HP Colorado 5GB User manual

Installation Guide
This guide shows you how to:
1. Connect the tape drive to your parallel port (and printer, if needed)
2. Install the software
3. Select and use tapes with your drive
When you finish, your tape drive will be ready to make a backup.
Check Your Tape-Drive Package
Check each item to ensure you have everything you need.
Data Cable
HP Colorado 5GB
External Tape
Software
User’s
Guide
Power Supply and
Power Cord
(U.S. version shown
other versions may vary.)
Installation
Guide
Software
Installation
CD
Driver Installation diskette
Drive

2
Connecting the
Hardware
Overview
The illustration above shows a hardware setup that will be similar to
yours after you complete the step-by-step installation instructions in this
section.
WARNING: DO NOT, under any circumstances, open the external tape drive’s
case. If you suspect problems with your drive, service must be performed by a
certified HP technician. See the telephone numbers at the back of this manual.
1. Turn OFF your computer.
Printer (if attached)
Tape Drive’s
Power Supply
and Power Cord
Tape Drive’s Data Cable
HP Colorado 5GB
External Tape Drive
Computer

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NOTE: To save space on your desk, tip the HP Colorado 5GB tape drive up on
its side.
NOTE: This tape drive can be used with laptops, desktops, and towers that
meet minimum system requirements listed on page 33. The following
illustrations show it attached to a laptop computer.
2. Connect one end of the power cord into the power supply and the other
end to a wall outlet or power strip. (The power plug and outlet may look
different in your country.)
Power Supply
To HP Colorado 5GB
Power Cord

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3. Plug the tape-drive power cord into the drive.
NOTE: Turn the power off to your drive by disconnecting the power cord from
the wall outlet. There is no power switch on the tape drive.
The power supply is designed to automatically switch into low-energy
mode when the drive is not in use. The HP Colorado 5GB may be safely
left plugged in at all times.
4. Locate the parallel port connector on your computer (your printer might
already be attached to the parallel port).
If you have a printer attached to your computer, go to the next step.
If you do not have a printer attached, proceed to step 6.
Tape-drive power cord
Select any available parallel
port. Your tape drive can
share a parallel port with a
printer.
Parallel ports have
receptacles for 25 pins.

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5. If you have a printer cable attached to the computer’s parallel port,
disconnect it from the computer and plug it into the tape drive’s
connector shown below.
The data cable that came with your drive attaches to the computer’s
parallel port and the tape drive’s remaining 25-pin connector.
6. Attach the tape-drive data cable to your computer’s parallel port and
hand tighten the connector’s retaining screws.
Secure the connector
by tightening the
retaining screws.
Drive’s power connector
Printer connector
Printer’s data cable
(If a printer is sharing
the parallel port with
the tape drive)
Attach this end to
the tape drive. Attach this end to the
computer’s parallel port.
Tape-drive data cable

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7. Attach the cable’s remaining connector to the tape drive and secure it by
tightening the retaining screws.
If You Have Problems...
After connecting your tape drive and turning on your computer, the
computer should start (boot) as it normally does. If it does not, check the
following items:
■Is the computer power cord plugged in?
■Is each device plugged in and turned on?
■Are all cables properly plugged into the back of your computer?
■If you verify all of these and still have problems, try turning off your
computer. Wait at least 20 seconds before turning it back on.
■If you have a printer connected to the HP Colorado 5GB tape drive,
turn off the computer’s power. Disconnect the tape drive and the
printer. Reconnect only your tape drive to the parallel port, then turn
the computer on and start Colorado Backup. If tape drive works, it is
likely you have a conflict with the printer.
Tape-drive data cable
Printer cable
(Only if you are sharing
the port with a printer)

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Using the Tape Drive on Other Computers
The software installation CD that came with your tape drive allows you
to install Colorado Backup for DOS, Windows 3.x, and Windows 95. You
can disconnect the tape drive and move it to another computer as long as
the other computer meets the installation requirements described in the
section “Minimum System Requirements” on page 33.
The first time you connect the tape drive to another computer, you must
also install any necessary software.
To move the tape drive to another computer:
1. Turn OFF your computer.
2. Unplug the tape drive from the outlet or power strip. (There is no power
switch on the tape drive.)
3. Disconnect the data cable from the back of your computer.

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4. Disconnect the printer cable, if any, from the back of your tape drive.
You can now connect the tape drive to another computer by following
the instructions given previously in this manual. See “Connecting the
Hardware” on page 2.
NOTE: Remember to turn the computer OFF before attaching the tape drive.
The first time you attach the drive to a computer, see “Install Colorado
Backup for Your Operating System” on page 10.
Each additional time, after attaching the tape drive to that computer:
■turn ON the computer
■start Colorado Backup

