IBM 40/80 GB DLT manual Use, Product description, Software description

Part			1:	Installation,			use,		and	maintenance
										guide
This guide	contains		product	description, hardware			and	software	installation
instructions,		and	product	use and	maintenance	information. For			information	on solving
problems,	see	Appendix D,		“Problem	solving”	on	page	2-4.

Product description

The

40/80

GB 1

DLT Internal

Tape

Drive

is

a

fast/wide Ultra-2

(low

voltage

differential)

tape

drive

for

backing

up

and

restoring

data

and

archiving

files. These

files

can

include

multimedia,

imaging,

transaction

processing,

large

databases,

and

other storage-intensive applications.

Each

tape

cartridge can

store

up

to 40

GB of data

(uncompressed),

or

up

to

80

GB

of

data

(compressed),

assuming

a

2:1

compression

ratio.

In

addition

to

this

book,

the

option

package

contains:

Ÿ IBM 40/80 GB DLT Internal Tape Drive

ŸMounting screws

ŸJumpers

ŸData cartridge

Ÿ Backup application CDs (trial versions)

ŸSafety Information manual

Contact your		place of	purchase if	an item	is	missing	or	damaged. Be	sure to retain
your proof	of	purchase	and packing	material.	They	might	be	required to	receive
warranty	service.

Software description

The

40/80

GB

DLT

Internal

Tape

Drive includes

trial-version

backup

application

CDs.

These

CDs

contain

popular

backup

and

restore

applications

for

Microsoft



Windows

NT ,

Novell

NetWare,

and

other

operating

systems. You can install the

application

you

choose

for

your

computer

system

by

following

the

installation

instructions

that

come

with

the

CD

you

select.

However,

these

trial

versions

of

the software

expire

after

30

or

90 days,

depending

on

the

application

you

use.

You

can

use

the

trial

period

to

determine

the best application for your

specific

computer

configuration.

For

information

on

purchasing

a

permanent

installation copy

of

the

desired

tape drive

backup

application,

go to the

IBM tape

drive

Web

site

at

1	GB equals	approximately	1 000 000 000	bytes.
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