HP 5GB, 8GB User Manual
Installation Guide
HP Colorado 5GB and 8GB External Tape Drives
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Viewing the Online User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Checking Your Tape-Drive Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2: Connecting the Hardware
Installing Your External Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
If You Have Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using the Tape Drive on Other Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 3: Installing the Software
Checking Your Parallel Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Interchangeability of Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing Colorado Backup for Your Operating System. . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing Colorado Backup for DOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing Colorado Backup for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing Colorado Backup for Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
Configuring the Drive for Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
If You Have Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 4: Using Tapes and Caring for Your Drive
Choosing Tapes for Your Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Inserting a Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Removing a Tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Caring for Your Tape Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 5: Technical Information
Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Hardware Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Colorado Backup for DOS Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Colorado Backup for Windows Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Colorado Backup for Windows 95 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
LAN Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
What Affects Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Drive Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Software License Agreement for External Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Returning Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 6: Customer Support Services
Support for Your Tape Drive and Colorado Backup Software . . . . . 46
Chapter 1: Getting Started
This
Installation Guide
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Connect the tape drive to your parallel port (and printer, if needed)
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Install the software
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Select and use tapes with your drive
When you finish, your tape drive will be ready to make a backup. For more
information, see the online
shows you how to:
User’s Guide.
V i ewing the Online User’s Guide
The Software Installation CD contains a
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Use the Colorado Backup software to back up, restore, and verify data
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Recover from a hard drive crash
Windows 95
If the Colorado Backup software has already been installed, from the
Programs, Colorado Backup, User’s Guide
select
Guide.
You can also view the
Installation CD, click on
drive letter), then click on the
User’s Guide
Start, Run
User’s Guide
User’ s Guide
on the CD. To do this, insert the Software
, type
D:\SETUP
button.
that shows you how to:
Start
menu,
to view the electronic
(where D: is your CD-ROM’s
User’s
Windows 3.1
Insert the Software Installation CD, click on
your CD-ROM’s drive letter), then click on the
the option of installing the Acrobat Rea der software if you do not already have it.
File, Run
User’s Guide
D:\SETUP
, type
button. You will have
(where D: is
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Getting Started 3
DOS
If you installed the software from the Software Installation CD, the online User’s
Guide is on your hard drive in the same dire ctory as the software. If you installed the
software from a diskette, the online User’s Guide is on that disk ette. To access the
User’s Guide, open the file DOSGUIDE.TXT with any ASCII text editor.
Checking Your Tape-Drive Package
Check each item to ensure you have everything you need.
Installation
Guide
Power Supply and
Power Cord
(U.S. vers io n shown
other versions may vary.)
Software
Installation
CD
HP Colorado
External Tape
Drive
Data Cable
Chapter 2: Connecting the Hardware
Installing Your External Tape Drive
NOTE: Before you begin this installation, make sure your computer meets the
requirements listed in “Minimum System Requirements” on page 35.
HP Colorado
External Tape Drive
Printer (if attached)
Tape Drive’s
Power Supply
and Power Cord
Tape Drive’s Da ta Ca ble
Computer
The illustration above shows a hardware setup that will be similar to yours after you
complete the step-by-step installation instructions in this section.
WARNING: DO NOT, under any circumstances, open the external tape drive’s case.
If you suspect pr ob lems with y our driv e, serv ice must b e perfo rmed by a ce rtified HP
technician. See the telephone numbers at the back of this manual.
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Connecting the Hardware 5
1. Turn OFF your computer.
NOTE: To save space on your desk, tip the HP Colorado tape drive up on its side.
NOTE: This tape drive can be used with laptops, desktops, and towers that meet
minimum system requirements listed on page 35. The following illustrations show it
attached to a laptop computer.
2. Connect one en d of th e po w e r co rd into the power supply and the other end to a wall
outlet or power strip. (The power plug and outlet may look different in your country.)
Power Cord
To HP Colorado tape drive
Power Supply
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3. Plug the tape-drive power cord into the drive.
