Technical information

14 Installing the LTO Driver Software
Product Name Quick Start Guide
4 Connect the drive AC power cord to the facility AC power receptacle.
5 Reconnect the workstation or server system AC power cord to the facility AC power
receptacle.
After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power cables, proceed to
Restarting the Tabletop Tape Drive System
in the following subsection.
Restarting the Tabletop
Tape Drive System
After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power cables:
1 Set the tabletop drive AC power switch to the on position.
2 Restart the workstation or server system.
3 Verify that the tabletop LTO-4 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive comes on and
completes the Power On Self Test (POST) functions.
As required, proceed to either:
• Installing the LTO Driver Software
• Registering the LTO-4 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive
Installing the LTO Driver Software
Note: The LTO-4 (Model B) tape drive can ONLY be used with the LTO-4 (Model B)
drivers and firmware. To obtain the correct driver and firmware, visit
http://
www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport/Index.aspx.
If you intend to use the LTO-4 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive with the Microsoft
®
native backup applet on a Windows 2000, Windows Server
®
2003, Windows XP
®
, or
Windows Vista operating system, install the appropriate version of the LTO driver
software. (See the Downloads page for LTO-4 (Model B) drivers under Standalone Tape
Drives on the Quantum support website at: www.quantum.com/support
.)
Note: The LTO driver software is not necessary with commercial backup application
software.