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Once you have installed the drive hardware, check that drivers have been
installed correctly and you have the correct version of backup software, and
verify that the tape drive is functioning properly before you store your valuable
data.
Note:
1.
Switch on the drive and the server.
2.
The tape drive will run its hardware self-test, which takes about 5
seconds. At the end of the hardware self-test:
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DAT 160 drives: If self-test passes, the green Ready LED flashes
and then shows steady green. If the test fails, the Drive Error and
Tape Error LEDs flash, while the Ready and Clean (or Use Cleaning
Cartridge) LEDs are off. This continues until the drive is reset.
•
DAT 72 drives: If self-test passes, both front panel lights should be
off. If a hard error causes the self-test to fail, the clean light changes
to steady amber.
See
panel lights.
3.
Make sure the correct drivers are installed.
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Installing drivers (Windows)
We recommend that you download the latest driver from
www.tandbergdata.com
New Hardware wizard runs, follow the on-screen instructions to install
drivers from the download location.
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Installing drivers (other operating systems)
Drivers are included with the operating system and should be loaded
automatically. To upgrade drivers we recommend that you patch to
the latest version of the operating system.
August 2009
Verify installation
Certain backup applications require you to use their own
Tape driver instead of the HP Tape driver.
"Front
panel" on page 24 for more information about front
before installation. If the Windows Found
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