Tape-drive power cord
NOTE: If it is ever necessary to cycle the power to your HP Colorado drive,
disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. There is no power switch on the tape
drive.
The power supply is designed to automatically switch into low-energy mode when
the drive is not in use. Th e HP Colorado tape drive may be safely left plug ged in at a ll
times.
4. Locate the parallel port connector on your computer (your printe r might already be
attached to the parallel port).
Select any available parallel
port. Your tape drive can share
a parallel port with a pri nt er.
Parallel ports have
receptacles for 25 pins.
If you have a printer attac he d to yo ur co m pu t e r, go to the next step.
If you do not have a printer attached, proceed to step 6.
5. If you have a printer cable attached to the computer’ s para llel port, disconne ct it from
Drive’s power connector
Secure the conn ector by
tightening the re taining
screws.
Printer ’s data cable
(If a printer is sharing the
parallel port with the tape
drive)
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the computer and plug it into the tape drive’s connector shown below.
Printer connector
The data cable that came with you r driv e atta c hes t o the com pu ter’s parallel port and
the tape drive’s remaining 25-pin connector.
Attach this end to
the tape drive.
6. Attach the t ape -driv e d ata c a ble to y ou r co m pute r’s parallel port and hand tigh te n th e
connector’s retaining screws.
Tape-drive data cable
Attach this en d to the
computer ’s parallel port.
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7. Attach the cable’s remaining connector to the tape drive and secure it by tightening
the retaining screws.
Tape-drive data cable
Printer cable
(Only if you are sharing the
port with a printe r)
If You Have Problems
After connecting your tape drive and turning on your c om p ute r, the computer should
start (boot) as it normally does. If it does not, check the following items:
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Is the computer power cord plugged in?
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Is each device plugged in and turned on?
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Are all cables proper ly plugged into the back of your computer?
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If you verify all of these and still have problems, try turning off your computer.
Wait at least 20 seconds before turning it back on.
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If you have a printer connected to the HP Col orado tape drive, turn off the
computer’s power. Disconnect the tape drive and the printer. Reconnect only
your tape drive to the parallel port, then turn the computer on and start Colorado
Backup. If tape drive works, it is likely you have a conflict with the printer.
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Using the Tape Drive on Other Computers
The software installation CD that came with your tape drive allows you to install
Colorado Backup for DOS, Windows 3.x, and Windows 95. You can disconnect the
tape drive and move it to another computer as long as the other computer meets the
installation requirements described in the section “Minimum System Requirements”
on page 35.
The first time you connect the tape drive to another computer, you must also install
any necessary software.
To move the tape drive to another computer:
1. Turn OFF your computer.
2. Unplug the tape drive from the outlet or power strip. (There is no power switch on the
tape drive.)
3. Disconnect the data cable f rom the back of your computer.
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4. Disconnect the printer cable, if any, from the back of your tape drive.
Y ou can now connect the tape drive to another computer by following the instructions
given previousl y in this manual. See “Con necting the Hardware” on page 4.
NOTE: Remember to turn the computer OFF before attaching the tape drive.
The first time you attach the drive to a computer , see “Installi ng Colorado Backu p for
Your Oper ating System” on page 12.
Each additional time, after attaching the tape drive to that computer:
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turn ON the computer
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start Colorado Backup
Chapter 3: Installing the Software
Checking Your Parallel Ports
Before installing the software, you should check your computer’s parallel port
settings to ensure the maximum performance from your tape drive. There are
currently four types of parallel ports on the market: (listed from the slowest data
transfer rate to the fastest) unidirectional, bidirectional, Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP), and Extended Capa bilities Port (ECP).
New computers are likely to have at least an Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), wh ich
allows the maximum performance from your tape drive. Consult your computer’s
documentation to learn if you have an EPP or ECP port. If you have one, verify that it
is configured to the fastest possible setting.
