HP StorageWorks DAT USB Tape Drives User Guide (DW049-90916, June 2010)

3. Eject button1. Clean LED
2. Tape LED
Figure 3 Front view of HP StorageWorks DAT 72 and 40 tape drive
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Which operating systems are supported?
HP StorageWorks DAT USB drives can be connected to servers running under Microsoft Windows
Server 2008, Server 2003, Vista and XP, and Linux Kernels 2.6.x. Refer to the HP StorageWorks
Tape Software Compatibility topic on our World Wide Web site, http://www.hp.com/go/connect/
, for the most recent information about the operating system versions that are supported.
USB tape drive and cables
For optimum performance the drive should be connected to a USB 2.0 port and it should be the only
device on the USB bus. Although the tape drive will function on USB 1.1, performance will be severely
degraded. See also “Verifying USB installation for optimum performance” on page 63. Appropriate
USB cables are supplied with your tape drive.
Internal drives
The drive is not powered from the USB bus. It must be connected to the server's power supply.
Three USB cables are provided with the tape drive to support connection to three types of internal
USB port:
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