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Installation and user's guide
This guide contains the product description, hardware and software installation
instructions, and product use.
Product description
The IBM 40/80 GB (GB equals approximately 1 000 000 000 bytes) HH DLTVS
Tape Drive is a fast/wide Ultra2 (low voltage differential) SCSI tape drive for
backing up and restoring data and archiving files. These files can include
multimedia, imaging, transaction processing, large databases, and other
storage-intensive applications. Each tape cartridge can store up to 40 GB of
data (uncompressed), or up to 80 GB of data (compressed), assuming a 2:1
compression ratio.
In addition to this guide on CD, the option package contains:
v IBM 40/80 GB HH DLTVS Tape Drive
v Mounting screws
v Data cartridge
v Backup application CDs (trial versions)
v Cleaning cartridge
v Device drivers (on User's Guide CD)
v Quick Installation Guide
Contact your place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged. Be sure to
retain your proof of purchase and packing material. They might be required to
receive warranty service.
Software description
The IBM 40/80 GB HH DLTVS Tape Drive includes trial-version backup
application CDs. These CDs contain popular backup and restore applications
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for Microsoft
Windows NT
, Novell NetWare, and other operating systems.
You can install the application you choose for your computer system by
following the installation instructions that come with the CD you select.
However, these trial versions of the software expire after 30 days.
You can use the trial period to determine the best application for your specific
computer configuration. For information on purchasing a permanent
installation copy of the desired tape drive backup application, go to the IBM
tape drive Web site at
http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/tape
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