Interchange ability of Tapes
The Colorado Backup software for DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and the
Windows NT applet have the following interchangeability:
Y o u creat ed the backup using:
Colorado Backup
You can restore backups using:
Colorado Backup for DOS ver. 5.0 Y es No Y es No
Colorado Backup for Windows ver. 3.1 No Yes No No
Colorado Backup for Windows 95 ver. 3.2 Yes Yes Yes No
Windows NT 4.0 Backup Applet No No No Yes
CAUTION: If you create backups under more than one operating system, use a
separate set of tapes for each operating system. Label each tape appropriately.
for DOS ver. 5.0
Colorado Backup
for Windows ver.
3.1
Colorado Backup
for Windows 95
ver. 3.2
Windows NT 4.0
Backup Applet
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Installing Colorado Backup for Your Operating System
Your paralle l-port tape drive can easily be shared amo ng computers using different
operating systems. Changing the drive between computers is as easy as attaching it to
the parallel port and starting Colorado Backup. The Colorado Backup software
installation CD includes the files fo r installing the backup software for DOS,
Windows, and Windows 95. Your tape drive can also be configured to work with
Windows NT 4.0. Select the environment you work in and tur n to the appropriate
section for installation instructions:
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DOS—page 12
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Windows—page 17
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Windows 95—page 23
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Windows NT 4.0—page 27
NOTE: If your computer has a power-management feature that shuts off your
computer after a speci fied period of time since the la st keyboard input, you may
experience problems with certain operati ons that exceed the time limit. Turn off the
power-management feature when performing a long running operation such as a
total or full-system backup. Check your computer’s manuals to find out how to turn
off or change the time lim it of the power-management feature.
Installing Colorado Backup for DOS
NOTE: Do not install Colorado Backup for DOS for use in Windows 95. This
application does not support Windows 95 conventions such as long filenames and
backups of the registry. See “Installing Colorado Backup for Windows 95” on
page 23.
1. Attach the tape driv e to your paralle l po rt as d escribe d in “Con nectin g the Ha rdware”
on page 4. The drive must be attached to install and configure the software.
2. Insert the software installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. If your computer does
not have a CD-ROM, see page 35.
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3. At the DOS prompt, type
D:\SETUP
and press ENTER (where D: is your CD-
ROM’s drive letter).
The following screen appears:
4. Select the desired language or leave the d e fault and press
The following screen appears:
Highlight here and press
ENTER to install the software.
ENTER
.
Highlight here and press ENTER
to make an installation diskette to
use on another computer that does
not have a CD-ROM drive.
Highlight here and press ENTER
for information abou t how to
view the online User’s Guide.
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5. Select Install Colorado Backup for DOS.
The following screen appears:
Highlight here and
press ENTER.
Highlight here and
press ENTER.
6. Select Colorado 8GB, Colorado 5GB, T4000s and press
ENTER
.
The following screen appears.
7. Either accept the default directory name of C:\CBD or type a different drive letter and
directory name whe re you want Colorado Backup installed. Select OK.
The following screen appears:
8. Highlight Pa rallel Port and select OK.
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The following screen appears.
9. If you want to be able to schedule backups to start automatically while you are away
from your computer, press the spacebar to mark the check box. If you want to save
the additional hard drive space required for this feature or do not wish to do
unattended backups, leave the check box empty. Select OK.
The Colorado Backup files are then cop ied to your hard drive.
When all the files have been copied to your hard drive, the following screen appears.
10. If the letter of the drive from which your computer boots is not C:, enter the correct
letter. (C: is the most common boot drive.) Select OK.
11. A screen appears indicating that the software installation was successful. Select OK.
Colorado Backup aut om a tic a lly closes leaving you at the DOS prompt.
12. Remove the software insta llatio n CD fro m yo ur CD-ROM driv e an d st ore it in a safe
place.
13. Reboot by pressing
CTRL+ALT+DEL
14. To start the Colorado Backup software, at the DOS prompt type
.
CD \CBD
(or the
name of the installat ion directory you en tered in
ENTER
step 7) and press
15. Type
TAPE
and press
.
ENTER
.
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