Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Travan 40 GB Quantum
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Quantum Travan 40 GB Intern al Storage System, P/N 50002765 , B01 , July 2005 Made in U SA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication “as is ” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied wa rran ties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System iii Content s Chapter 1 Introduction 1 About This Manual ............. ...................... ....................... .................... .............. 1 About Your Travan Tape Drive ................. ...
iv Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 19 Installation troubleshooting ............... ......... ........... .................... ..................... 19 Tape Operations Troubleshooting ................... .........
Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction About This Manual 1 This manual describes h ow to install and operate your new Quantum Travan 40GB tape drive. The manu al also contains information on troubleshooting and technical support for your new drive.
Introduction About Y our Travan T ape Drive 2 Quantum Travan 40 GB Interna l Storage System About Y our T ravan T ape Drive 1 The Travan 40GB can store up to 40 Gbytes on a single Travan 40 cartridge, and features a data transf er rate of up to 240 Mbytes per minute.
Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 3 Chapter 2 2 Inst alling the Drive What Y ou Will Need 2 You will need a standard flat-b laded screwdriver and a PHILLIPS® screwdriver to install the tape drive in your computer. This tape drive must be att ached to a secondary IDE po rt .
Installing the Drive Installation Procedure 4 Quantum Travan 40 GB Interna l Storage System some other grounded object. For opti mal protection, use an electrostatic grounding strap. Do not touch any printed circuit boards or electronic chips on your drive or in your computer.
Installing the Drive Installation Procedure Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 5 Figure 1 Existing Computer WithT wo IDE Ports (Hard Disc Attached to the Primary IDE Port) If no devices or cables are attached to the secondary IDE port (see figure 1 ) you will need to obtain a second IDE cable for your tape drive.
Installing the Drive Installation Procedure 6 Quantum Travan 40 GB Interna l Storage System Figure 2 Existing Computer with T wo IDE Ports (A T API Devices on Both Primary and Secondary IDE Ports) Continue to page 7 for instruct ions on setting the master/slave jumpers.
Installing the Drive Installation Procedure Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 7 Figure 3 Existing computer with only one IDE port (hard di sc attached to primary port) 2 Set the master/slav.
Installing the Drive Installation Procedure 8 Quantum Travan 40 GB Interna l Storage System Figure 4 Second A T API Device Configured for “Cable Select” 3 Attach or remove mounting brackets Are you mounting t he drive in a 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch drive bay? If you are mounting the drive in a 5.
Installing the Drive Installation Procedure Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 9 Figure 5 Y ou may have to remove the mounting brackets 4 Mount the drive Slide the drive into an unused drive bay unt il the bezel is flush with the front of the computer.
Installing the Drive Installation Procedure 10 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 5 Attach your tape drive to the secondary IDE port Are any other devices attached to your secondary IDE port.
Installing the Drive Installation Procedure Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 11 Figure 8 Use a Mew 40-Pin IDE Cable In either case, make sure that pin 1 on the tape drive (located next to the power connector) is connected to pin 1 on the IDE cable and on the IDE port connector.
Installing the Drive Using The T ape Drive 12 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 7 Check all cables in your computer system Make sure that no cables have loos ened during the installation. Make sure that al l cables are routed so that they will not bind or become crimped when you replace the cover of your computer.
Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 13 Chapter 3 3 Operation and Maintenance Loading and Unloading Cartridges 3 On the front of your drive is an opening for insert ing Travan cartridges. A protective door covers the opening. Above and to the le ft of the door is the drive-activity light that do ubles as a cartridge-eject button.
Operation and Ma intenance Handling T rav an Cartridge s 14 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System Figure 10 T o Load a Cartridge T o Unload a Cartridge 3 Wait until t he Drive-activity / Eject button light is off.
Operation and Maintena nce Setting the Write-Protect Switch Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 15 • Do not expose cartridges to temper ature extremes or rapid changes in temperature.
Operation and Ma intenance Retensioning T apes 16 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System Retensioning T apes 3 T ravan tapes must be retensioned freque ntl y to ensure data integrity and optimize drive pe rform ance. If you ever have a problem reading a tape, retensioning may solve the problem.
Operation and Maintena nce Recommended T ape Cartridges Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 17 Recommended T ape Cartridges 3 Table 1 summarizes the types of tape ca rtridges that can be used with Quantum Travan 40GB driv es. All other tape formats are incompatib le.
Operation and Ma intenance Recommended T ape Cartridges 18 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System.
Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 19 Chapter 4 4 T roubleshooting Inst allation troubleshooting 4 If, after ins talling the Travan 40 GB drive, your computer does not recognize your tape drive or CD-ROM: • Make sure all cables are attached firmly.
T roublesho oting T ape Operations T roubles hooting 20 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System Figure 12 Master/ Slave Jumpers Reconfiguration T ape Operations T roubleshooting 4 If, after a period of successful operat ion, the tape drive appears to fail during a backup or restore.
Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 21 Appendix A A Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product should not be disposed of with your other wa ste .
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