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Installing the Software
Check Your Parallel Ports
Before installing the software, you should check your computer’s parallel
port settings to ensure the maximum performance from your tape drive.
There are currently four types of parallel ports on the market: (listed from
the slowest data transfer rate to the fastest) unidirectional, bidirectional,
Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
New computers are likely to have at least an Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP),
which allows the maximum performance from your tape drive. Consult
your computer’s documentation to learn if you have an EPP or ECP port.
If you have one, verify that it is configured to the fastest possible setting.
Interchangeability of Tapes
The Colorado Backup software for DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and
the Windows NT applet have the following interchangeability:
CAUTION: If you create backups under more than one operating system,
use a separate set of tapes for each operating system. Label each tape
appropriately.
You created the backup on 5GB tapes using:
You can restore backups from 5GB tapes
using:
Colorado
Backup for
DOS ver. 4.9
Colorado
Backup for
Windows ver.
3.0
Colorado
Backup for
Windows 95
ver. 3.1
Windows NT
4.0 Backup
Applet
Colorado Backup for DOS ver. 4.9 Yes No Yes No
Colorado Backup for Windows ver. 3.0 No Yes No No
Colorado Backup for Windows 95 ver. 3.1 Yes Yes Yes No
Windows NT 4.0 Backup Applet No No No Yes

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Install Colorado Backup for Your Operating System
Your parallel-port tape drive can easily be shared among computers using
different operating systems. Changing the drive between computers is as
easy as attaching it to the parallel port and starting Colorado Backup. The
Colorado Backup software installation CD includes the files for installing
the backup software for DOS, Windows, and Windows 95. Your tape
drive can also be configured to work with Windows NT 4.0. Select the
environment you work in and turn to the appropriate section for
installation instructions:
■DOS—page 10
■Windows—page 15
■Windows 95—page 21
■Windows NT 4.0—page 25
NOTE: If your computer has a power-management feature that shuts off your
computer after a specified period of time since the last keyboard input, you may
experience problems with certain operations that exceed the time limit. Turn off
the power-management feature when performing a long running operation such
as a total or full-system backup. Check your computer’s manuals to find out
how to turn off or change the time limit of the power-management feature.
Installing Colorado Backup for DOS
NOTE: Do not install Colorado Backup for DOS for use in Windows 95. This
application does not support Windows 95 conventions such as long filenames
and backups of the registry. See “Installing Colorado Backup for Windows 95”
on page 21.
1. Attach the tape drive to your parallel port as described in “Connecting
the Hardware” on page 2. The drive must be attached to install and
configure the software.
2. Insert the software installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. If your
computer does not have a CD-ROM, see page 33.
3. At the DOS prompt, type D:\SETUP and press ENTER (where D: is your
CD-ROM’s drive letter).

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The following screen appears:
4. Select the desired language or leave the default and press ENTER.
The following screen appears:
5. Select Install Colorado Backup for DOS.
Highlight here and press
ENTER to install the
software.
Highlight here and press
ENTER to make an installation
diskette to use on another
computer that does not have a
CD-ROM drive.
Highlight here and press
ENTER for information about
how to view the online user’s
guide.

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The following screen appears:
6. Select Colorado 5GB, T4000s, PowerTape and press ENTER.
The following screen appears.
7. Either accept the default directory name of C:\CBD or type a different
drive letter and directory name where you want Colorado Backup
installed. Select OK.
The following screen appears:
8. Highlight Parallel Port and select OK.
Highlight here and
press ENTER.
Highlight here
and press ENTER.

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The following screen appears.
9. If you want to be able to schedule backups to start automatically while
you are away from your computer, press the spacebar to mark the check
box. If you want to save the additional hard drive space required for this
feature or do not wish to do unattended backups, leave the check box
empty. Select OK.
The Colorado Backup files are then copied to your hard drive.
When all the files have been copied to your hard drive, the following
screen appears.
10. If the letter of the drive from which your computer boots is not C:, enter
the correct letter. (C: is the most common boot drive.) Select OK.
11. A screen appears indicating that the software installation was successful.
Select OK. Colorado Backup automatically closes leaving you at the DOS
prompt.
12. Remove the software installation CD from your CD-ROM drive and store
it in a safe place.
13. Reboot by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
14. To start the Colorado Backup software, at the DOS prompt type
CD \CBD (or the name of the installation directory you entered in
step 7) and press ENTER.

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15. Type TAPE and press ENTER.
The Main screen appears:
16. If the Colorado Backup window does not appear or you receive an error
message, see “If You Have Problems...” on page 27.
If you are ready to perform tape operations, read:
■“Using Tapes and Caring for Your Drive” on page 30.
■The online Colorado Backup User’s Guide or click on Help! inside the
software to learn how to back up and restore data, compare files, and
use the application’s options and features.
If you installed the software from the software installation CD, the
online User’s Guide is on your hard drive, or if you installed the
software from a diskette, the online User’s Guide is on that diskette. To
read it, open the file DOSGUIDE.TXT with any ASCII text editor.
If you also have Windows 3.x on your computer, you can read an
Acrobat version of the online User’s Guide by inserting the software
installation CD, clicking on File, Run, typing

(where D:
is your CD-ROM’s drive letter), then clicking on User’s Guide.
Menu bar: Select
menu commands
from here.
To copy files from your
hard drive to a tape,
select this button.
To restore files on tape to
a hard drive, select this
button.
Status line:
Displays a short
help message.
Command push buttons
To compare files on tape to
files on your hard drive (in
order to verify that you will
be able to restore your
backup), select this button.

