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  • Page 1 C E R T A N C E Online User’s Guide T r a v a n 2 0 G B I n t e r n a l S t o r a g e S y s t e m...

  • Page 2: Copyright And Trademarks

    Copyright and Trademarks Copyright © 2004 by Certance LLC. All Rights Reserved. Part Number 50000899, Revision B. April 2004 Certance and the Certance logo are trademarks of Certance LLC. Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Certance reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.

  • Page 3: Fcc Notice

    FCC Notice This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception which could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..... . . 1 About this manual ........1 About your Travan tape drive .
  • Page 5 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting ....17 Installation troubleshooting (ATAPI drives) ....17 Installation troubleshooting (SCSI drives) .

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction

    About your Travan tape drive The TapeStor Travan 20GB features a capacity of 20 Gbytes and a data transfer rate of up to 120 Mbytes per minute. NOTE: These values are based on 2:1 data compression. Uncompressed values are one half as high.

  • Page 7: Items You Many Need For The Installation

    Introduction Items you many need for the installation You will need standard (flat-blade) and Phillips screwdrivers to install the tape drive in your • computer. NOTE: Before you install the drive, write down its model number (CTXXX) and serial number in a safe place.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Installing An Atapi Drive

    2. Installing an ATAPI Drive This section describes how to install the TapeStor 20GB ATAPI tape drive. If you are installing a SCSI drive, go to page 8. 1. Examine your computer Before you install your tape drive, look inside your computer or read your computer manual to answer the following questions.

  • Page 9: Set The Master/Slave Jumpers

    Installing an ATAPI Drive Is there a 40-pin IDE cable already attached to your secondary IDE port? If you do not already have a cable for your secondary IDE adapter, you will need to obtain • one before installing your tape drive. 2.

  • Page 10: Attach Or Remove Mounting Brackets

    Installing an ATAPI Drive 3. Attach or remove mounting brackets 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 brack- •...

  • Page 11: Attach Your Tape Drive To The Secondary Ide Port

    Installing an ATAPI Drive 5. Attach your tape drive to the secondary IDE port Are any other devices attached to your secondary IDE port? If no other devices are attached to your secondary IDE port, use a new 40-pin IDE cable to •...

  • Page 12: Connect The Power Cable

    Installing an ATAPI Drive 6. Connect the power cable Connect a 4-pin power cable to the back of the tape drive. If all the power cables in your computer are being used by other devices, you can purchase a Y-shaped power-cable splitter from your com- puter dealer.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3: Installing A Scsi Drive

    3. Installing a SCSI Drive This section describes how to configure and install a TapeStor Travan SCSI tape drive. If you are installing an ATAPI drive, see page 3. NOTE: In order to use your TapeStor Travan SCSI tape drive, you must have a SCSI controller and a 50-pin (narrow) SCSI cable with at least one unused SCSI connector.

  • Page 14: Check Scsi Termination

    Installing a SCSI Drive 2. Check SCSI termination Will your new tape drive be the last or only SCSI device on a SCSI cable? If your drive will be the last device on the SCSI cable or the only device on the cable, as •...

  • Page 15: Check Additional Scsi Options (Optional)

    Installing a SCSI Drive 3. Check additional SCSI options (optional) The drive’s factory-default settings for termination power and parity should work with most computer systems and SCSI host adapters. Do not change these settings unless you have problems accessing your tape drive. SCSI termination power: If you need to disable termination power, remove the termination •...

  • Page 16: Attach Or Remove Mounting Brackets

    Installing a SCSI Drive 4. Attach or remove mounting brackets Are you mounting the drive in a 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch bay? If you are mounting the drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay and your drive did not come with brack- •...

  • Page 17: Connect The Drive To Your Scsi Host Adapter

    Installing a SCSI Drive 6. Connect the drive to your SCSI host adapter If you have enabled SCSI termination for the tape drive, attach the drive to the last 50-pin connector on the SCSI cable. Otherwise, attach the tape drive to the unused 50-pin connector nearest the end of the SCSI cable (see figure).

  • Page 18: Check All Cables In Your Computer System

    Installing a SCSI Drive 8. Check all cables in your computer system Make sure that none have loosened during the installation. Make sure that all cables are routed so that they will not bind or become crimped when you replace the cover of your computer. 9.

  • Page 19: Chapter 4: Operation And Maintenance

    4. Operation and Maintenance Loading and unloading cartridges On the front of your drive is an opening for inserting Travan cartridges. A protective door covers the opening. Above and to the left of the door is the drive-activity light. To load a cartridge: Insert the cartridge in the drive with the metal baseplate facing down and the red write-protect tab on the left.

  • Page 20: Handling Travan Cartridges

    Operation and Maintenance Handling Travan cartridges Although Travan tape cartridges are ruggedly built, they must be handled with care. Observe the fol- lowing precautions: Store cartridges in their protective cases when you are not using them. • Keep cartridges away from dust, dirt and moisture. •...

  • Page 21: Setting The Write-Protect Switch

    Operation and Maintenance Setting the write-protect switch Travan cartridges feature a write-protect or “lock” switch near the upper left corner of the cartridge. When the write-protect switch is in the “unlocked” position, the cartridge is ready for normal writing and reading. When the write-protect switch is in the “locked” position, the drive can read data from the cartridge, but cannot write to the cartridge.

  • Page 22: Installation Troubleshooting (Atapi Drives)

    5. Troubleshooting If you have problems installing or operating your drive, please read through this section and try the proposed solutions. Installation troubleshooting (ATAPI drives) If, after installing an ATAPI tape drive, your computer does not recognize your tape drive or CD-ROM: Make sure all cables are attached firmly.

  • Page 23: Tape Operations Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Installation troubleshooting (SCSI drives) If, after installing the SCSI tape drive, your computer does not recognize your tape drive or other SCSI devices. Make sure that you have installed and configured your backup software properly. • Make sure all cables are attached securely. •...

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