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Part 1: Installation, use, and maintenance
guide
This guide contains product description, hardware and software installation
instructions, and product use and maintenance information. For information on solving
problems, see Appendix D, “Problem solving” on page 2-4.
Product description
The 40/80 GB
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DLT Internal Tape Drive is a fast/wide Ultra-2 (low voltage
differential) tape drive for backing up and restoring data and archiving files. These
files can include multimedia, imaging, transaction processing, large databases, and
other storage-intensive applications. Each tape cartridge can store up to 40 GB of data
(uncompressed), or up to 80 GB of data (compressed), assuming a 2:1 compression
ratio.
In addition to this book, the option package contains:
IBM 40/80 GB DLT Internal Tape Drive
Mounting screws
Jumpers
Data cartridge
Backup application CDs (trial versions)
Safety Information manual
Contact your place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged. Be sure to retain
your proof of purchase and packing material. They might be required to receive
warranty service.
Software description
The 40/80 GB DLT Internal Tape Drive includes trial-version backup application CDs.
These CDs contain popular backup and restore applications for Microsoft
Windows
NT
, Novell NetWare, and other operating systems. You can install the application
you choose for your computer system by following the installation instructions that
come with the CD you select. However, these trial versions of the software expire
after 30 or 90 days, depending on the application you use.
You can use the trial period to determine the best application for your specific
computer configuration. For information on purchasing a permanent installation copy
of the desired tape drive backup application, go to the IBM tape drive Web site at
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GB equals approximately 1000000000 bytes.
Copyright IBM Corp. 1999, 2000
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