Chapter 1 Introduction and Installation
System Requirements
2 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide
System Requirements 1
Following are the system requirements for the Quantum Travan Portable
USB Tape Drive.
• Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, or
Windows XP operating system
• At least one unused USB port
•CD-ROM drive (for software installation)
Inst alling the Drive 1
Following is the installation procedure for the Quantum Travan Portable
USB Tape Drive.
1Boot up your computer
Your computer should be powered on and the operating system
should be fully loaded before you attach the USB drive.
2Pre-install the USB driver (Windows 98/Windows Me only)
• If you are attaching the tape drive to a computer running
Windows 98 or Windows Me, you must pre-install the drivers
from the Resource CD:
•From
My Computer on the Windows desktop, navigate to your
CD-ROM drive that contains the Resource CD and go to the
Travan USB directory.
• Run the TPP Storage Driver program by double-clicking
tppinst.exe. Follow the online wizard instructions to install the
complete driver set.
Note: For the Travan 40 GB, a high speed USB 2.0 port is
strongly recommended. USB 1.1 ports are available on
most PCs and laptops manufactured after 1998; USB add-
on boards are also readily available at computer stores.