On Completion; Use The Correct Media; Check Drive Operation - HP C1593B - SureStore DAT Tape 5000e Drive Installation Manual

On Completion

Once you have completed the installation:
• Make sure you have the correct media.
• Power on and check that your new drive is operational.
• Insert the HP SureStore Tape CD-ROM. It contains drivers, backup
• Register your tape drive to ensure that you benefit from the full 3-year

Use The Correct Media

For optimum performance and storage capacity, use tape cartridges that
match your drive's format, and normally use only one cartridge per day.
• HP SureStore DAT24 drives work best with DDS-3 cartridges.
• HP SureStore DAT8 drives work best with DDS-2 cartridges.
• HP SureStore Tape 5000 drives use only DDS-1 cartridges (60-meter
However, most HP SureStore DAT drives are fully backward compatible.
The compatibility between drive models and cartridges is summarized in
the following table. Shaded boxes show the recommended media for each
tape drive.
HP SureStore Tape 5000
HP SureStore DAT8
HP SureStore DAT24
HP SureStore DAT40
* Capacity assumes 2:1 compression.

Check Drive Operation

1 Switch on the drive and the computer. The tape drive will run its hardware
self-test, which takes about 5 seconds. At the end of the hardware self-test,
both front panel lights should be off. Read more about the self-test and
front panel lights in the electronic User's Guide on the HP SureStore Tape
CD-ROM.
software, utilities and user information.
warranty period.
or 90-meter).
DDS-1 DDS-1
60 meter 90 meter
2.6 GB* 4 GB*
read/write read/write
read/write read/write
read only
Installing an "eU" Model Drive (external for Unix)
DDS-2
120 meter
8 GB*
read/write
read/write read/write
HP SureStore DAT
DDS-3 DDS-4
125 meter 150 meter
24 GB*
40 GB*
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