar to the following Number of rings 128 5 Press the SELECT button to change the number of rings to be backed up Leave the value at 128 to backup the entire hard drive to the cartridge drive Press ENTER when the desired value is displayed You will see a display similar to the following HOOO to 000 128 rings No 6 Press the SELECT button to toggle between Yes and No on the display and press ENTER when the correct selection is displayed If you selected No the backup will abort If you selected Y es the selected number of rings will be backed up from the source rings to the target rings Restore Rings This function allows you to restore a group of rings from one location to another The destination can be from one drive to the other or from one area of a drive to another area of the same drive This function begins by asking for the beginning or first ring of the group to be restored then asks for the beginning or first ring where the group of rings is to be restored to and then asks for the number of rings to be restored The default values will restore all rings on the cartridge 128 to the last 128 rings of fixed disk 1 Press the SELECT button until the Restore rings function is displayed on the Ring utilities menu 2 Press ENTER to select this option You will see the following display From ring 000 3 Press
32. hrough the copy to ring selections until you see the desired target ring then press the ENTER button You will see a display similar to this HOe2 Label to 03 Label No Press the SELECT button to change No to Yes and press the ENTER button to start the copy process This function allows you to backup a group of rings from one location to another The destination can be from one drive to the other or from one area of a drive to another area of the same drive This function begins by asking for the beginning ring of the group to be backed up then asks for the first ring where the group of rings is to be backed up to and then asks for the number of rings to be backed up The default values backup the highest numbered rings on the fixed disk equivalent to the number of rings on the cartridge 128 on the cartridge so rings HOOO through H127 will be backed up Press the SELECT button until the Backup rings function is displayed on the Ring utilities menu Press ENTER to select this option You will see the following display From ring HOOO Press the SELECT button to scroll through all of the rings and press ENTER when the desired beginning or first source ring is displayed If you have a 2 6GB cartridge inserted you will see a display similar to the following OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 23 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu To ring 000 4 UsetheSELECT button to scroll through the rings and pressENTER w
33. ified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT A CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the top cover of the internal drive mechanism OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual iii OVERVIEW Printing History Printing History New revision levels of the manual indicate a new rewrite of the manual This may include new installation instructions for a particular operating system or a new ROM version of the OptiPac subsystem which affects functionality You can determine the ROM version of your OptiPac by using the front panel LCD controls See chapter 4 for details If you have upgraded your OptiPac and the LCD functions no longer match those described in this manual you should contact Bering Customer Service to determine the proper revision of the OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual required for your OptiPac subsystem Date Rev Date this manual was printed Revision level of this manual ass Re Gh toma May 2000 fal Corrected LCD display errors iv OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual OVERVIEW Warranty Statement Warranty Statement OptiPac products sold in the U S A and Canada carry a standard one year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship During the warranty period Bering will at its option repair or replace equipment which proves to be defective OptiPac cartridge media is warranted against defects for one year from the date of purchase If the media becomes defective Bering will replace it upon receipt of the defective media
34. ill vary The hour field will be blinking Press the SELECT button to increment the hour Holding the SELECT button will cause the hour to increment through twelve hours continuously If you continue to hold down the SELECT button incrementing will speed up To decrement the hour press and hold the SELECT button and then press the ENTER button Again decrementing will be continuous and speeds up if you hold the buttons down When the correct hour is displayed press the ENTER button SELECT and ENTER the correct minute setting just as you did the hour SELECT and ENTER the correct setting for seconds SELECT and ENTER the correct AM PM setting You will now be returned to the Set time option This function allows you to change the date With the Set date function displayed press the ENTER button You ll see Set date Wed Feb 2 992 The actual date displayed will vary The day field will be blinking Press the SELECT button to increment the day Holding the SELECT button will cause the day to increment through the days of the week continuously If you continueto hold down the SELECT button incrementing will speed up Todecrementthe day press and hold theSELECT button and then press the ENTER button Again decrementing will be continuous and speeds up if you hold the buttons down When the correct day is displayed press the ENTER button The month field will start to blink OptiPac 2626MD User s
