HP Colorado 5GB C4354A Installation Manual page 35

Installing the Software
"Minimum System Requirements" on page 42 for the operating
system in which you are using Colorado Backup.
Does the drive move the tape when the tape is inserted? If not, check
the power connections to the tape drive.
Are all of your peripheral devices plugged in and turned on?
Are all the expansion boards inside your computer firmly seated?
Are all cables inside your computer connected to the appropriate
device or expansion board?
Are peripheral and power connectors plugged into the back of your
computer?
Your IDE controller may be using the same IRQ setting as some other
device in your computer system. For example, a sound board or fax/
modem board may be using the same IRQ (see "Checking for resource
conflicts" on page 15).
Defragment your hard drive using a defragmenting application or
utility (see "Achieving optimal performance" on page 15).
Make sure you are using the right type of tape. See "Choosing Tapes
for Your Tape Drive" on page 37.
Windows and Windows 95 users: If the tape-drive icon appears with
a red mark through it, the software either cannot find the drive at the
selected settings, or the inserted tape is not compatible. (Windows 3.x
users can click on the tape icon to read the error message.) Exit the
software and restart it. If the mark remains, try the operation with a
different tape.
If your computer has a power-management feature that shuts off your
computer after a specified period of time since the last keyboard
input, you may experience problems with certain operations that
exceed the time limit. Turn off the power-management feature when
performing a long running operation such as a total or full-system
backup. Check your computer's manuals to find out how to turn off
or change the time limit of the power-management feature.
The computer is trying to boot up from the HP Colorado tape
drive or receiving "Invalid Media" error message
If the computer is trying to boot up the operating system from the HP
Colorado tape drive, simply remove the tape from the tape drive
when starting up your computer.
To get your computer to stop this behavior, you need to change the
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