HP Colorado 5GB C4354A User manual

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Installation Guide
HP Colorado 5GB and 8GB Internal Tape Drives
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Viewing the Online User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Running the Install Assistant Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware
Installing the Internal Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
If You Have Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 3: Installing the Software
Installing the Software for Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing Colorado Backup for DOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing Colorado Backup for Windows (3.1 or 3.11). . . . . . . . 23
Installing Colorado Backup for Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring the drive for Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
If You Have Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 4: Using Tapes and Caring for Your Tape Drive
Choosing Tapes for Your Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Inserting Tapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Removing Tapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Caring for Your Tape Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 5: Technical Information
Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Colorado Backup for DOS Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Colorado Backup for Windows Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Colorado Backup for Windows 95 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
LAN Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
What Affects Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Drive Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 6: Customer Support Services
Support for Your Tape Drive and Colorado Backup Software . . . . . 54

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Chapter 1: Getting
Started
This Installation Guide shows you how to:
■Run the Install Assistant
■Install the tape drive in your computer
■Install the software
■Select and use tapes with your drive
When you finish, your tape drive will be ready to make a backup. For
more information, see the online User’s Guide.
Viewing the Online User’s Guide
The Software Installation CD contains a User’s Guide that shows you how
to:
■Use the Colorado Backup software to back up, restore, and verify data
■Recover from a hard drive crash
Windows 95
If the Colorado Backup software has already been installed, from the
Start menu, select Programs, Colorado Backup, User’s Guide to view
the electronic User’s Guide.
You can also view the User’s Guide on the CD. To do this, insert the
Software Installation CD, click on Start, Run, type D:\SETUP (where D: is
your CD-ROM’s drive letter), then click on the User’s Guide button.
Windows 3.1
Insert the Software Installation CD, click on File, Run, type D:\SETUP
(where D: is your CD-ROM’s drive letter), then click on the User’s Guide
button. You will have the option of installing the Acrobat Reader
software if you do not already have it.

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DOS
If you installed the software from the Software Installation CD, the
online User’s Guide is on your hard drive in the same directory as the
software. If you installed the software from a diskette, the online User’s
Guide is on that diskette. To access the User’s Guide, open the file
DOSGUIDE.TXT with any ASCII text editor.
Running the Install Assistant Program
The Install Assistant program evaluates
your computer system and recommends
the most successful way to attach your
new HP Colorado tape drive.
1. Insert the diskette labeled Run this first!
into your floppy drive.
2. For DOS and Windows 3.1:
Exit to the DOS prompt, type A:\ASSIST
(where A: is the floppy drive letter)
and press ENTER.
For Windows 95 and NT 4.0:
Click the Start button on the task bar,
select Run, type A:\ASSIST
(where A: is the floppy drive letter)
and click on OK.
3. Run the Install Assistant program and select “Recommend...”
4. Print the Install Assistant’s results to provide answers to all the questions
you will encounter during this installation process:
JUMPER
SETTING?
WHICH
IDE
CONTROLLER?
DATA CABLE
INSTRUCTIONS?
ADDITIONAL
IDE CARD
REQUIRED?

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Chapter 2: Installing
the Hardware
Installing the Internal Tape Drive
1. Locate the following items before you begin to install the tape drive:
■A medium-size Phillips screwdriver
■Your computer system’s manual (you may need to look up
information about the location of your IDE controllers).
CAUTION: The discharge of static electricity can damage electronic circuitry.
You can avoid static discharge by touching a grounded metal object such as
your computer’s case before and during installation of hardware inside your
computer or by wearing a grounding strap.
2. Make sure you have the items shown below.
Installation Guide
HP Colorado
Software
Screws
OPTIONAL
Data Cable
(you may not
need this)
Install Assistant
Program Diskette
Installation
CD
Tape Drive

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3. Run the Install Assistant program, if you have not already done so (see
page 3).
4. Remove the Install Assistant diskette.
5. Turn OFF your computer, monitor, and other devices.
Unplug the power cables from the wall outlet or from the power strip, if
you use one. (The power plug and outlet may look different in your
country.)
6. Remove the cover from your computer.
WARNING: Be careful of any sharp edges that may be present inside your
computer.
7. Refer to the printout from the Install Assistant (see page 3). Find the section
labeled ADDITIONAL IDE CARD REQUIRED?
■If NO, skip this step.
■If YES, follow the directions in the HP Colorado IDE Adapter Card
Installation Guide before continuing (contact your local vendor to
purchase the card).
See your computer’s
manual if you need help
removing the cover.
Computer OFF

