HP SureStore Tape Autoloader Model 1/9 Upgrade and Parts Replacement Guide

Upgrading Firmware

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5. Select [Start Firmware Download] to begin downloading the autoloader

firmware.

Once the download process begins, the progress and status of the

download will display on the lower half of your screen.

NOTE The firmware download may take several minutes to complete.

Using CE Diagnostic Tools (For Service Personnel)

You can use Library and Tape Tools (http://www.hp.com/support/tape

tools) or third-party service tools to update autoloader and drive

firmware from a laptop computer.

When using a narrow single-ended SCSI host adapter in the laptop,

additional equipment will typically be needed:

• A 50-pin to 68-pin adapter cable (ideally with high-byte termination).

If using the standard Adaptec PCMCIA to HD 50-pin male cable, the

adapter cable will need a HD 50-pin female end.

• A single-ended/HVD SCSI converter box (if the autoloader/drive is

HVDS).

• A single-ended SCSI terminator (if the autoloader/drive is LVDS).

NOTE An LVDS terminator cannot be used when connecting to a single-ended

Adaptec PCMCIA card.

• An HVD SCSI terminator (if the autoloader/drive is HVDS).

The general procedure for using a CE diagnostic tool is as follows:

1. If necessary, install the diagnostic tool and firmware files onto the

laptop.

2. Ensure that the autoloader is not being accessed by the host system.

3. Ensure that the autoloader is powered off.

4. Disconnect the device from the host system, noting the cabling and

termination.