Compaq 340622-002 manual Text Conventions, Vii About This Guide

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About This Guide

This guide is designed to be used as step-by-step instructions for installation, and as a reference for operation, troubleshooting, and future upgrades.

Text Conventions

This document uses the following conventions to distinguish elements of text:

Keys

Keys appear in boldface. A plus sign (+) between two

 

keys indicates that they should be pressed

 

simultaneously.

USER INPUT

User input appears in a different typeface and in

 

uppercase.

FILENAMES

File names appear in uppercase italics.

Menu Options,

These appear in initial capital letters.

Command Names,

 

Dialog Box Names

 

COMMANDS,

These always appear in uppercase

DIRECTORY

 

NAMES, and DRIVE

 

NAMES

 

Type

When you are instructed to type information, type the

 

information without pressing the Enter key.

Enter

When you are instructed to enter information, type the

 

information and then press the Enter key.

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Contents SLR Tape Drive Compaq SLR Tape Drive User Guide Contents Installing the Software Drivers Appendix B Appendix C Vii About This Guide Text ConventionsViii About This Guide Symbols in TextGetting Help Compaq Web SiteIx About This Guide Telephone NumbersData Compression OverviewDrive Capacity Drive Performance2Overview Cartridge Specifications Compatibility, and FormatsProjected Duty Cycle Supported QIC formatsKit Contents Controller Chapter Drive InstallationRequirements Tools2Drive Installation Setting the Drive’s Scsi IDPreparing the System Locating the Jumper Block 3Drive InstallationSelecting the Scsi ID 4Drive Installation Installing the DriveSelecting the Scsi ID 5Drive Installation 6Drive Installation Installing the Drive With Rails7Drive Installation Installing the Drive Without Rails8Drive Installation Installing the Power Cable Extender9Drive Installation Completing the InstallationReassembling the System 1Installing the Software Drivers Installing the Software DriversObtaining the Drivers 2Installing the Software Drivers Novell IntranetWare/NetWare 3Installing the Software DriversNovell IntranetWare/NetWare Aspi Support 4Installing the Software DriversCompaq Aspi Support 5Installing the Software DriversMicrosoft Windows NT 6Installing the Software DriversMicrosoft Windows 7Installing the Software DriversSCO OpenServer 8Installing the Software DriversSCO UnixWare 9Installing the Software DriversSCO UnixWare IBM OS/2 10Installing the Software DriversSunSoft Solaris 11Installing the Software DriversSunSoft Solaris Banyan Vines 12Installing the Software DriversBanyan Vines 1Operating and Cleaning the Drive Chapter Operating and Cleaning DriveMeaning of Front Panel LED Display Front Panel Indicators2Operating and Cleaning the Drive OperationFront Panel Controls 3Operating and Cleaning the DriveHandling and Storing a Cartridge 4Operating and Cleaning the DriveLoading and Unloading a Cartridge 5Operating and Cleaning the DriveRetensioning a Cartridge 6Operating and Cleaning the Drive7Operating and Cleaning the Drive Cleaning GuidelinesUsing the Cartridge’s Write Protect Switch Cleaning Procedure8Operating and Cleaning the Drive 1Troubleshooting TroubleshootingSoftware Checks Quick Checklist2Troubleshooting Hardware ChecksTroubleshooting Flowchart 3Troubleshooting4Troubleshooting Completing the System Configuration WorksheetChecking for Resource Conflicts 5Troubleshooting 6Troubleshooting Checking Power to the DriveChecking the Drive Sense Codes Troubleshooting in Novell IntranetWare/NetWare7Troubleshooting Checking SoftwareUsing the System Event Log Troubleshooting in Microsoft Windows NT8Troubleshooting A typical Event Viewer display 9TroubleshootingChange from Bytes to Words 10TroubleshootingVerifying the software drivers 11TroubleshootingTroubleshooting in IBM OS/2 Troubleshooting in SCO OpenServer12Troubleshooting 13Troubleshooting Troubleshooting in Banyan VinesAccessing the System Log from Operator menu Accessing the System Log from Operate utility14Troubleshooting Troubleshooting in ArcServe for NTArcServe for NT Logs A typical Activity Log display 15TroubleshootingA typical Tape Engine Log display 16Troubleshooting17Troubleshooting Troubleshooting with ArcServe for NetWareGeneric Error Report 18TroubleshootingVerifying Recent Changes 19TroubleshootingCorrecting Intermittent Failures 20TroubleshootingUpgrading the Firmware 21TroubleshootingUpgrading the Firmware with a Cartridge 22Troubleshooting Upgrading the Firmware By using the Option ROMPaqSelect an Image screen 23TroubleshootingCreating a ROMPaq diskette Upgrading the firmwareFor Further Assistance 24TroubleshootingFederal Communications Commission Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices1Regulatory Compliance Notices 2Regulatory Compliance Notices Class B EquipmentCables Canadian Notice Avis CanadienEuropean Union Notice Modifications4Regulatory Compliance Notices Japanese Notice Australian NoticeGrounding Methods Appendix B Electrostatic Discharge1Electrostatic 2Electrostatic 1Drive Configuration Options Drive Configuration OptionsLocating the Jumper Block Identifying the Jumpers 2Drive Configuration OptionsSelecting the Scsi ID 3Drive Configuration OptionsTable C-1 Selecting the Scsi ID Enabling/Disabling Bus Parity TestingConfiguring the Scsi ID in a SCO OpenServer environment 4Drive Configuration OptionsIndex IBM OS/2 Scsi ID Index