Iomega Ditto Tape Drive User manual

Ditto Tape Drive Installation
Installation des Ditto -Bandlaufwerks
Installation du lecteur de bande Ditto
Installazione dell’unità a nastro Ditto
Het Ditto-tapestation installeren
Installation av Ditto bandstation
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Internal Tape Drive

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Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Table of Contents
Ditto Tape Drive Installation ................................................ 4
Installation des Ditto -Bandlaufwerks ................................16
Installation du lecteur de bande Ditto ................................28
Instalación de la unidad de cinta Ditto ...............................40
Installazione dell’unità a nastro Ditto ................................ 52
Het Ditto-tapestation installeren ........................................64
Installation av Ditto bandstation ........................................76

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Intalling Your Internal Tape DriveIntalling Your Internal Tape Drive
Intalling Your Internal Tape DriveIntalling Your Internal Tape Drive
Intalling Your Internal Tape Drive
Don’t miss Iomega’s new
internal tape drive installation
video!
Installing your internal tape drive is now easier than ever! We’ve
created an installation video to help you install your internal tape drive
quickly and easily. You don’t want to miss this! You can watch it as
many times as necessary—simply put the Ditto Tools CD into your CD-
ROM drive and follow the directions below for your operating system.
Windows 95 and NT
1Quit out of the software installation that may start when you insert
the CD.
2Click the Start button and choose Run.
3Type X:video32.exe (where X is the letter for your CD-ROM drive)
and click OK.
Windows 3.1 and higher
1Choose Run from the Program Manager’s File menu.
2Type X:video16.exe (where X is the letter for your CD-ROM drive)
and click OK.
Run the video as many times as you want to, following along
with the printed guide; remember that you won’t be able to run
the video as you install the drive because the computer power
will be off.

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Using this section as a guide, you will be able to install your
new internal tape drive. Installation of the tape drive
requires three basic steps.*
1 Preparing your computer
2 Preparing the drive
3 Connecting the drive to the computer
These steps are explained in an on-line video on the Ditto
Tools CD. Before you turn your computer off, we
recommend you view this video.
To complete this project you will need a phillips screw-driver
and, perhaps, a flathead screwdriver. We also recommend
that you set your computer on a table (not the floor) to
install the drive.
*If you are installing a Ditto Dash accelerator card, see the Ditto Dash Installation Guide, and
install the card before installing the drive.
Getting StartedGetting Started
Getting StartedGetting Started
Getting Started
Unpack the tape drive and accessories onto a table.
Caution: Touch a grounded metal object (like a metal cover screw on your computer) to
discharge personal static electricity before handling the tape drive.
Tape Drive
Iomega Backup Software
Tape Cable
Mounting Screws
English

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Preparing the ComputerPreparing the Computer
Preparing the ComputerPreparing the Computer
Preparing the Computer
1 Remove any CD-ROM disks or floppy disks from the
computer's drives, turn off the power switch, and
disconnect the power cord.
WARNING: Always disconnect computer electrical power at the power source before
beginning any computer hardware change.
2 Remove the computer cover.
(Most computers have three or four screws on the rear panel that hold the cover. Refer
to your computer manual if removal is unclear.)
Disconnect power
3 Locate a vacant 51/4-inch drive bay. Remove the plastic
cover and, if necessary, the metal shield.
Metal Shield
Plastic Cover
51/4-inch Bay
Tower View
Metal
Shield
Plastic
Cover
51/4-inch Bay

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4 Unfold the tape cable and note the stripe on the edge
of the cable.
1-Connector End
2-Connector End
Stripe
Installing a Ditto Dash DX Accelerator CardInstalling a Ditto Dash DX Accelerator Card
Installing a Ditto Dash DX Accelerator CardInstalling a Ditto Dash DX Accelerator Card
Installing a Ditto Dash DX Accelerator Card
If you did not purchase a Ditto Max tape drive, go directly to
step 10. If you did purchase a Ditto Max tape drive, you
received an additional piece of hardware—a Ditto Dash DX
accelerator card. You should now install the Ditto Dash DX.
5 Locate a vacant 16-bit expansion slot and remove the
expansion slot cover.
Use the 16-bit expansion slot
Expansion
Slot Cover (remove)
Computers have either
VERTICAL or HORIZONTAL
expansion slots.
6 Find the colored stripe on the edge of the tape cable.

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7 Connect the tape cable to the accelerator card as
shown below.
Tape Cable
Accelerator Card
8 Install the accelerator card into the 16-bit expansion
slot by pushing firmly on the accelerator edge until it
"clicks" into the slot; secure with a screw.
Accelerator Card
Ditto Dash Tape Cable
16-Bit Expansion Slot

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9 Thread the tape cable through the bay opening where
the tape drive will be installed and go directly to step
16 (skipping steps 10 - 15).
10 If you do not have a Ditto Dash DX accelerator card,
locate your floppy drive cable and find where it
connects to your computer. (You can trace the cable
from the rear of your floppy drive to its connection on
the computer.)
11 Now look at the cable and find the striped edge,
making a note of how the stripe on the cable is
oriented to the connector. (Is it on the left or right
side, top or bottom?)
12 After identifying the striped edge of the floppy drive
cable, unplug it from the computer.
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Floppy Drive
Floppy Drive Cable

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13 Now plug the tape cable onto the same connection
from which you just removed the floppy drive cable.
Be sure maintain the stripe orientation.
Floppy Drive Cable
Computer
Tape Driv
e
Note: The most common mistake made when installing a tape drive occurs when the cables
are connected improperly. To avoid this problem be sure to plug the striped edge into
Pin One and plug the cable onto the pins properly.