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8. Do you want to install the tape drive in a larger “half-height” drive bay or
a smaller “1-inch” drive bay?
Remove the cover plate from the desired drive bay.
TIP: Keep any mounting hardware such as rails. You will need this
hardware for securing the drive in step 11.
9. If you are installing the tape drive in a larger “half-height” drive bay, skip
this step.
If you are installing the tape
drive in the smaller “1-inch”
drive bay, remove and discard
the mounting bracket from
the tape drive.
The smaller drive bay
configuration (without
mounting brackets) is
illustrated in the remaining
steps of this guide.
Available half-height drive bay
Available 1-inch drive bay
See your computer’s
manual if you need help
removing the drive bay cover.
(approx. 6” x 1.75”/15cm x 4.5 cm)
(approx. 3.5” x 1”/8.9 cm x 2.54 cm)
Mounting
Bracket
Tape drive

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10. Refer to the printout from the Install Assistant (see page 3). Find the section
labeled JUMPER SETTING? Set the jumper as advised.
TIP: You can use needle-nose pliers
if you need to move the jumper.
Slave
Check the back of your tape drive and
make sure the jumper is on the center
location (Slave-SL).
or Master
Check the back of your tape drive and
make sure the jumper is on the right-
hand location (Master-MA).
Don’t use
CS (Cable Select)
Don’t use
CS (Cable Select)
Green circuit
board is the top
of the drive
This is a jumper.
This is a jumper.
Back view of the tape drive

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11. Insert the drive into the drive bay. Be careful not to dislodge any cables
inside your computer as you do this.
WARNING: The drive requires a secure fit. If there is a gap of 1/8 inch (3.2
mm) or more on either side of the drive, you will not be able to secure it. In this
case, obtain and attach “rails” from your computer manufacturer BEFORE
inserting the tape drive. (You may already have what you need from step 8.)
12. If there is not much room around the back of the tape drive, it may be
better to wait until step 17 to complete this step.
Secure the drive into the bay, using the screws included:
■if installing in the large drive bay, use the silver screws
(#6-32 x 1/4” screws).
■if installing in the small drive bay, use the black screws
(M3x0.5 x 6 mm metric screws).
The screws electrically ground the tape drive.
Use all four screws
2
1
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13. Refer to the printout from the Install Assistant (see page 3). Find the section
labeled WHICH IDE CONTROLLER?
TIP: If the Install Assistant stated that your tape drive will share the
data cable with another device (such as your CD-ROM), simply follow
the cable already attached to that device down to the circuit board in
order to locate the IDE controller that you need. If you find an extra
connector along that cable, in the next step, simply attach the tape
drive to that cable. Go to step 14 now.
Inside your computer, you may find up to five IDE controllers. Locate the
40-pin IDE controller that will be used by the tape drive as indicated by
the Install Assistant:
■The first two IDE controllers (Primary and Secondary) are usually on
the mother board of the computer.
■The third, fourth, or fifth IDE controller may be located on an
expansion card or sound board and may not be labeled.
See your computer’s
manual if you need
Computer manufacturers use a wide variety of
labels for IDE controllers! Look on your
computer’s circuit boards for tiny printing such
as:
- PRI and SEC (for primary IDE and secondary IDE)
- IDE-0 and IDE-1
- IDE-1 and IDE-2
- HD and CD-ROM (most common devices to be attached)
- PCI-IDE and ISA-IDE
You will see a variety of connectors inside
your computer that look similar to the 40-
pin connector but have more or less pins.
Find the connectors that are the correct
size to fit the cable that came in the
box with your drive.
IDE Controllers
help finding the
Not shown actual size.
IDE Controllers
IDE Controller.

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14. Refer to the printout from the Install Assistant (see page 3). Find the section
labeled DATA CABLE INSTRUCTIONS?
Follow the instructions on the next page for either “One Device” or “Two
Devices” as advised.
TIP: If you are sharing the IDE data cable between the HP tape drive and
another device, when the HP tape drive is configured as “Slave” the other
device must be configured as “Master.” Similarly, if the HP tape drive is
configured as “Master” the other device must be configured as “Slave.”
CAUTION: Make sure that you are attaching the cable correctly! You must
locate PIN-1 on each connector and attach the cable so that the edge with the
color stripe is aligned with PIN-1. If the cable is attached incorrectly, your
computer may not boot up.
PIN-1
The cable’s colored edge is aligned
with PIN-1 of the IDE connector.
colored stripe on
the data cable
PIN-1
The cable’s colored edge is aligned
with PIN-1 on the tape drive.