35. in handy if you ever want to ship the unit Besides this manual you ll find the OptiPac aremovable data cartridge 2 6GB e aSCSI terminator e apower cable e awarranty card If any item is missing please call your dealer or call Bering Customer Service at 408 364 6500 4 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual INSTALLING THE OPTIPAC Quick Start Procedure 9 This chapter describes the installation procedure for the OptiPac and is divided into two sections The Quick Start Procedure section enables experienced users to begin operation right away The Connecting the OptiPac Drive section helps new users connect the disk drive before going on to the next chapter for additional operating instructions This section describes the quick start procedure to set up the OptiPac for use on a HP 1000 system Most of the parameters are already set at the factory There may be some adjustments necessary before the OptiPac can operate in your particular environment Refer to your operating system manuals for information These instructions assume you are replacing an HP 13037 MAC controller with the Bering 2000MX controller Turn off your computer Remove the HP 13037 MAC Multiple Access Controller interface board and module from the HP 1000 Plug the Bering 2000MX MAC Disk Interface into the HP 1000 wherethe 13037 MAC interface board was removed from Attach the SCSI cable to the Bering MAC Disk Interface installed in the
36. is leaves the cartridge shutter open and makes the recording media itself vulnerable to dust Donotturn the computer off to removethe cartridge This will not eject the cartridge If the power is turned off wait at least 60 seconds before removing the cartridge See Unloading a Cartridge in Chapter 3 for more details Keep your cartridges clean and dry and out of harm s way Protect cartridges from dirt spills and smoke Avoid handling the shutter edge of the cartridge since oil and dirt from your hands may be transferred to the disk media or to the inside of the drive Do not open the cartridge access shutter Minute particles such as smoke pollen or dust can contaminate the disk surface Do not disassemble the cartridge e Use them at the correct temperature Avoid using cartridges at temperatures above 104 F 40 C or below 41 F 5 C To avoid permanently damaging data the drive cartridge and room should all be about the same temperature within the above operating range when you insert the cartridge into the drive Do not move the drive with a cartridge loaded Do not drop the cartridge Sudden jolts may damage the media and or cause the loss of data e Label each side of the cartridge clearly and make sure the label is securely attached before loading the cartridge Do not mark on labels with a graphite pencil The graphite dust from the pencil may contaminate the disk surface Do not use defective or qu
37. is displayed on the Ring utilities menu Press ENTER to select this option The following will display ERASE 1 ring 031 No Press the SELECT button to toggle between Yes and No and press the ENTER button when your selection is displayed No will abort the erase Yes will continue The following will display when Yes is selected Security erase No Press the SELECT button to toggle between Yes and No and press the ENTER button when your desired selection is displayed Yes will perform five erase cycles with five patterns No will perform one erase pass OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 25 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu After confirming your selection the erase function will begin Erasing ring 5 pattern 1 of 5 lt gt When the erase function is complete the label of the erased ring will be blank Erase Rings This function is identical to the Erase ring function except it will erase a sequential range of rings You will be asked for a beginning ring and the number of rings to be erased 1 Press the SELECT button until the Erase rings function is displayed on the Ring utilities menu 2 Press ENTER to select this option 3 Usethe SELECT button to scroll through the erase from ring selections until you see the desired beginning ring then press the ENTER button 4 Usethe SELECT button to scroll through the number of rings selections until you see the desired number of rings to be erased then press the ENTER
