Document Outline

• Online User's Guide - DDS-4/DAT 72 Tape Drives
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
  • Congratulations!
  • Features
  • Capacity and Transfer Rates
  • Applications
  • Using This Guide
• Quick Start Installation
  • Tape Drive Components
  • Installing the Internal Tape Drive
  • Installing the External Tape Drive
• Installing internal tape drives
  • Unpacking
  • What Else You Need
  • Avoiding Electrostatic Damage
  • Installation Summary
  • Collecting the Necessary Tools
  • Reviewing Drive Default Settings
    • SCSI ID
    • Parity Checking
    • Terminator Power
    • Data Compression
    • Media Recognition System (DDS-4 Drives Only)
    • Power-On Self-Test
    • Host Operating System
    • SCSI Wide/Narrow Configuration (DDS-4 Drives Only)
    • Vendor ID
  • Recording Drive Information
  • Accessing the Inside of Your Computer
  • Mounting the Internal Tape Drive
    • Mounting the Drive into a 3.5-inch Drive Bay
    • Mounting the Drive into a 5.25-inch Drive Bay
  • Connecting a SCSI Cable
    • Connecting to a Wide SCSI Connector
    • Connecting to a Narrow SCSI Connector
  • Checking SCSI Termination
  • Connecting a Power Cable
  • Completing Your Installation
  • Registering Your Tape Drive
• Installing external tape drives
  • Unpacking
  • What Else You Need
  • Installation Summary
  • Reviewing Drive Default Settings
    • SCSI ID
    • Parity Checking
    • Data Compression
    • Media Recognition System (DDS-4 Drives Only)
    • Power-On Self-Test
    • Host Operating System
  • Recording Drive Information
  • Connecting a SCSI Cable
    • Connecting to a Wide SCSI Connector
    • Connecting to a Narrow SCSI Connector
  • Checking SCSI Termination
  • Connecting a Power Cable
  • Completing Your Installation
  • Registering Your Tape Drive
• Operating Your Tape Drive
  • Using the Appropriate Media
  • Handling Cartridges
  • Loading a Cartridge
  • Initializing a Blank Cartridge
  • Unloading a Cartridge
  • Write-Protecting a DDS Cartridge
  • Cleaning the Tape Heads
• Understanding the Drive LEDs
  • Front Panel LEDs
  • LED Summary
  • Clean LED
  • Media LED
  • Drive LED
• Troubleshooting
  • Missing or Damaged Parts
  • SCSI ID Problems
  • SCSI Termination Problems
  • Mounting Hardware Problems
  • Drive Does Not Work
  • Power-On Self-Test Fails
  • Computer Does Not Boot
  • Computer Does Not Recognize Drive
  • Backup Program Does Not Recognize Drive
  • Write Error
  • Hardware Error
• Loading Revised Firmware
  • Firmware Upgrade Methods
  • Using Firmware Cartridges
• Technical Support Information
  • World-wide Services
    • World-wide Web
    • E-mail Technical Support
  • Regional Services
    • Phone Technical Support
    • Technical Support FAX
  • Support Services in the Americas
    • Telephone Support
    • Technical Support FAX (US and International)
    • SeaTDD
  • Support Services in Europe
  • Support Services for Africa and the Middle East
  • Support Services in Asia and the Western Pacific
• Index