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Appendix A
ALoading Revised
Firmware
Your DDS-4 or DAT 72 tape drive includes permanently installed,
electrically upgradeable flash memory. This memory allows qualified
OEMs to revise DAT 72 and DDS-4 SCSI firmware quickly and easily. It
also prolongs the life of the tape drive by allowing the drive to inherit
leading technologies as soon as those technologies become available.
This appendix describes how to load firmware onto your tape drive.
Topics in this appendix are:
• Firmware Upgrade Methods
• Using Firmware Cartridges
Firmware Upgrade Methods 1
You can upgrade your tape drive’s firmware two ways:
• Using the diagnostic software available at
www.quantum.com/support
. This software uploads a firmware file
via SCSI from your host computer to the tape drive.
• Using Quantum OEM firmware cartridges