38. is is based on a cartridge with physical sector size of 512 bytes To use the opposite side of the cartridge it must be ejected flipped over and reinserted into the OptiPac Note The 650MB cartridge can beread from but not written to in theOptiPac 2626MD Rings 29 per side 512 bps 31 per side 1024 bps 40 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 1 3GB Fixed Disk PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL operational non operating Rings Ring capacity Rotation speed Average latency Minimum seek time Average seek time Maximum seek time HP IB burst transfer rate HP IB average transfer rate SCSI average transfer rate SCSI maximum transfer rate MTBF Temperature Temperature gradient Relative humidity Vibration Shock Altitude Temperature Relative Humidity Vibration Shock Altitude 128 10 1 4500 5 5 3 10 20 1 940 4 1 5 10 500 000 0 to 50 32 to 122 60 3 000 200 10 000 40 to 65 40 to 149 5 to 95 2 0 60 60 12 200 200 40 000 SPECIFICATIONS 1 3GB Fixed Disk MB rpm ms ms ms ms MB sec KB sec MB sec MB sec asynchronous MB sec synchronous POH C F C hour F hour non condensing G 5 to 500Hz sine G 11 ms half sine pulse meters feet C F G 22 to 400 Hz sine G 11 ms half sine pulse meters feet OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 41 SPECIFICATIONS General General Power Line voltage 96 240 volts Requirements Line frequency 47 63 Hz
39. itch dus o oS buttons Emergency eject hole disk access LED Figure 3 1 OptiPac 2626MD front panel The activity LED lights amber when a cartridge is loaded or unloaded during the power up self test sequence and when the drive is being accessed It also is amber for approximately two seconds when the cartridge is being ejected At all other times while a cartridge is inserted in the drive the Activity indicator will remain green The drive button is always locked out The cartridge will not eject when this button is depressed because the OptiPac controller has issued a lock command to the cartridge drive The cartridge must be ejected using the Unload cartridge function in the LCD main menu In an emergency such as a power outage the cartridge can be manually ejected by inserting a tool into this opening Read the complete instructions in the section titled Manual Cartridge Removal The fixed disk access indicator is on the lower right side of the front bezel Whenever the fixed disk is accessed the LED will flash on OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 9 OPERATING THE DISK DRIVE amp CARTRIDGE Loading a Cartridge Loading a Loading a data cartridge is very easy Thereis an A and B side on the Cartridge 5 25 inch cartridges The reverse side is accessed by ejecting the cartridge and inverting it prior to inserting it in the drive 1 Make sure the OptiPac is turned on before you load a cartridge 2 Remove the cartridg
40. late a 10MB cartridge in the HP 7906M The fixed disk has 128 H000 H 127 rings and each removable cartridge has from 58 00 57 rings to 128 000 127 depending on the cartridge capacity and OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION Magneto Optical Technology sector size Selecting a ring from the front panel of the OptiPac is equivalent to changing the cartridge in the 7906M The first ring on the fixed disk HOO emulates the fixed disk in the 7906M and is not accessible from the front panel controls The rings on the fixed disk will all have an ID on the LCD display beginning with H Each ring on the removable cartridge is just a number So ring 23 on the hard drive will be displayed as H23 while ring 23 on the cartridge will be displayed as 23 A DANGER Use of the OptiPac other than as prescribed in this manual may result in exposure to hazardous invisible laser radiation if the case is open during operation Avoid direct exposure to laser radiation Do not operate the OptiPac while the cover is removed Compatibility The OptiPac 2626MD drive can read from but not write to 650MB MO cartridges It can read and write to 1 3GB and 2 6GB cartridges The 650MB cartridges have a capacity of 297MB side The 1 3 GB cartridges have a capacity of 650 MB side and the 2 6GB cartridges have a capacity of 1 3GB side The cartridge must be ejected and flipped over to access the other side Regenerating the Your HP oper
41. me Set date Return to main Utilities Bering model ROM version date Ring utilities Change ring Change label Copy ring Backup rings Restore rings Erase ring Erase rings Previous menu Fixed disk utilities Show disk information Spin down up disk Verify disk Format disk Erase disk Previous menu Cartridge utilities Show cartridge informatio Unload cartridge Verify cartridge Format cartridge Erase cartridge Previous menu Tests L___ Test LCD display Return to main Display time and messages 14 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual Main Menu Change Ring Note OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Main Menu The default display on the front panel LCD is the time date When the SELECT button is pressed the first choice of the Main menu will be displayed You can scroll the Main menu by repeatedly pressing the SELECT button To execute the selected function or to enter the sub menu press the ENTER button The time date display will look appear similar to the following display when the system is first powered on and when the unit is on line 4 15 12PM 10 12 Ring OY LABEL If a ring has a label it will be displayed after the ring number All ring numbers on the hard drive begin with the letter H H04 while all rings on the removable cartridge have just a numeral 04 Attempting to perform any function on a new and or unformatted cartridge may cause the following message to display Media not initialized The cartri
