ViperW2K.txt 10-11-00
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_\ \ \ Seagate Viper Tape Driver v1.5
(_)_/_/ for Windows 2000 32-bit Intel Platform - ViperW2K.sys
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Copyright (c) 2000 Seagate Removable Storage Solutions, LLC.
All rights reserved
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This document gives installation instructions for a software driver
needed to run a Seagate Viper Tape drive on Microsoft Windows 2000.
This driver works with Intel Pentium, and compatible, 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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Viper Device Driver Installation
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This section describes a procedure for installing, reinstalling, or
updating a Windows 2000 tape device driver for the Seagate Viper tape
drive. The procedure assumes previous Viper hardware installation.
That is, the Viper tape drive is connected to a controller appropriate
for the tape drive model. In addition, the drive must be powered as
indicated by an LED on the tape drive's bezel. Login with
administrator privilege.
For Windows 2000:
1. If you are installing from CD-ROM, locate the Windows 2000 VIPER
driver installation directory containing the file ViperW2K.inf.
Remember the installation directory's <drive-letter>:\<path>.
Otherwise, if you are installing from diskette, insert the
diskette, labeled as follows, into the floppy drive:
"Seagate Viper Tape Driver v1.5
for Windows 2000 32-bit Intel Platform"
2. Right click on 'My Computer', then select 'Properties'.
3. In 'System Properties', click the 'Hardware' tab.
4. In 'System Properties', click the 'Driver Signing...' button.
5. In 'Driver Signing Options',
verify, and select if necessary, either the 'Warn'
or 'Ignore' radio button. (The driver may not install if
'Block' is selected.)
6. Close the 'Driver Signing Options' dialogue.
7. In 'System Properties', click the 'Device Manager' button.
8. In 'Device Manager', open the Device Manager tree
'Unknown devices' (the driver is not yet installed), or
'Tape drives' (the driver was previously installed),
and find the Viper Tape identifier
'SEAGATE ULTRIUM06242-XXX SCSI Sequential Device'.
Right click the above Viper identifier, then select Properties.
9. In 'SEAGATE ULTRIUM06242-XXX SCSI Sequential Device Properties',
select the 'Drivers' tab, then
click the 'Update Driver...' button.
10. In 'Upgrade Device Driver Wizard' --
In 'Welcome to the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard', click 'Next'.
11. In 'Install Hardware Device Drivers',
select 'Display a list of the known drivers for this device
so that I can choose a specific driver',
then click 'Next'.
12. In 'Select a Device Driver', click 'Have Disk'.
[Note. 'Have Disk' may need a second click.]
13. In 'Install From Disk' dialogue, click 'Browse'
14. In 'Locate File', find the directory containing the Viper
driver ViperW2K.inf (this is the Viper installation directory
remembered in step 1), then click 'Open'.
15. In 'Install From Disk', you should see the Viper driver
installation directory path (selected above) in the
'Copy manufacturers files from:' field,
then click 'OK'.
16. In 'Select a Device Driver', you should see
'Models:' "Seagate Viper (ViperW2K.sys)",
then click 'Next'.
17. In 'Start Device Driver Installation', you should see
"Seagate Viper (ViperW2K.sys)",
then click 'Next'.
18. In 'Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard', click 'Finish'.
19. If the driver is being re-installed or updated you may be
asked to reboot for the driver to take effect. Otherwise
no reboot should be needed.
The Seagate Viper Tape Driver is now installed and ready to use.
Windows 2000 (unlike Windows NT 4.0) uses two programs to manage
tape backups -- 'Removable Storage Manager' and 'Backup'.
Removable Storage Manager, at a lower level, recognizes removable
storage devices (such as tape drives) and their media (such as tapes).
Removable Storage Manager maintains a data base of tapes which is
organized by 'allocating' tapes to various media 'pools'.
The Backup program, at a higher level, backs up and restore system
files. Backup uses services of Removable Storage Manager to gain
access to tapes.
To verify that Windows 2000 Removable Storage Manager has
recognized the tape drive --
Right click 'My Computer' and select 'Management'.
In 'Computer Management', follow the tree
Computer Management (local)
-> Storage -> Removable Storage -> Physical Locations
In this tree, you should see
SEAGATE ULTRIUM06242-XXX SCSI Sequential Device
For help on on Removable Storage, click the help icon
and open the 'Removable Storage' book.
You can use the
Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System 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 ViperW2K.EXE
* Viper SCSI Drive Hardware Configuration
* Important Notes
-- Tape Drive Firmware Version Determination
-- Examining the Version of 'ViperW2K.sys'
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Supported Tape Drive Models
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The list below identifies Seagate Viper tape drive models
supported by the ViperW2K.sys driver.
