G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 1 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installation Guide HP Colorado 5GB and 8GB External Tape Drives Chapter 1: Getting Started Viewing the Online User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Checking Your Tape-Drive Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 2: Connecting the Hardware Installing Your External Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 2 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Chapter 1: Getting Started This Installation Guide shows you how to: n Connect the tape drive to your parallel port (and printer, if needed) n Install the software n 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 3 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 3 Getting Started 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 4 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Chapter 2: Connecting the Hardware Installing Your External Tape Drive NOTE: Before you begin this installation, make sure your computer meets the requirements listed in “Minimum System Requirements” on page 35.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 5 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 5 Connecting the Hardware 1. Turn OFF your computer. NOTE: To save space on your desk, tip the HP Colorado 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 35. The following illustrations show it attached to a laptop computer. 2.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 6 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 6 Installation Guide 3. Plug the tape-drive power cord into the drive. Tape-drive power cord NOTE: If it is ever necessary to cycle the power to your HP Colorado drive, disconnect 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 7 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 7 Connecting the Hardware 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. Drive’s power connector Secure the connector by tightening the retaining screws.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 8 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 8 Installation Guide 7. Attach the cable’s remaining connector to the tape drive and secure it by tightening the retaining screws. Tape-drive data cable Printer cable (Only if you are sharing the port with a printer) If You Have Problems After connecting your tape drive and turning on your computer, the computer should start (boot) as it normally does.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 9 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Connecting the Hardware 9 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 10 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 10 Installation Guide 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 4. NOTE: Remember to turn the computer OFF before attaching the tape drive.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 11 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Chapter 3: Installing the Software Checking 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 12 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 12 Installation Guide Installing 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 13 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 13 Installing the Software 3. At the DOS prompt, type D:\SETUP and press ENTER (where D: is your CDROM’s drive letter). The following screen appears: 4. Select the desired language or leave the default and press ENTER. The following screen appears: Highlight here and press ENTER to install the software.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 14 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 14 Installation Guide 5. Select Install Colorado Backup for DOS. The following screen appears: Highlight here and press ENTER. 6. Select Colorado 8GB, Colorado 5GB, T4000s 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 15 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installing the Software 15 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 16 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 16 Installation Guide The Main screen appears: Menu bar: Select menu commands from here. Command push buttons 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 17 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installing the Software 17 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 23. 1.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 18 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 18 Installation Guide The following screen appears: 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. 7.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 19 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installing the Software 19 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 20 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 20 Installation Guide 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. Double-click on this icon to backup all files that have changed since your last backup. Double-click on this icon to start Colorado Backup.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 21 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installing the Software 21 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 22 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 22 Installation Guide The Colorado Backup main window appears. 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.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 23 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installing the Software 23 Installing Colorado Backup for Windows 95 NOTE: Do not use Colorado Backup for Windows 95 to backup Novell servers. Colorado Backup for DOS can backup Novell 2.x and 3.x servers or Colorado Backup for Windows (3.1 or 3.11) can backup Novell 3.x servers.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 24 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 24 Installation Guide 5. Select the desired language or leave the default. Click on Next. The following menu appears: Click here to install the software. Click here to make a set of installation diskettes to use on another computer that does not have a CD-ROM drive. Click here to view the online User’s Guide.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 25 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installation Guide 25 11. The Recovery Disk Creation screen appears: 12. Click on the Create Recovery Disks Now button. The following screen appears: 13. Insert the formatted, 3.5” (1.44 MB) diskette labeled “Recovery Disk #1” into your floppy drive. You must use your primary, or bootable floppy drive. Click on Continue. 14.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 26 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 26 Installation Guide 15. Click on Continue. When all the necessary files have been copied to the diskette, the following screen appears: 16. Remove “Recovery Disk #2” from the floppy drive and write protect both diskettes. Store the two recovery disks together in a safe place. 17. Click on OK. The Colorado Backup main window appears. 18.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 27 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installing the Software 27 Configuring the Drive for Windows NT 4.0 Your HP Colorado tape drive can be successfully installed with Windows NT 4.0. Use the backup application that is part of the standard Windows NT 4.0 setup. Simply install the tape drive’s driver files by following the directions below. 1.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 28 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 28 Installation Guide The following menu appears: Click here to install the required driver files for the tape drive. Click here to view the CD’s contents. 6. Click on the Install button. The following screen appears: 7. Select Colorado 5GB or 8GB (external) then click Next. Follow the instructions on the screen. 