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Contents
Page
3 Introduction
5 Installing the drive
15 Operation and maintenance
22 Troubleshooting
25 Technical Support
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Copyright 2002, Seagate Removable Storage Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may
be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from Seagate Removable Storage Solutions.
Product features and specifications described in this guide are subject to change without notification.
Seagate and the Seagate Logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, LLC. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
Publication Number T-013, Rev. A, January, 2002
FCC Notice
This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception which could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such
interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation.
If interference does occur, try to correct it by taking one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the computer and the receiver.
• Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Further, this equipment complies with the limits for a Class B digital apparatus in accordance with Canadian Radio
Interference Regulations ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canda.
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About this manual
This manual describes how to install and oper-
ate your new Seagate Travan 40GB tape drive.
The manual also contains information on
troubleshooting and technical support for your
new drive.
Note. Wherever a page number is referenced in
this online manual, you can click on the
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Introduction
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About your Travan tape drive
The Seagate Travan 40GB can store up to 40
Gbytes on a single Travan 40 cartridge, and
features a data transfer rate of up to 240
Mbytes per minute.
Note. These values are based on 2:1 data
compression. Uncompressed values are
one half as high. Capacities, backup
speeds and transfer rates will vary with
file type and system configuration.
This drive also includes Seagate FastSense(TM)
technology for optimizing drive and host data
transfer rates.
The Seagate Travan 40GB can read and write
Travan 40 cartridges. It can read but
not write
Travan 20 or NS20 (TR-5) cartridges.
Note. This drive cannot use TR-1, TR-2, TR-3,
TR-4, or QIC-80 cartridges.
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This chapter describes how to install the
Seagate Travan 40GB ATAPI tape drive in your
computer.
What you will need
• You will need a standard flat-bladed screwdriver
and a Phillips screwdriver to install the tape
drive in your computer.
•This tape drive must be attached to a second-
ary IDE port. If your computer has two IDE
ports, and the secondary port is not being
used, you may need to obtain a 40-pin IDE
interface cable for your tape drive. See page
8 for details.
If your computer has only a single IDE port,
you will need to obtain a new ATAPI host
adapter that provides a secondary IDE port for
the tape drive. You will also need a second
40-pin IDE interface cable for your tape drive.
See page 9 for details.
Installing the drive
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Important precautions
To protect your computer and drive from electro-
static damage, follow these guidelines:
• Before you open your computer or remove the
drive from its antistatic bag, ground yourself
by touching the metal chassis of your com-
puter or some other grounded object. For
optimal protection, use an electrostatic
grounding strap.
Note. To be properly grounded, your computer
must be plugged into a grounded electri-
cal outlet.
• Do not touch any printed circuit boards or
electronic chips on your drive or in your
computer.
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Installation Procedure
Follow the steps below to install the Travan
40GB drive in your computer
Note. We recommend that you install your
backup software
before you install your
tape drive. For more information, see the
instructions that came with the backup
software.
1. Decide where to attach the tape drive.
Before you install your tape drive, you should
determine how many IDE ports your computer
has. You may find this information in the manual
for your computer. You can also look inside your
computer and compare your system with the
illustrations on pages 8 and 9.
If your computer has two IDE ports, continue to
page 8. If your computer has only one IDE port,
see page 9.
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If your computer has two IDE ports:
Most modern computers have two IDE ports.
Each port can support up to two devices (on a
single IDE cable). A hard disk is usually at-
tached to the
primary IDE port, as shown in
Figure 1. However, the Travan 40 should not be
attached to an IDE port that is being used by a
hard disc or a sound card. Thus, you must use
the secondary IDE port for your tape drive.
If no devices or cables are attached to the
secondary IDE port (as shown in Figure 1), you
will need to obtain a second IDE cable for your
tape drive.
If a CD-ROM or other compatible device is
attached to the secondary IDE port (as shown in
Figure 2) you can install the tape drive on the
same cable as the CD-ROM.
Continue to page 10 for instructions on setting
the master-slave jumpers.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Computer
Motherboard
Primary
IDE port
Secondary
IDE port
Hard
Disc
Hard
Disc
Attach tape drive and cable here
(tape drive must be configured
as "Master")
Computer
Motherboard
Primary
IDE port
Secondary
IDE port CD-ROM
configured as "Master"
Attach tape drive here
configured as "Slave"
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
Hard
Disc
Hard
Disc
EXAMPLE 1: Existing computer with two IDE ports
(hard disc attached to the primary IDE port)
EXAMPLE 2: Existing computer with two IDE ports
(ATAPI devices on both primary and secondary IDE Ports)
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If your computer has only one IDE port:
• If your computer has only a single IDE port,
as shown in Figure 3, it is probably being
used by the hard disc drive. You should not
attach your tape drive to an IDE port that is
being used by a hard disc or a sound card.
In this situation, before you can install the
tape drive, you must purchase an ATAPI host
adapter that provides a second IDE port. You
will also need a second IDE cable for the
tape drive. After installing the host adapter,
set the master/slave jumpers as described on
page 10.
Figure 3
Computer
Motherboard
Primary
IDE port
Hard
Disc
Hard
Disc
Since there is no secondary IDE
port, you must purchase an ATAPI
host adapter that provides two ports
EXAMPLE 3: Existing computer with only one IDE port
(hard disc attached to primary port)
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