stident4.txt 01-23-02
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_\ \ \ Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape Driver v1.0
(_)_/_/ for Windows NT 4.0 Intel Platform - stident4.sys
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Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Seagate Removable Storage Solutions, LLC
All rights reserved
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This document gives installation instructions for a software driver
used to run Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE tape drives on Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 Intel platforms. This driver works with Intel 386, 486,
Pentium computers.
If you did not receive this file on a diskette or CD-ROM, you must
create an installation diskette first. See the section below titled
"Installation Overview" for instructions.
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Device Driver Installation
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This section describes a procedure for installing or updating a
Windows NT 4.0 with tape device driver for the Seagate Travan
ATAPI/IDE tape drive. The procedure assumes previous tape drive
hardware installation. That is, the tape drive is connected to a
controller appropriate for the tape drive model. In addition, the
drive must be powered. Login with administrator privilege.
For Windows NT 4.0:
1. If you are installing from CD-ROM, or hard disc, locate the
driver directory containing the file stident4.inf. One way
to locate the folder is by using
Start -> Programs -> Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Find
-> Files or Folders...,
then 'Look in: My Computer'
for the file 'Named: stident4.inf'.
Remember the folder's <drive-letter>:\<path>.
Otherwise, if you are installing from diskette, insert the
diskette, labeled as follows, into the floppy drive:
"Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape Driver v1.0
for Windows NT 4.0 Intel Platform"
Remember the installation folder as <floppy-drive-letter>:\
(for example, A:\).
2. Start up the tape device driver installation program by selecting
'Start' -> 'Settings' -> 'Control Panel',
then double clicking the 'Tape Devices' icon.
If you see a repeating sequencing horizontal progress bar --
'Creating Driver List',
that is immediately followed by the
'Install Driver' dialog,
click 'Cancel'. (We'll get back to 'Install Driver' momentarily.)
3. In 'Tape Devices', under the 'Devices' tab,
select (if not already highlighted) the Seagate Tape identifier
for your drive model. By way of example, the identifier should
be similar to:
'Seagate STT3401A (Driver not loaded.)'.
Note. If the tape drive identifier is not present, Windows
likely did not detect the drive during boot. Power down
the system and verify the power and data cables are correctly
oriented and securely connected. Also if two devices are
attached to the same data (ribbon) cable, verify that the
device's Master/Slave configurations do not conflict (see
Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape Drive Hardware Configuration). You can
verify whether the BIOS is detecting the tape drive by
enabling and observing the BIOS's hardware detection display
during system boot.
4. Select the 'Drivers' tab.
5. In the 'Installed Driver' box, click the 'Add...' button.
6. In the 'Install Driver' box, click the 'Have Disk...' button.
7. You will see a 'Install From Disk' box message --
'Copy from manufacturer's files from: <source_path>'.
If you are installing from CD-ROM, set the <source_path>
to the <CD-drive-letter>:\<path> containing the file
stident4.inf remembered in step 1,
then click the 'OK' button.
Otherwise if you are installing from a floppy diskette, set
the <source_path> to 'A:\' (or your floppy drive letter),
then click the 'OK' button.
8. In the 'Install Driver' box's 'Tape Devices' list, you will see --
'Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape (stident4.sys)'.
Select the device model number which is the closest match to the
label on your tape drive then click the 'Install' button.
Note. This choice is not critical.
9. If you see a 'Windows NT Setup' box with the message --
'The driver(s) for this Tape Device are already on the
system. Do you want to use the currently installed driver(s)
or install new one(s).',
click the 'New' button.
10. You may see a 'Windows NT Setup' box with the message --
'Please enter the full path to the Seagate Tape device files.
Then choose Continue.
<source_path>'.
If you are installing from CD-ROM, or hard disc, set the
<source_path> to the directory remembered in step 1. To this
appended \I386 for Intel computers. That is, set the
<source_path> to
<drive-letter>:\<path>\I386
then click the 'Continue' button.
Otherwise if you are installing from a floppy diskette, set the
<source_path> to
'A:\I386'
then click the 'Continue' button.
11. In the 'System Settings Change' box message, you will see --
'You must restart your computer before the new
settings will take effect.