I386\ViperW2K.sys -- Seagate Viper Tape Driver v1.5
for Windows 2000 32-bit Intel Platform
File date: 10-11-00 File size: 5,678
Tape Drive Models
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STU2001LW, STU2001WD Viper 200
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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 ViperW2K.EXE.
* Configure the tape drive's jumpers and install the tape drive
in the computer.
* Install the tape driver from the Seagate tape driver installation
diskette.
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Creating an Installation Diskette from the File ViperW2K.EXE
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This procedure creates a tape driver installation diskette.
It assumes you have downloaded the file ViperW2K.EXE to your system.
You also need a formatted, empty diskette. ViperW2K.EXE is a self-
extracting 16-bit WinZip program.
Note. If you already have a driver installation diskette labeled
"Seagate Viper Tape Driver v1.5
for Windows 2000 32-bit Intel Platform", skip this
procedure.
1. Label the diskette:
"Seagate Viper Tape Driver v1.5
for Windows 2000 32-bit Intel Platform".
2. On a Windows 9x, NT, or 2000, open Windows Explorer.
3. Locate the down-load directory containing ViperW2K.EXE.
4. Double click ViperW2K.EXE to start the self-extractor.
5. You will see a dialogue box titled
WinZip Self-Extractor [ViperW2K.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 "4 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:\ViperW2K.txt This document
A:\ViperW2K.inf Setup information
A:\ViperW2K.cat Catalog file
A:\I386\ViperW2K.sys Seagate Viper tape driver for 32-bit Intel
10. You may want to write protect the diskette.
This completes the installation diskette creation procedure.
Return to "Viper Device Driver Installation" above.
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Viper SCSI Drive Hardware Configuration
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Please pay attention to these hardware configuration recommendations
for Seagate Viper SCSI tape drives:
* Shut down the system and turn power off before installing or
configuring hardware.
* Select a tape drive SCSI ID that does not conflict with other the
devices, including the host adapter, connected the SCSI cable.
Normally, the SCSI host adapter is set to the SCSI ID 7.
* Your SCSI host adapter should be configured to 'Enable
Disconnect' for all SCSI device IDs. It is especially critical
that the SCSI adapter be configured to 'Enable Disconnect' for
the tape drive's device ID. If not, then accesses to the SCSI
hard disc can timeout because they cannot gain access to the SCSI
bus during long duration tape commands such as Rewind or Seek to
End-of-Data. If you have an Adaptec SCSI Host Adapter, you may
be able to set the 'Enable Disconnect' configuration by entering
<Ctrl><A> to enter the Adaptec BIOS during boot. Consult your
SCSI host adapter manual.
* The SCSI cable must be correctly electrically terminated at both
ends and only at the ends. Forms of cable termination vary.
Termination may be built into the cable end or ends. Termination
may be in the form of a terminator plug which is either plugged
into the end of the cable or plugged into a pass through
connector on the SCSI device attached to the end of a cable.
Many SCSI devices provide termination as a selectable
function which can be enabled, via jumper or switch, when the
device is connected to the end of the cable.
SCSI devices, in the middle of the cable daisy chain, should have
terminators disabled.
Consult the hardware documentation for your SCSI adapter and other
SCSI devices for configuration and termination information.
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Important Notes
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Tape Drive Firmware Version Determination
You can find the tape drive firmware version using the Registry
Editor (regedit) as follows.
1. Open the Registry Editor --
click 'Start' -> 'Run',
then in the 'Open:' field type 'regedit',
then click OK.
2. From the Registry Editor menu bar --
select 'Edit' -> 'Find...',
in the 'Find what:' field, type 'SEAGATE ULTRIUM' (without quotes),
in 'Look at:' make sure that, at least, 'Data' is checked,
then click 'Find Next'.
3. 'Find' searches the registry and should stop and display
something similar to --
Left hand window:
My Computer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HARDWARE
DEVICEMAP
Scsi
Scsi Bus <n>
Target Id <n>
Logical Unit Id <n>
Right hand window:
Identifier REG_SZ SEAGATE ULTRIUM06242-XXX104A
The final 4 characters in the Identifier (104A in this example) is
the firmware version.
Examining the Version of 'ViperW2K.sys'
1. Right click on 'My Computer', then select 'Properties'.
2. In 'System Properties', click the 'Device Manager' button.
3. In 'Device Manager', open the Device Manager tree
'Tape drives',
and find the Viper Tape identifier
'SEAGATE ULTRIUM06242-XXX SCSI Sequential Device'.
Right click the above Viper identifier, then select Properties.
4. In 'SEAGATE ULTRIUM06242-XXX SCSI Sequential Device Properties',
select the 'Drivers' tab, then
click the 'Driver Details...' button.
You should see 'File version: 5.0.Seagate.1.5'.
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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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