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Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System, P/N 50002765, B01, July 2005

Made in USA.

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Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System iii

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

About This Manual............................................................................................ 1

About Your Travan Tape Drive....................................................................... 2

Chapter 2 Installing the Drive 3

What You Will Need ......................................................................................... 3

Important Precautions....................................................................................... 3

Installation Procedure ....................................................................................... 4

Using The Tape Drive ..................................................................................... 12

Chapter 3 Operation and Maintenance 13

Loading and Unloading Cartridges .............................................................. 13

Handling Travan Cartridges .......................................................................... 14

Setting the Write-Protect Switch.................................................................... 15

Retensioning Tapes.......................................................................................... 16

Cleaning the Tape Drive Mechanism............................................................ 16

Recommended Tape Cartridges .................................................................... 17

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Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 19

Installation troubleshooting............................................................................19

Tape Operations Troubleshooting.................................................................20

Appendix A Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment 21

Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 1

Chapter 1

1Introduction

About This Manual 1

This manual describes how to install and operate your new Quantum

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 page number to jump to that page. You

can return to the original page by clicking the back button in

your viewer software.

Introduction

About Your Travan Tape Drive

2 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System

About Your Travan Tape Drive 1

The 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.

This drive also includes Quantum FastSense™ technology for optimizing

drive and host data transfer rates.

The Travan 40GB can read and write Travan 40 cartridges. It can read but

not write Travan 20 or NS20 (TR-5) cartridges.

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.

Note: This drive cannot use TR-1, TR-2, TR-3, TR-4, or QIC-80

cartridges.

Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 3

Chapter 2

2Installing the Drive

What You Will Need 2

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 secondary 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.

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.

Important Precautions 2

To protect your computer and drive from electrostatic 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 computer or

Installing the Drive

Installation Procedure

4 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System

some other grounded object. For optimal protection, use an electrostatic

grounding strap.

Do not touch any printed circuit boards or electronic chips on your drive

or in your computer.

Installation Procedure 2

Follow the steps below to install the Travan 40GB drive in your

computer.

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.

1Decide 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 figure 1, figure 2, and figure 3.

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

attached to the primary IDE port, see 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.

Note: To be properly grounded, your computer must be plugged into

a grounded electrical outlet.

Installing the Drive

Installation Procedure

Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System 5

Figure 1 Existing

Computer WithTwo 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.

If a CD-ROM or other compatible device is attached to the secondary

IDE port (see figure 2) you can install the tape drive on the same cable

as the CD-ROM.

Computer

Motherboard

Primary

IDE port

Secondary

IDE port

Hard

Disc

Hard

Disc

Attach tape drive and cable her

(tape drive must be configured

as "Master")

Installing the Drive

Installation Procedure

6 Quantum Travan 40 GB Internal Storage System

Figure 2 Existing

Computer with Two IDE

Ports (ATAPI Devices on

Both Primary and

Secondary IDE Ports)

Continue to page 7 for instructions on setting the master/slave

jumpers.

If your computer has only one IDE port:

If your computer has only a single IDE port (see 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.

Computer

Motherboard

Primary

IDE port

Secondary

IDE port CD-ROM

configured as "Maste

Attach tape drive here

configured as "Slave"

CD-ROM

Hard

Disc

Hard

Disc

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