Do you want to restart your computer now?'.
Remove the driver installation diskette, then click 'Yes' to
shut down and restart the system.
The tape driver is now installed and ready to use.
You may want to use the
Start -> Programs -> 'Administrative Tools' -> 'Backup'
applet to verify correct tape drive operation.
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Additional Contents
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* Supported Tape Drive Models
* Installation Overview
* Creating an Installation Diskette from the file stident4.exe
* Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape Drive Hardware Configuration
* Removing the Tape Driver from the System Configuration
* Uninstalling Tape Driver Files
* Important Notes
-- Tape Drive Firmware Version Determination
-- Examining Tape Device Driver Start Status
-- Examining the Version of 'stident4.sys'
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Supported Tape Drive Models
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The list below identifies Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE tape drive models
supported by the stident4.sys driver.
i386\stident4.sys -- Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape Driver v1.0
for Windows NT 4.0 Intel Platform
File date: 11-01-01 File size: 5,760
Tape Drive Models
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STT3401A
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Installation Overview
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Use this general procedure to install a tape drive in the computer:
* Create a driver installation diskette from the file stident4.exe.
* Configure the tape drive's switches and install the tape drive
in the computer.
* Install the tape driver from the Seagate tape driver installation
diskette.
* Reboot the system and verify correct operation.
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Creating an Installation Diskette from the File stident4.exe
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This procedure creates a tape driver installation diskette.
It assumes you have downloaded the file stident4.exe to your system.
You also need a formatted, empty diskette. stident4.exe is a self-
extracting 32-bit WinZip program.
Note. If you already have a driver installation diskette labeled
"Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape Driver v1.0
for Windows NT 4.0 Intel Platform",
skip this procedure.
1. Label the diskette:
"Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape Driver v1.0
for Windows NT 4.0 Intel Platform".
2. On a Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, or XP, open Windows Explorer.
3. Locate the down-load directory containing stident4.exe.
4. Double click stident4.exe to start the self-extractor.
5. You will see a dialog box titled
WinZip Self-Extractor [stident4.exe].
6. In the Unzip To Folder field, set your floppy drive
letter (for example A:).
7. Click the Unzip button.
8. You will see "3 file(s) unzipped successfully", then click OK.
9. Click Close
This extracts files and creates the driver installation diskette
with the following files (where A: is the floppy drive letter):
A:\stident4.txt This document
A:\stident4.inf Setup information
A:\i386\stident4.sys Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE driver for Intel
10. You may want to write protect the diskette.
This completes the installation diskette creation procedure.
Return to "Device Driver Installation" above.
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Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape Drive Hardware Configuration
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Please pay attention to these hardware configuration considerations
for Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE tape drives:
Shut down the system and turn power off before installing or
configuring hardware.
When an IDE hard disc is attached to a primary IDE cable, it is
recommended that, when possible, the tape drive be connected to
the secondary IDE cable.
When two drives (for example a CD-ROM and a Tape drive) share an
IDE cable, one must be configured as Master and the other as
Slave. Master is sometimes referred to as SCSI Target ID 0,
while Slave, is referred to as SCSI Target ID 1.
There are two techniques used to configure Master/Slave --
Cable Select, and Explicit Master/Slave Jumper.
The Cable Select technique configures one device as Master and
the other as Slave by means of the connector to which the device
is attached. Typically the device attached to the end of the
cable is Master and the device connected to the middle is Slave.
There are two requirements for the Cable Select technique to
function correctly. 1) The IDE cable must be constructed to
support Cable Select (the CSEL line, pin 28, is typically open
for the middle connector and grounded for the end connector),
and 2) both devices must be configured with jumpers installed
on their CS pins.
The Explicit Master/Slave Jumper technique permits the drive
installer to control which drive is Master and which is Slave.
The installer configures one drive as Master by installing
the MA jumper, and the other as Slave by installing the SL
jumper. Note that some drive models combine Master/Slave
configuration with a single jumper. For example, the device
is Master when the MA jumper is installed or Slave when the
MA jumper is removed.
For a single drive configuration, the best choice is, typically,
connection to the end of the cable as a Master device.
If you are unsure of the device configuration technique, consult
the hardware manuals for both your computer and drives.
