IBM 40/80 GB DLT manual Installation, use and maintenance guide Translate

Installation, use and maintenance guide (Translate)

This guide contains product description, hardware and software installation instructions, and product use and maintenance information.

Product

description

The

40/80

GB

5

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 http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/solutions/accessories/tapedrives.h tml and follow the software links.

5 GB equals approximately 1 000 000 000 bytes.

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