42. ment or appliances which might generate electrical noiseor a power surge such as electric typewriters or heaters are on separate circuits Do not expose your OptiPacto extreme heat or cold Prolonged exposure to excessive heat direct sunlight or freezing conditions will harm the drive Keep it away from moisture dirt and contaminants such as spilled liquids steam or excessive dust Do not smoke near the OptiPac Do not apply cleaners or lubricants to any part of the drive Never bump the OptiPac when it s running Always set the OptiPac upright on a flat surface Never transport the OptiPac with a cartridge in the drive This could damage the media You don t need to worry about leaving the OptiPac on for along time it doesn t use much power It s normal for the drive to feel warm but not hot after it s been running for a while If the OptiPac does get hot make sure the fan is running properly the vent at the rear is not blocked and that the unit is placed where air can circulate around it OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 35 CARING FOR THE DISK DRIVE amp CARTRIDGE Cartridge Care Cartridge Care Removable cartridges are highly reliable and have a very long service life if you care for them properly Storethem properly Remove the cartridge from the drive when you are not using it and storeit in its protective case in a cool dry safelocation e Do not leave the cartridge in the OptiPac after it is powered down Th
43. o scroll through the ring selections until you see the desired ring then press the ENTER button Change Label This function allows you to change the label of the current ring The main menu will display the current ring label The label can be up to seven characters in length 1 Press the ENTER button when the Ring Utilities function is displayed on the Utilities submenu 2 Use the SELECT button to scroll through the selections until you see Change label 3 Press the ENTER button to select this option The current label will display 4 Press the SELECT button to scroll through the characters A Z 0 9 amp space for the desired digit A space is represented by an underscore character To scroll backwards press and hold the SELECT 22 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual Copy Ring Backup Rings OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu button and press the ENTER button The display will decrement the digits Press the ENTER button to select a letter and go to the next digit This function allows you to copy any ring to any other ring The label of the source ring will also be copied to the target ring Press the SELECT button until the Copy ring function is displayed on the Ring utilities menu Press ENTER to select this option Use the SELECT button to scroll through the copy from ring selections until you see the desired source ring then press the ENTER button Use the SELECT button to scroll t
44. ore clear and predictable Keyson the keyboard are indicated by capital letters enclosed in square brackets e g ENTER regardless of whether the characters on your keys are actually capitalized On the other hand buttons on the OptiPac are indicated by underlined capital letters alone followed by the word button e g ENTER button A font like this indicates text you should see on the LCD The bold font will otherwise follow the conventions herein Italics in any type face like this have a limited number of possible meanings Words as words letters as letters or numerals as numerals e g the word enter can be confused with the key on your keyboard therefore we will use type in its place Titles of books booklets or disks e g Bering OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual Symbolic of variable words characters or numerals That is something must bein the variable s place but the exact contents vary with different situations and cannot be specified without knowing a particular situation Variable is not synonymous with optional Frequently the letter s n for numerals or x for words or characters are used to hold the place of the variable e g the program will respond that there are n widgets OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 3 INTRODUCTION Unpacking Unpacking Carefully unpack your OptiPac near the spot where you want to Set it up noting the packing method as you go Save the packing materials they ll come