If you are still unsure, try the Explicit Master/Slave Jumper
technique mentioned above.
You can verify the configuration by observing the BIOS's
report on IDE and ATAPI devices found, during a system boot.
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Removing the Tape Driver from the System Configuration
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This procedure removes the stident4.sys driver from the system
configuration, but does not delete driver files.
1. From the desktop, click
'Start' -> 'Settings' -> 'Control Panel',
then double clicking the 'Tape Devices' icon.
2. In the 'Tape Devices' box, select the 'Drivers' tab.
3. In the 'Installed tape drivers are listed below' list,
highlight the entry that contains
'Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape (stident4.sys)'
then click the 'Remove' button.
4. You will see a 'Remove Driver' box message --
'Are you sure you want to remove this driver?'
then click the 'Yes' button.
5. In the 'Tape Devices' box, click 'OK'.
6. Shutdown and restart the system.
The Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE tape drive is now installed and ready to
use.
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Uninstalling Tape Driver Files
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To completely uninstall the tape driver including deleting the driver
files follow these steps:
1. Follow the instructions in section "Removing the Tape Driver
from the System Configuration" above.
2. Using Windows NT Explorer or an MS-DOS command prompt,
delete the tape driver file
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\stident4.sys.
Note. C:\WINNT\ is the directory in which Windows NT is
installed. It may be different on your system.
3. In the directory C:\WINNT\INF\ identify, any OEM*.INF and
corresponding OEM*.PNF that were created during the stident4.sys
driver installation. Where '*' is an integer. For
example OEM0.INF, OEM1.INF, etc (and corresponding OEM0.PNF,
OEM1.PNF, etc). OEM*.INF files contain ASCII text instructions
used by Windows NT Setup to add and remove drivers. For each
OEM*.INF, setup creates a corresponding OEM*.PNF file.
CAUTION: There may be OEM*.INF (and corresponding OEM*.PNF)
files installed for other (non-tape) device drivers. Do NOT
delete these files.
To identify the OEM*.INF and corresponding OEM*.PNF files
associated with stident4.sys from an MS-DOS command prompt, use
these commands:
cd C:\WINNT\INF
findstr /m /i stident4.sys oem*.inf
Findstr will display a list of zero or more files. For example:
oem0.inf
For this example, delete both OEM0.INF and OEM0.PNF.
An alternate method for locating OEM*.INF (and corresponding
OEM*.PNF) files associated with stident4.sys is to examine the
final line of each OEM*.INF file with an editor such as
NOTEPAD.exe. If the final line of the .INF file contains the
driver file name "stident4.sys", delete the .INF file and its
corresponding .PNF file. For example, if the final line of
OEM0.INF is similar to:
stident4.DeviceDesc="Seagate Travan ATAPI/IDE Tape (stident4.sys)"
then delete both OEM0.INF and OEM0.PNF.
The Tape Driver files are now completely removed.
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Important Notes
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Tape Drive Firmware Version Determination
You can find the tape driver firmware revision using the
'Backup' applet.
1. Start the 'Backup' applet using
'Start' -> 'Administrative Tools' -> 'Backup'.
2. From the menu bar, select
'Operations' -> 'Hardware Setup...'
3. This opens the 'Hardware Setup' which looks something like ...
'Tape Drive
Scsi 1, Bus 0, ID 1, Lun 0, Seagate STT3401A 305F'
The final 4 characters in the Tape Drive description (305F in this
example) is the firmware revision.
Examining Tape Device Driver Start Status
If you wish to examine whether certain tape related device drivers
are started, use the 'Devices' window.
To start the 'Devices' window, click the following:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Devices.
The following shows how the 'Device' entries of interest are set
when drivers are operating correctly:
Device Status Startup
------ ------- -------
atapi Started Boot
stident4 Started System
Examining the Version of 'stident4.sys'
1. Start 'Windows NT Explorer'.
2. Highlight the file C:\Winnt\system32\drivers\stident4.sys.
3. From the menu bar, select File -> Properties.
4. In the 'stident4.sys Properties' box, select the 'Version' tab.
You should see 'File version: 4.00.Seagate.1.0'.
-= End of File: stident4.txt =-
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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