HP C6388B User manual

HP SCSI Disk Drives
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C6388B Desktop
C6389A Rack-Ready
C6390A Desktop
C6391A Rack-Ready
C6394B Desktop
C6395A Rack-Ready
C6396A Desktop
C6397A Rack-Ready

SCSI Disk Drives
Desktop & Rack-Ready Models
HP C6388B
HP C6389A
HP C6390A
HP C6391A
HP C6394B
HP C6395A
HP C6396A
HP C6397A
User Manual

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Warranty
HP offers a two-year warranty for models C6388B, C6389A, C6390A, C6391A,
C6394B, C6395A, C6396A, and C6397A.
1. HP warrants HP hardware, accessories, and supplies against defects in materials and
workmanship for the period specified above. If HP receives notice of such defects
during the warranty period, HP will, at its option, either repair or replace products that
prove to be defective. Replacement products may be either new or like-new.
2. HP warrants that HP software will not fail to execute its programming instructions,
for the period specified above, due to defects in material and workmanship when
properly installed and used. If HP receives notice of such defects during the warranty
period, HP will replace software media that does not execute its programming
instructions due to such defects.
3. HP does not warrant that the operation of HP products will be uninterrupted or error
free. If HP is unable, within a reasonable time, to repair or replace any product to a
condition as warranted,customer will be entitled to a refund of the purchase price upon
prompt return of the product.
4. HP products may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in performance or
may have been subject to incidental use.
5. The warranty period begins on the date of delivery or on the date of installation if
installed by HP. If customer schedules or delays HP installation more than 30 days
after delivery, warranty begins on the 31st day from delivery.
6. Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or inadequate
maintenance or calibration; (b) software, interfacing, parts or supplies not supplied by
HP; (c) unauthorized modification or misuse; (d) operation outside of the published
environmental specifications for the product; or (e) improper site preparation or
maintenance.
7. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THE ABOVE WARRANTIES
ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO OTHER WARRANTY OR CONDITION, WHETHER
WRITTEN OR ORAL, IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND HP SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
8. HP will be liable for damage to tangible property per incident up to the greater of
$300,000 or the actual amount paid for the product that is the subject of the claim, and
for damages for bodily injury or death, to the extent that all such damages are
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been directly caused by a
defective HP product.

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9. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THE REMEDIES IN THIS
WARRANTY STATEMENT ARE CUSTOMER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDIES. EXCEPT AS INDICATED ABOVE, IN NO EVENT WILL HP OR ITS
SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF DATA OR FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST PROFIT OR DATA), OR
OTHER DAMAGE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR
OTHERWISE.
10. FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND:
THE WARRANTY TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS STATEMENT, EXCEPT TO
THE EXTENT LAWFULLY PERMITTED, DO NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT, OR
MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MANDATORY STATUTORY
RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT TO YOU.

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Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited,
except as allowed under the copyright laws.
© Copyright 1998
Hewlett-Packard Company
All rights reserved
Publication number
C6388-90001
Applicable Products:
HP C6388B
HP C6389A
HP C6390A
HP C6391A
HP C6394B
HP C6395A
HP C6396A
HP C6397A
Safety Considerations
Prior to the installation and use of this product, review all safety markings and
instructions.
Do not proceed beyond a WARNING or CAUTION notice until you understand the
hazard and take appropriate precautions.
Instruction Manual Symbol. If the
product is marked with this symbol,
refer to the product manuals to
protect the product from damage.
WARNING Denotes a hazard that can cause
injury
CAUTION Denotes a hazard that can damage
equipment or data.
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Servicing
Any servicing, adjustment, maintenance or repair must be performed only by
authorized service-trained personnel.
Grounding
This product provides a protective grounding terminal. There must be an uninterrupted
safety ground from the main power source to the product’s input wiring terminals,
power cord, or supplied power cord set. Whenever it is likely that the protection has
been impaired, disconnect the power cord until the ground has been restored.
Servicing
Any servicing, adjustment, maintenance, or repair must be performed by HP
authorized and trained service personnel.
Support
For online product support information 24 hours/day and 7 days/week:
World Wide Web:
http://www.hp.com
Patches can be downloaded from Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Support Center at:
http://us-support.external.hp.com/
America Online:
Keyword: HP
CompuServe:
GO: HP

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Regulatory Information
USA
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a another circuit
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
Compliance with these regulations requires the use of shielded cables.
Changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by
Hewlett-Packard could void the user’s authority to operate it.
Canada
Canadian Department of Communications (DOC)
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference
Requirements of the Canadian Department of Communications, ICES-003.
Compliance with these regulations requires the use of shielded cables.

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Europe
Declaration of Conformity
according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN45014
Manufacturer’s Name: Hewlett-Packard
Manufacturer’s Address: 333 Logue Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 U.S.A.
Declares that the product
Product Name: External Desktop Mass Storage Devices
Product Type: Disk Drives
Model Numbers: C6388B, C6389A, C6390A, C6391A, C6394B, C6395A, C6396A,
C6397A
Product Options: All
Conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Safety: IEC 950:1991+A1+A2+A3+A4
EN 60950:1992+A1+A2+A3+A4
EMC: CISPR 22:1993 / EN 55022:1994 - Class B(1)
EN 50082-1:1992
IEC 801-2:1991 / prEN 55024-2:1992 - 4kV CD, 8kV AD
IEC 801-3:1984 / prEN 55024-3:1991 - 3V/m
IEC 801-4:1988 / prEN 50024-4:1992 - 1kV power lines
- 0.5kV signal lines
FCC Title 47 CFR, Part 15, Class B(1)
Supplementary Information:
The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and
93/68/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC and carries the
CE Marking, accordingly.
(1) The product was tested in a typical configuration with a Hewlett-Packard computer system.
Mountain View, CA, U.S.A. July 1, 1998
Location Date Cal Maclean, Business Manager
Only for Regulatory Compliance Information:
European Contact: Your local Hewlett-Packard Sales & Service Office or Hewlett-Packard
GmbH, Department HQ-TRE / Standards Europe, Herrenberger Strasse 130,
D-71034 Böeblingen (Fax: [phone]).