45. pears and displays the following functions Model number F UJ version Ring utilities Fixed disk utilities Cartridge utilities Tests Return to main Press the SELECT button to scroll through the information or functions 3 When you see Return to main press the ENTER button to return to the Main menu OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 21 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu Ring Utilities This function changes rings labels rings copies rings backs up and Submenu restores groups of rings and erases rings 1 Press the ENTER button when the Ring utilities function is displayed on the Utilities submenu The Ring utilities submenu then appears displaying these functions Change ring Change label Copy ring Backup rings Restore rings Erase ring Erase rings Previous menu N Press the SELECT button to scroll through the information or functions 3 You can return to theUtilities menu by pressing the ENTER button when you see Previous menu Change Ring This function allows you to change the current ring When you return to the main menu the current ring will be displayed Rings that begin with H indicate a ring on the hard disk Ring HOO emulates the hard disk in a 7906M and cannot be accessed from the front panel LCD controls All other rings emulate removable disks 1 Press the SELECT button until the Change ring function is displayed 2 Press ENTER to select this option 3 Use the SELECT button t
46. rchical structure of system functions displayed on the disk drive s LCD All procedures can be performed using the two front panel push button controls SELECT and ENTER These instructions should be used in conjunction with your specific HP computer s configuration procedure SYSTEM FUNCTION A Figure 4 1 Front panel LCD and push button controls All system operations are performed by first selecting a function and then entering it for execution The SELECT button enables you to scroll through all the available system functions and select desired choices The ENTER button enables you to execute the chosen function e To select a system function press the SELECT button until the desired function appears on the LCD Toexecutethe chosen function or display its options press the ENTER button e Ifyou want to abort the current operation press the SELECT and ENTER buttons simultaneously The abort function is allowed only during certain operations To scroll or step backward in a menu press and hold theSELECT button first and then the ENTER button OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 13 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS System Menu System Menu This section contains a menu structure of the commands which can be accessed from the front panel LCD display and controls Time Date Change ring Unload cartridge Configurations Change format switch Change protect rings Change protect ring HOO Use 12 24 hour clock Set ti
47. revious menu Press the SELECT button to scroll through the information or functions You can return to theUtilities menu by pressing the ENTER button when you see Previous menu This function displays information similar to the following list about the fixed disk Number of rings Ring capacity Ring size cylinders Ring cylinder size tracks Ring track size in sectors Total sectors in ring Total capacity of drive kbytes Interleave Sector size Date disk last formatted Date disk last written Date disk last accessed only if disk is formatted Press the SELECT button to scroll through each field This function will spin the fixed disk drive down or up Using this function will help prevent wear on a drive which is constantly powered on Press the ENTER button to execute this function If the driveis already spun down you will see the following message Spin up disk OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 27 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu 2 Press the ENTER button to spin the drive up The drive will spin up at the first sign of activity on the SCSI bus or when the LCD front panel controls access the drive A CAUTION If the computer system attempts to access the OptiPac while it is spun down the drive will automatically spin up butthe computer system may time out before the drive is ready causing a system error Verify Disk This function scans every sector on the fixed disk for defects If a ba
48. s ace sehen taa ED egies RO 16 Display Time and Messages 16 Configurations Submenu 17 Change Format Switch 17 Change Protect Rings 18 Change Protect Ring H00 18 Use 12 24 Hour Clock 18 Set Tite s LT tet rede en e uo ende on s 19 Set Date ED 19 Utilities Submenu 2 cx ton Gil e e alme ov a tend 21 Ring Utilities Submenu 22 Change Ring 22 Change Label y nde prato xot ee 22 COPY RING uer ta eee E SR ers ed 23 Backup Rings 23 Rest re Ririgs i xxu eu xod vea te RO eto 24 Erase Ring solde Mn RNa eh ne ent 25 Erase RINGS ipo rem a IW REPRISE 26 Fixed Disk Utilities Submenu 27 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual vii OVERVIEW Table of Contents Show DISK Information 27 Spin Down Up Disk 27 Verify DISK See Det Votes 28 Format DISK rc pex eia e REC ars 28 Erase DISK vii pce er ret Ro ake Eee RR 29 Cartridge Utilities Submenu 30 Show Cartridge Information 30 Unload Cartridge 30 Verify Cartridge 31 Format Cartridge 31 Erase Cartridge vice e pages RR 32
