Sony RMO-S551 manual Installation Procedure on WindowsNT, Format Utility software, Requirement

SMO-F551 / RMO-S551 Installation Guide

Installation Procedure on WindowsNT

Requirement:

1. SCSI host adapter

SCSI host adapter controls the command and data transfer between MO drive and host computer. (Ex. AHA-2940, AHA-3940)

2. Device driver

Device driver controls MO drive. WindowsNT include the Device Driver. If you use RMO-S551, we recommend to use the “Formatter One Pro TM” is supplied with RMO- S551.

3. SCSI cable

SCSI cable is used for connecting host adapter and MO drive. Please select proper SCSI cable.

4. Format Utility software

Format utility software is used to format media and make partitions. Format utility is often supplied with SCSI host adapter. If you use RMO-S551, we recommend to use the “Formatter One Pro TM” bundled with RMO-S551.

Installation:

1)Connection

-Set the SCSI host adapter into the host computer.

-Attach the MO drive using proper SCSI cable.

-Set proper SCSI ID and termination on the MO drive.

2)No device driver

2)-1 Preparation

-Turn on the drive and insert the media.

-Turn on the power of the host system and boot WindowsNT.

-Let it Autoconfigure the hardware.

2)-2 Format the media and partition

a)Click the Start button and point to Program “Administrative Tools”. Click on Disk Administrator

- Verify to write signature to the media.

- Highlight the drive icon to be partitioned. - Click on File, then Create Partition

- Choose partition parameters and click OK.

- Close Disk Administrator....save changes when asked.

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