Chapter 1: Getting Started

This Installation Guide shows you how to:

nConnect the tape drive to your parallel port (and printer, if needed)

nInstall the software

nSelect and use tapes with your drive

When you finish, your tape drive will be ready to make a backup. For more information, see the online User’s Guide.

Viewing the Online User’s Guide

The Software Installation CD contains a User’s Guide that shows you how to:

nUse the Colorado Backup software to back up, restore, and verify data

nRecover from a hard drive crash

Windows 95

If the Colorado Backup software has already been installed, from the Start menu, select Programs, Colorado Backup, User’s Guide to view the electronic User’s Guide.

You can also view the User’s Guide on the CD. To do this, insert the Software Installation CD, click on Start, Run, type D:\SETUP (where D: is your CD-ROM’s drive letter), then click on the User’s Guide button.

Windows 3.1

Insert the Software Installation CD, click on File, Run, type D:\SETUP (where D: is your CD-ROM’s drive letter), then click on the User’s Guide button. You will have the option of installing the Acrobat Reader software if you do not already have it.

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