49. t ring HOO Lion L1 off 12 24 hour clock LI 12 1 24 vi OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual OVERVIEW Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Feat res cci ko edo die Oa a ey a or n Pe RR ES 1 Compatibility 2 Regenerating the Operating System 2 Magneto Optical Technology 2 Conventions in this Manual 3 UND ACK ING soc are a pU Y Ce a Ae a ete eth 4 2 INSTALLING THE OPTIPAC 5 Quick Start Procedure 5 Installing the MAC Disk Interface 6 Connecting the OptiPac Drive 7 3 OPERATING THE DISK DRIVE CARTRIDGE 9 2626MD Controls 9 Loading a Cartridge 10 New Gartridges oe e IR te ne 10 Unloading a Cartridge 11 Manual Cartridge Removal 11 Write Protecting a Cartridge 12 4 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 13 System M erus s xanga a iret ke t pd e adage RT got 14 Malin Menu ure e eros erepti ede Ud te e ete d 15 Change RIO die 04 Halde km REY DPA ERA RC USOS 15 Unload Cartridge 16 Conflg fratilons cu reg cd Mir RT et e de 16 UGS s
50. talling the MAC Disk Interface 3 Plug the SCSI cable to the edge connector on the 2000MX MAC Disk Interface as shown in the illustration The RTE operating system may need to be regenerated at this time If the 2000MX MAC Interface was installed in a different slot than the HP 13037 MAC or if no 13037 MAC was previously installed a regeneration is required Refer to the RTE Manager s Manual for information No regeneration is required if the 2000MX was installed in the same slot where the HP 13037 MAC board was removed from 6 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual INSTALLING THE OPTIPAC Connecting the OptiPac Drive Connecting the OptiPac Drive A CAUTION A CAUTION For specific installation and configuration instructions for your computer refer to your RTE Manager s Manual These instructions are for connecting an OptiPac 2626MD model to the Bering 2000MX MAC Disk Interface installed in the HP 1000 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet Disconnect any other cables attached to the back panel of your computer that may bein your way AC receptacle with fuse holder and spare fuse SCSI cable to computer Connect to computer SCSI terminator Power cable SCSI cable Figure 2 2 Connecting the OptiPac Turn off your computer and the OptiPac drive Connect the SCSI cable into either SCSI connector on the back panel of the OptiPac Attach a SCSI terminator to the other S
51. tridge is in use by the operating system the following message will appear Cartridge in use UNLOAD IT NO 3 Press the SELECT button to select Yes if need be when Yes is selected press the ENTER button to eject the cartridge Configurations This function changes the format switch write protects rings selects the 24 hour clock format and sets the date and time See the Configurations Submenu section for detailed information Utilities This function shows cartridge disk information verifies and formats the cartridge formats the fixed disk erases cartridge data and performs ring functions Refer to the Utilities Submenu section for detailed information Display Time and This function exits the Main menu and displays the current date time Messages the current ring and ring label 16 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Configurations Submenu Configurations Submenu Change Format Switch This function changes the format switch write protects rings and sets the date and time Press the ENTER button when the Configurations function is displayed on the Main menu The Configurations submenu will offer these functions Change format switch Change protect rings Change protect ring HOO Use 24 12 hour clock Set time Set date Press the SELECT button to scroll through the functions To return to the Main menu press the ENTER button when you see Return to main This emul
52. utilities submenu 30 Change format switch 17 Change label 22 Change protect ring HOO 18 Change protect rings 18 Change ring 15 22 Configurations submenu 17 Copy ring 23 Erase cartridge 32 Erase ring 25 F W version 21 Format cartridge 31 Format disk 28 Model number 21 Restore rings 24 Set date 19 Set time 19 Show cartridge information 30 Show disk information 27 Spin down up disk 27 Test LCD display 33 Unload Cartridge 16 Unload cartridge 30 Use 24 hour clock 18 Utilities submenu 21 OptiPac 2626MD User s Manual 45 A INDEX Verify cartridge 31 Tests submenu 33 Verify disk 28 Time LCD Menu 14 Setting 19 LCD messages 37 U M Unload Cartridge 16 MAC Disk Interface 6 Unload cartridge 30 Magneto Optical technology 2 Unpacking 4 Main menu 15 Utilities submenu 21 Manual cartridge eject 11 Media not initialized message 15 V Menu system 14 Verify cartridge 31 Model number 21 Verify disk 28 N W New cartridge 10 15 Warranty statement v Write protection 12 O Rings 18 Operation 9 P Preventive maintenance 36 Protect ring HOO 18 Protect rings 18 R Rack mount installation 43 Regeneration 2 Ring Backup 23 Erase 25 Protect 18 Restore 24 ROM version 21 S Set date 19 Set time 19 Show cartridge information 30 Show disk information 27 Specifications 1 2GB cartridge drive 39 1 3GB Fixed disk 41 General 42 Spin down up disk 27 T Table of Contents vii Technical Support 38 Test LCD display 33 46 OptiP

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