8.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 29 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installing the Software 29 12. Go to the Drivers tab and click on Add. 13. Windows NT creates a list of tape drives. Click on Have Disk button. 14. When prompted to enter the path for the manufacturer’s files, type D:\NT (where D: is you CD-ROM’s drive letter). If your computer does not have a CD-ROM, see page 35. 15. Click OK. 16. A list of tape devices appears.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 30 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 30 Installation Guide the printer. n Make sure that there is no switch box anywhere in the HP Colorado drive’s cabling configuration. n Your parallel port may be using the same IRQ setting as some other device in your computer system. For example, a sound board or fax/modem board may be using the same IRQ.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 31 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installing the Software 31 Printer Status Monitor Software NOTE: This is only a problem if your printer is connected to the back of the tape drive. If your printer came with a program that notifies you about the status of the printer (such as when it is out of paper), this printer status monitor software might cause problems.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 32 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Chapter 4: Using Tapes and Caring for Your Drive Choosing Tapes for Your Tape Drive To ensure the highest level of performance, HP Colorado brand tapes (which have been fully tested with your drive) are recommended. Product C4427A 1 pack TR-3 3.2 GB minicartridge RW R R C4427B 2 pack TR-3 3.2 GB minicartridge RW R R C4427D 5 pack TR-3 3.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 33 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 33 Using Tapes and Caring for Your Drive In Windows 95 only, your tape drive can also read from but NOT write to backup tapes made using Colorado Backup software and a Jumbo 250, 350, 700, 1400; Trakker 250, 350, or 700; T1000; or T3000 tape drive. The following section explains how to insert your tapes.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 34 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 34 Installation Guide Standard mini cartridge Colored strip Metal base plate on tape Approximately 0.75” (2cm) of the cartridge extends out of the drive when fully inserted. Mini-data cartridges are narrower, leaving gaps on each side of the tape when inserted. Removing a Tape 1. Wait until the light on the front of your tape drive quits blinking.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 35 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Chapter 5: Technical Information Minimum System Requirements Hardware Requirements Your computer must meet or exceed these requirements: n An IBM-compatible computer (486/16 MHz class or higher for DOS and Windows 3.1, 486/25 MHz class or higher for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0). n A parallel port.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 36 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 36 Installation Guide Colorado Backup for DOS Requirements Installing Colorado Backup for DOS requires: n DOS 5.0 or higher. To identify your version, type VER at the DOS prompt and press ENTER. n A minimum of 512 KB of conventional memory. Performance is likely to improve with more available memory.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 37 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Technical Information 37 Colorado Backup for Windows 95 Requirements Installing Colorado Backup for Windows 95 requires: n Windows 95 n 8 MB of RAM n 20 MB of available hard drive space (15 MB for the software and an additional 5 MB of space for operations overhead).
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 38 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 38 Installation Guide What Affects Performance How well your new HP tape drive functions, particularly how fast it writes data to tape, depends on a number of factors. Some of these factors are listed below. Processor (CPU). The type and speed of your processor greatly affects the speed at which your computer transfers data to and from the tape drive. RAM.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 39 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Technical Information 39 In Windows 95, right-click on the My Computer icon, select Properties, select the Device Manager tab, double-click on the computer icon to see a list of which device is using each resource setting on your computer. For optimum performance, run SCANDISK.EXE and DEFRAG.EXE on your hard drive (see “Achieving optimal performance” on page 30).
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 40 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 40 Installation Guide Specified Operating Temperature Minimum: 5o C (41o F) Maximum: 35o C (95o F) Certifications UL, cUL, TÜV, NOM, CE, meets or exceeds FCC Class B requirements Federal Communications Commission R.F.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 41 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Technical Information 41 Korean RRL Statement Notice Europe: This drive shall be installed only with an EN60950 (IEC950) approved Power supply. USA/Canada: This drive is for use only with IBM compatible UL® listed personal computers.
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G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 43 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Installation Guide 43 Software License Agreement for External Drives ATTENTION: USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE HP SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE LICENSE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE LICENSE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THE SOFTWARE FOR A FULL REFUND.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 44 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 44 Installation Guide Hewlett-Packard Limited Warranty Statement HP Colorado Tape Drive DURATION OF LIMITED WARRANTY Hardware - 2 year Software - 90 days 1. HP warrants to you, the end-user customer, that HP hardware, accessories and supplies will be free from defects in materials and workmanship after the date of purchase, for the period specified above.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 45 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Technical Information 45 Returning Your Drive All countries other than the USA: If your Hewlett-Packard product requires repair or replacement, call Customer Support at the phone number listed on page 47 of this guide to receive instructions.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 46 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Chapter 6: Customer Support Services Support for Your Tape Drive and Colorado Backup Software If you need help with your tape drive, your local reseller has the latest information regarding HP products and services and can provide support under HP's comprehensive menu of reseller services.
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 47 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 Customer Support Services 47 Netherlands (free line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 022 2420 Norway (free line). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800 11319 Spain (free line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .900 993123 Sweden (free line) .
G:\TW\Lori\Raptor\C4388-90100\exraptor1.fm Page 48 Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 8:33 pm Printing date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 48 Customer Support Services Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020 606 8751 Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 11 62 99 Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .