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Summary of Contents for Internal Storage System Travan 40 GB

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Page 2: ...ise this publication from time to time without notice COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Copyright 2005 by Quantum Corporation All rights reserved Your right to copy this manual is limited by copyright law Making co...

Page 3: ...stalling the Drive 3 What You Will Need 3 Important Precautions 3 Installation Procedure 4 Using The Tape Drive 12 Chapter 3 Operation and Maintenance 13 Loading and Unloading Cartridges 13 Handling T...

Page 4: ...Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 19 Installation troubleshooting 19 Tape Operations Troubleshooting 20 Appendix A Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment...

Page 5: ...our new Quantum Travan 40GB tape drive The manual also contains information on troubleshooting and technical support for your new drive Note Wherever a page number is referenced in this online manual...

Page 6: ...ve also includes Quantum FastSense technology for optimizing drive and host data transfer rates The Travan 40GB can read and write Travan 40 cartridges It can read but not write Travan 20 or NS20 TR 5...

Page 7: ...used you may need to obtain a 40 pin IDE interface cable for your tape drive If your computer has only a single IDE port you will need to obtain a new ATAPI host adapter that provides a secondary IDE...

Page 8: ...o attach the tape drive Before you install your tape drive you should determine how many IDE ports your computer has You may find this information in the manual for your computer You can also look ins...

Page 9: ...o the secondary IDE port see figure 1 you will need to obtain a second IDE cable for your tape drive If a CD ROM or other compatible device is attached to the secondary IDE port see figure 2 you can i...

Page 10: ...bly being used by the hard disc drive You should not attach your tape drive to an IDE port that is being used by a hard disc or a sound card In this situation before you can install the tape drive you...

Page 11: ...ce is configured as a master Configure the tape drive as a slave see figure 4 If your tape drive will be the only device on the IDE cable you need to configure your tape drive as a master see figure 4...

Page 12: ...Are you mounting the drive in a 3 5 inch or 5 25 inch drive bay If you are mounting the drive in a 5 25 inch drive bay and your drive did not come with brackets already attached you must attach mount...

Page 13: ...il the bezel is flush with the front of the computer The Drive activity light Eject button should be on the upper left see figure 6 Secure the drive using four mounting screws Do not overtighten the s...

Page 14: ...iddle connector on the IDE cable see figure 7 Figure 7 If a CD ROM is Attached Attach the Tape Drive to the Middle Connector If no other devices are attached to your secondary IDE port use a new 40 pi...

Page 15: ...Pin 1 on the IDE cable is indicated by a stripe on the edge of the cable 6 Connect the power cable Connect a 4 pin power cable to the back of the tape drive see figure 9 If all the power cables in yo...

Page 16: ...irst time you restart your computer after installing the Travan 40 tape drive the Windows operating system will try to identify the drive To complete this process you need to install the Windows tape...

Page 17: ...the opening Above and to the left of the door is the drive activity light that doubles as a cartridge eject button To Load a Cartridge 3 Insert the cartridge in the drive with the metal base plate fac...

Page 18: ...one out but you believe your backup or restore operation did not complete repeat the backup or restore Handling Travan Cartridges 3 Although Travan tape cartridges are ruggedly built they must be hand...

Page 19: ...tape itself One fingerprint can prevent the drive from reading information on the tape Setting the Write Protect Switch 3 Travan cartridges feature a write protect or lock switch near the upper left...

Page 20: ...emperature For optimum performance cartridges should be retensioned prior to each use if your backup software does not retension them automatically See the literature included with your tape cartridge...

Page 21: ...s are incompatible Table 1 Tape Information Note The capacities shown below are based on 2 1 data compression Uncompressed values are one half as high Capacities backup speeds and transfer rates will...

Page 22: ...Operation and Maintenance Recommended Tape Cartridges 18 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System...

Page 23: ...you have the latest drivers for your operating system Outdated or incorrect drivers provide limited hardware support and can result in Windows being unable to detect your tape drive You may need to r...

Page 24: ...type of tape cartridge see table 1 You cannot use TR 1 TR 2 TR 3 TR 4 or QIC 80 tapes with this drive Clean the tape mechanism Check to make sure all cables are securely connected and all jumpers are...

Page 25: ...ctrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manne...

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