Step 7 - Test Your Installation - Exabyte EXB-8205 Owner's Manual

Installation
Step 7 – Test your installation
After installing your tape drive and application software, check the
installation by performing a simple backup and restore operation to verify
that your software and tape drive are communicating properly before you
begin operation.
To check the installation, do the following:
1. Locate a data cartridge that does not contain any valuable
2. Gently push the data cartridge into the tape drive, as shown, until
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Note: If this is the first time you have used the tape drive or if
the tape drive has been stored for six months or more,
repeat steps 4 and 5 of the following procedure at least
two times or for two hours (whichever is greater).
information and make sure that its write-protect switch is set to
write-enable (see page 45).
the load mechanism pulls the cartridge into the drive.
EXB–8205 and EXB–8505