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Installing Colorado Backup for Windows
NOTE: Do not install Colorado Backup for Windows 3.1 for use in Windows
95. This application does not support Windows 95 conventions such as long
filenames and backups of the registry. See “Installing Colorado Backup for
Windows 95” on page 21.
1. Connect the tape drive to your parallel port as described in “Connecting
the Hardware” on page 2. The drive must be attached to install and
configure the software.
2. Insert the software installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. If your
computer does not have a CD-ROM, see page 33.
3. In Windows, open the Program Manager window, if it is not already
open.
4. From the Windows’ Program Manager, Click on the File menu and select
Run. The Run box appears.
5. In the Command Line box, type D:\SETUP and press ENTER (where D: is
your CD-ROM’s drive letter).
The following screen appears:
6. Select the desired language or leave the default and click Next.

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The following screen appears:
7. Click on the Install button.
The following screen appears:
8. Either accept the default installation directory of C:\CBW or type in a
new directory name. Then click on OK.
9. A dialog box appears explaining that the installation process must alter
your AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI, and SYSTEM.INI files.
Current copies of these files are saved with the extension OLD in the
directory indicated in the previous step. Click on OK to proceed.
The Colorado Backup files are then copied to the directory indicated in
step 8.
Click here to install the
software.
Click here to make an installation
diskette to use on another
computer that does not have a
CD-ROM drive.
Click here to view the online
user’s guide. The first time you
click here, you will have the
option of installing Acrobat
Reader software, if you do not
already have it.

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10. After the files are copied, the Colorado Backup main window appears
with a dialog box indicating that Windows needs to be restarted before
Colorado Backup will work properly. Make sure all applications are closed
and click on OK. Colorado Backup and Windows are exited and restarted.
When the main window reappears, you are ready to configure the tape
drive.
Configuration begins with the following dialog box. Click on any Help
button if you need more information about the displayed dialog box.
11. Accept the default setting by clicking on OK.
The following screen appears:
12. Click on Yes.
13. You are notified that the configuration process was successful. Click on
OK.
A dialog box appears indicating that the installation is complete and the
settings have been saved. It also contains brief instructions for creating
an automated backup system.
This is the
configuration you
are performing.

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14. Click on OK. Colorado Backup for Windows shuts down, leaving you in
Windows’ Program Manager with the Colorado Backup for Windows
program group displayed.
15. The software is now installed. You can open the software and make your
first backup, or you can set up the Automated Daily Backup as described
in the following steps.
16. If you want Colorado Backup to automatically make backups of your files
at a designated time each day, double-click on the Automated Daily
Backup icon in the Colorado Backup for Windows program group.
The scheduling dialog box appears.
When turned on, the Automated Daily Backup feature creates the
following operations:
■Automated Total—This operation runs each Monday. The tape is
erased to make room for a Total backup of all detected local hard
drives. It then copies all files—applications, systems files, and data
files—from each detected local hard drive. The files on tape are then
compared to the original hard drive files to ensure their accuracy. This
provides a complete copy of your hard drive(s) at the time of the
backup.
Double-click on
this icon to start
Colorado Backup.
Double-click on
this icon to set up
an automated
backup schedule.
Double-click on
this icon to
backup all files
that have
changed since
your last
backup.
Double-click on
this icon to start
a backup of all
files on all local
hard drives.

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■Automated Modified—This operation runs each day from Tuesday to
Sunday, backing up only files that have been edited or added since
your last backup. Each backup creates a separate volume which is
added to the tape after each previous backup volume. The
combination of Monday’s Total and the six Modified backups gives
you an up-to-date copy of all files.
17. To create an automated backup system, select On. The default time of
11:59 p.m. (23:59 if you are using a 24-hour clock) appears as the
scheduled time for the daily backup.
18. Accept the default time or enter the time you prefer to have your backups
run automatically. Click on OK.
19. An explanation of the Automated Daily Backup appears. Click on OK.
An icon labeled Colorado Scheduler appears on your desktop.
The presence of the Scheduler icon indicates that the macros will run at
their specified times if you:
■Leave a tape in your tape drive
■Exit out of Colorado Backup for Windows
■Leave your computer on with Windows running
20. Remove the software installation CD from your CD-ROM drive and store
it in a safe place.
21. To open Colorado Backup, double-click on the Backup icon.

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The Colorado Backup main window appears.
22. If the Colorado Backup window does not appear or you receive an error
message, see “If You Have Problems...” on page 27.
If you are ready to perform tape operations, read:
■“Using Tapes and Caring for Your Drive” on page 30.
■The online User’s Guide or the online Help to learn how to back up
and restore data, compare files, and use the application’s options and
features.
To read the online User’s Guide, insert the software installation CD,
click on File, Run, type

(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.
Floppy-drive icon:
One for each floppy
drive installed in
your computer.
Hard-drive icon: One
for each hard drive
installed on your
computer. If you are
connected to a
network, mapped
drives and network
servers also appear.
Tape-drive icon: Labeled
with “No Tape” when there
is no tape in the drive.
Quick Reference: Click on one of
the eight buttons at the bottom of
the window to see instructions for
that operation.