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Japan
VCCI Class B ITE
English Translation
This equipment is in the Class B category information technology equipment
based on the rules of Voluntary Control Council for Interference by
Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). Although aimed for residential
area operation, radio interference may be caused when used near a radio or
TV receiver.
Read the instructions for correct operation.

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ENGLISH
Table of Contents
1. Overview ................................................................................................1-1
2. Disk Installation ....................................................................................2-1
1. Contents of the Kit for Desktop Models .............................................2-1
2. Environment ......................................................................................2-2
3. Check Your SCSI Cable ....................................................................2-2
4. Operating System Compatibility ........................................................2-2
5. Set the SCSI ID Selector Switch .......................................................2-3
6. Mount Your Drive Vertically (Optional) ..............................................2-4
7. Connect the SCSI Cable ...................................................................2-6
8. Connect the Power Cable ..................................................................2-7
9. Power On the Unit .............................................................................2-8
10. Configuring the Drive .........................................................................2-8
11. Rack Mounting ...................................................................................2-8
Appendix A: Specifications ................................................................... A-1
Appendix B: Rack-Ready Modules ........................................................ B-1
Appendix C: Cable Accessories ............................................................ C-1

Overview 1-1
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Overview
HP’s Desktop and Rack-Ready Disk Drives provide a wide range of storage
flexibility and reliability:
• HP offers a boot capable disk storage solution beginning with the HP
C6388B Desktop 4GB drive to the HP C6396A Desktop 9GB disk drive.
• When space is at a premium, all desktop versions can be vertically mounted
and ship with a vertical mount stand.
• The desktop and rack-ready drives are highly reliable with a MTBF (Mean
Time Between Failure) minimum rating of one million hours for
mechanisms. (Actual failure rates will vary from unit to unit. See Appendix
A.)
• This series of HP drives is backed by a two-year warranty.
Note *Some versions of HP-UX do not support bootable disks. See Appendix A.
HP Desktop Disk Drive

1-2 Overview

Disk Installation 2-1
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Disk Installation
1. Contents of the Kit for Desktop Models
Ensure that the kit contains the following parts:
Figure 2-1 Kit Contents
qDesktop Disk Drive
qStand for Vertical Mounting
qRubber Feet for Stand
qPower Cord
qUser Manual

2-2 Disk Installation
Note HP rack-ready models C6389A, C6391A, C6395A, and C6397A do not
require rubber feet or a stand.
Rack-Ready Drives
The HP C4318B 3U-4Bay Rack Mount Kit allows you to rack mount up to
four HP disk drives into a standard HP 19-inch EIA rack. The C4317A 2U 2-
Bay Rack Mount Kit has a two drive capacity. See the specifications in
Appendix B for more details.
Note HP desktop models C6388B, C6390A, C6394B, and C6396A are not
supported in a rack-ready environment.
2. Environment
Observe the following environmental factors to get top performance from
your disk drive.
Clearance. Maintain a space of 70-80 mm (3 in) behind and in front of the
drive for air circulation.
Location. Locate the drive away from sources of particulate contamination
such as frequently used doors and walkways, printers, and smoke-filled
rooms.
3. Check Your SCSI Cable
Verify that you have ordered or received a SCSI cable to connect to your
drive. See Appendix C for information on cable accessories.
CAUTION Because single-ended SCSI devices and differential SCSI devices use
different electrical signals to communicate with the bus, they cannot share the
same host adapter or terminators.
Ensure that you have a Wide Single-Ended SCSI compatible terminator if you
have a Wide Single-Ended disk drive or a Wide Differential compatible
terminator if you have a Wide Differential disk drive.
If your drive is a Wide Differential or a Wide Single-Ended device, it will
have a label located on the back panel between the two SCSI connectors. (See
Figure 2-7 on page 2-7.)
4. Operating System Compatibility
Obtain a patch or its updated replacement from the HP Electronic Support
Center or call your local HP Response Center. See page vi.

Disk Installation 2-3
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5. Set the SCSI ID Selector Switch
Follow the instructions about checking the SCSI IDs in your system owner’s
guide to determine which SCSI IDs are in use on your system. Your external
disk drive ships preset to SCSI ID 5. If your system already uses a SCSI
device set to ID 5, change the SCSI ID of your drive to an unused ID.
The SCSI ID selector allows you to set the SCSI ID from 0 to 15. To change
the default setting, push the top button to select a lower number and push the
bottom button to select a higher number.
Note Each SCSI device must be assigned a unique SCSI ID. Before selecting the
SCSI ID for this device, confirm which SCSI ID numbers are already in use
by internal and external devices. The default for an internal boot disk drive is
usually 6. The Boot ROM searches from bus address 6 to 0. Your boot disk
should have a higher bus address than any other device on the bus. SCSI
address 7 is usually reserved for the SCSI host adapter. For additional
information, see your workstation or server manual.
Figure 2-2 Setting the SCSI ID
Press for Lower SCSI ID
Number
Press for Higher SCSI ID
Number
SCSI ID Number

2-4 Disk Installation
6. Mount Your Drive Vertically (Optional)
Your HP desktop disk drive can be used in a vertical or horizontal position, as
shown in Figure 2-3. Always use the supplied stand when using the drive in
the vertical position.
Figure 2-3 Examples of Drive Configuration