Bering OptiPac 2652MD, User Manual

Page 1: ...OptiPac 2652MD User s Manual Manual No 11 12652 30 Revision B Copyright 2000 Bering Technology Inc 1717 Dell Avenue Campbell CA 95008 6904 408 364 6500...

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Page 3: ...nvironment 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 th...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...umber 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 c...

Page 6: ...ble to record the configuration settings of your Bering OptiPac Magneto optical disk drive subsystem Model __________________________ Serial Number __________________ Time Zone _______________ Format...

Page 7: ...ng a Cartridge 10 New Cartridges 10 Unloading a Cartridge 11 Manual Cartridge Removal 11 Write Protecting a Cartridge 12 4 OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 13 System Menu 14 Main Menu 15 Change Ring 15 Unload...

Page 8: ...Format Cartridge 31 Erase Cartridge 32 Tests Submenu 33 Test LCD Display 33 5 CARING FOR THE DISK DRIVE CARTRIDGE 35 General Safeguards 35 Cartridge Care 36 Preventive Maintenance 36 6 TROUBLESHOOTING...

Page 9: ...solution to the aging inventory of HP7906M disk drives 2652MD a 5 2GB Magneto Optical cartridge drive with a 1 3GB fixed disk The OptiPac 2652MD subsystem uses a 5 25 inch removable cartridge which ca...

Page 10: ...st be ejected and flipped over to access the other side Regenerating the Operating System Your HP operating system does not require regeneration if the 2000MX MAC controller board replaces an HP 13037...

Page 11: ...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...

Page 12: ...up noting the packing method as you go Save the packing materials they ll come in handy if you ever want to ship the unit Besides this manual you ll find the OptiPac a removable data cartridge a SCSI...

Page 13: ...HP 13037 MAC controller with the Bering 2000MX controller 1 Turn off your computer 2 Remove the HP 13037 MAC Multiple Access Controller interface board and module from the HP 1000 3 Plug the Bering 2...

Page 14: ...ce should be inserted in the same slot 2 Slide the 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 t...

Page 15: ...e back panel of the OptiPac 3 Attach a SCSI terminator to the other SCSI connector on the back panel of the OptiPac 4 Plug the other end of the SCSI cable into the MX2000 card in the HP1000 5 Connect...

Page 16: ...INSTALLING THE OPTIPAC Connecting the OptiPac Drive 8 OptiPac 2652MD User s Manual 2...

Page 17: ...is being ejected At all other times while a cartridge is inserted in the drive the Activity indicator will remain green Drive Button The drive button is always locked out The cartridge will not eject...

Page 18: ...e 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 cartridg...

Page 19: ...t is inserted again If a cartridge is 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 label...

Page 20: ...e 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 exis...

Page 21: ...ols 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 d...

Page 22: ...ed disk utilities Show disk information Verify disk Format disk Previous menu Spin down up disk Return to main Unload cartridge Change ring Change protect rings Use 12 24 hour clock Configurations Era...

Page 23: ...tion on a new and or unformatted cartridge may cause the following message to display Media not initialized The cartridge must be formatted from the Removable Utilities menu before it can be used Reme...

Page 24: ...ridge 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 t...

Page 25: ...on when you see Return to main Change Format Switch This emulates the format switch on the front panel of an HP 7906M disk drive Setting the switch to on enables formatting of the current ring from th...

Page 26: ...nge Protect Ring H00 This function write protects ring H00 from being written to by the computer system If this is on ring H00 will be write protected until Protect Ring H00 is turned off s CAUTION Th...

Page 27: ...NTER button 4 SELECT and ENTER the correct minute setting just as you did the hour 5 SELECT and ENTER the correct setting for seconds 6 SELECT and ENTER the correct AM PM setting You will now be retur...

Page 28: ...c 2652MD User s Manual 4 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 mad...

Page 29: ...ases 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 R...

Page 30: ...on the hard disk Ring H00 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...

Page 31: ...nd press the ENTER button to start the copy process Backup Rings 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...

Page 32: ...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 th...

Page 33: ...e rings to the target rings Erase Ring 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 cha...

Page 34: ...ons until you see the desired number of rings to be erased then press the ENTER button The value will default to the number of rings between the current ring and the end of the drive you are currently...

Page 35: ...u by pressing the ENTER button when you see Previous menu Show DISK Information This function displays information similar to the following list about the fixed disk Number of rings Ring capacity Ring...

Page 36: ...ddress 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...

Page 37: ...n to the Fixed disk utilities submenu Erase Disk 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...

Page 38: ...he 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 Information This function d...

Page 39: ...abort 4 Press the ENTER button to exit When the verify is complete the following message will appear CARTRIDGE verified 5 Press the SELECT button to return to the Removable disk utilities submenu For...

Page 40: ...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...

Page 41: ...2 Press the SELECT button to scroll through the information or functions 3 To return to the Utilities menu press the ENTER button when you see Previous menu Test LCD Display This function is used to m...

Page 42: ...OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Submenu 34 OptiPac 2652MD User s Manual 4...

Page 43: ...that other equipment or appliances which might generate electrical noise or a power surge such as electric typewriters or heaters are on separate circuits Do not expose your OptiPac to extreme heat o...

Page 44: ...the cartridge access shutter Minute particles such as smoke pollen or dust can contaminate the disk surface Do not disassemble the cartridge Use them at the correct temperature Avoid using cartridges...

Page 45: ...s been properly formatted Each peripheral connected to your computer has a unique address Error Codes and LCD Messages Occasionally after installing an OptiPac the system will display a disk initializ...

Page 46: ...N 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 The m...

Page 47: ...pm Average latency 8 3 ms Minimum seek time 2 ms Average seek time 25 ms Maximum seek time 45 0ms MTBF 100 000 Power on Hours ENVIRONMENTAL operational Temperature 5 to 40 C 41 to 104 F Temperature gr...

Page 48: ...tains the specifications for a single side of a 1 3 GB and a 1 2GB cartridge when inserted in the OptiPac drive This is based on a cartridge with physical sector size of 512 and 1024 bytes To use the...

Page 49: ...r rate 4 1 MB sec SCSI maximum transfer rate 5 MB sec asynchronous 10 MB sec synchronous MTBF 500 000 POH ENVIRONMENTAL operational Temperature 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Temperature gradient 20 C hour 36...

Page 50: ...equency 47 63 Hz 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 Accesso...

Page 51: ...m 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...

Page 52: ...to 7 0 3 Insert 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 sc...

Page 53: ...ime and Messages 16 E 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 Form...

Page 54: ...ack 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...