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In article <1fea01c4a8c1$e1c89530$a301280a@phx.gbl>,
Tom <Thomas@Noesges.com> wrote:
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>In article <#wIDiOwoEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>,
>namniar <this@that> wrote:
>>>SCSI adapter updates available (driver / firmware)?
>Sorry, you don't say if
>>>you use the same SCSI adapter in XP Pro where you say
>it works.
>>>
>>>r.
>>>
>>>"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>><lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.c
>om> wrote in message
>>>news:eFlyboroEHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Neil Wilkes wrote:
>>>>> I have been asked by a client if XP Home supports
>Tape
>>>>> Drives such as DLT type III XT?
>>>>>
>>>>> He has set up the SCSI adaptor, added the drive,
>installed
>>>>> MS Backup from the XP installation CD - but it does
>not
>>>>> recognize the drive, and I am beginning to think that
>>>>> perhaps XP home does not support tape drives.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think that's true, but I've never tried it (I
>always tell people
>>>> to
>>>> buy XP Pro anyway!). The driver should be the
>same.... Do you see the tape
>>>> drive in the SCSI BIOS/scan at bootup? See the SCSI
>controller in your
>>>> device manager? Event viewers give you any errors?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If it does, how do II get a DLT drive working?
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW - I have had no problems at all on any of our XP
>>>>> Professional systems, the drive is instantly
>recognized.
>>>>>
>>>>> With Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>Make sure you see the tape drive reported during POST.If
>you don't see
>>it then you have a SCSI cable or termination problem
>>(i.e. hardware). FIx that before you screw with the
>software.
>>
>>Look at the manufacturer's web site (from the SCSI info
>reported
>>during boot) and see if there is any XP-specific
>software for your
>>drive. I bought Quantum DLT IV drives circa NT4x
>rimeframe and ISTR
>>that I had to download some sort of driver even though
>NT saw the
>>drive.
>>
>>I'm a big fan of booting Linux from a CD to get a better
>view of
>>installed hardware recognition. Linux has DLT support
>but I bet it's
>>not in a stock kernel, like Knoppix, so this is more
>than a d/l and
>>burn, for your DLT drive.
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Al Dykes
>>-----------
>>adykes at p a n i x . c o m
>>.
>>
>I am running XP Pro SP2. My Seagate ATAPI 20BG Travan
>(Specific model tape drive is unimportant) tape drive is
>seen by the OS (POST, Device Manager and the Removable
>Storage Manager under Libraries as Seagate STT220000A).
>However, RSM does not recognize any media in the drive.
>Hence, NO BACKUP using NTBackUp.exe. The Microsoft
>Knowledgebase acknowledges this as a problem with XP Pro
>(Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 327559). Thier
>advice is to wait for them to release the next FIX, Clean
>the drive or apply for the HOTFIX. Here is where I am
>lost. In the Microsoft article, it seems, states the fix
>is in two objects (Ntmsdba.dll and Ntmsscv.dll dated Ja
>15, 2003 or later). I subsequentially found both of
>these objects inside the Widnows directy on my HDD. Help
>me find better software. (I have tried NovaSoft and
>Retrospect - same results as NTBackUp. Or does someone
>have a HOTFIX? Thanks in advance for your help, Tom
Are you sure the make an model is supported by XP ?
If you are keeping historical data that you might need to get to in
the future, like old tax numbers, be aware that I wouldn't expect this
drive to be supported in the next OS, and you may have problems
getting software to read the propriatery format/
IOW, maybe it's time to get off TRAVAN and pick some
tape, and softrware that's got more life to it, or
switch to as CD burner.
I hate to sound like I'm selling somethinge else and not answering
your question. But I never likes TRAVAN stuff.
--
Al Dykes
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adykes at p a n i x . c o m
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