User`s guide
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Suggestions
58 LTO-5 Tape Drive User’s Guide
HBA Preinstallation 
Checks
Before installing the HBA, check and record your current system 
configuration. For example: 
Refer to your operating system documentation for specific information 
on reviewing your system configuration. 
After installing the SCSI HBA, restart the system. Then, ensure that the 
operating system recognizes the HBA and that there are no conflicts 
with other adapters. 
Troubleshooting Suggestions
If a problem occurs, the first step is to try to establish whether the 
problem lies with the cartridge, the drive, the host computer and 
connections, or the way the system is being operated.
Has the system just been installed?
There could be an installation problem:
1 Check through the information in the relevant installation chapter 
of this guide (Chapter 2, Installation Procedures
).
In the . . . operating 
system,
You can find information on any currently 
installed SCSI HBA by . . .
Windows 2000 1 Double-clicking 
Administrative Tools in 
the Control Panel
2Clicking 
Computer Management > Device 
Manager
3 Clicking the SCSI host adapters listed
4Clicking 
Properties to view the Resources 
tab
UNIX/Linux Viewing the boot log text file.










