am looking for a driver for this backup tape to work with win2000 o/s





Support Information:
Device Type: Tape Backup
Manufacturer: Seagate
Model: ctt3200i-f
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows 2000 Workstation
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID:

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=925&qa5=20&qa7=1700&dp=2&qm0=ctt3200i-f&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Seagate+Tape+Backup++ctt3200i-f+Windows+2000+Workstation+) | Research manufacturer Seagate (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=925)

: am looking for a driver for this backup tape to work with win2000 o/s
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First of all,... support for allmost all tape units come from the "Backup program" which must list your device on it's supported devices list. NT/w2k/XP only support a very small list of tape devices for usage with the builtin NTbackup application.
next, most tape units are scsi based and again require support from the scsi card maker if windows does not support the scsi controller or tape drive natively.

Note: a Qic type drives interface LOOKs like scsi but is not!!!! (read below for QIC info.)
if your device is Internal IDE based then drivers "MIGHT" be needed. (check the Drive makers web site) but again usually are not.
if the unit is parallel

port or a USB unit then drivers ARE REQUIRED (along with tape backup software)

Do not confuse SCSI card drivers with Tape backup software. !!both are required!! to allow the unit to work.

when the SCSI card drivers are installed and working, the SCSI card will show in windows device manager.

and tape backup software can now be installed (not before!)

common tape backup programs are STOMP BACKUP MY PC,

veritas software (both desktop and server versions), Cheyene Software Arcserv. amoung others
older (obselete) apps are HP Colorado Backup. which is no longer supported and has been incorporated into Backup MY PC (stomp bought the rights to it) along with veritas desktop backup software.
Note: that only the last revision (ver9.1) of COlorado Backup had windows ME support. other versions will not work on ME. and ver9.1 also works on windows 2000
With the discontinuance of Colorado Backup, HP has secured software support from VERITAS. They will be

offering at a reduced price to existing users of Colorado Backup, the product `Backup MyPC', VERITAS

technology that is licensed, rebranded, and sold by VERITAS software partners worldwide.
For a desktop backup solution that may fit your needs, please try:

http://www.stompinc.com/
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Note: update 03-18-04
HP again is shouing colorado backup as available for download at this HP link.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=lpg10279

(From the link above)
Colorado Backup has been the bundled software solution for the HP Colorado tape drives, also Tapeware supports the later T20 products. Tapeware will continue (as it supports a wider range of current products). After 31-Oct-2001 Colorado Backup II was discontinued and HP has been recommending a software solution supplied by STOMP Inc. called Backup MyPC (BUMP). However, BUMP does not support the Travan external tape drives, nor does it support Windows Me, 2000, or XP. Because there is a need for software to support the external tape drives and for support in the operating systems listed above, HP is making Colorado Backup II available for download.

NOTE: It is important to be aware that there will be no further enhancements or fixes for Colorado Backup and is being offered for use ?as is.?
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if you wish to read existing tapes you will need to know the backupsoftware/format used to see if the current software supports the drive/format of the previous tape format.

If not then backup tapes data to a HD BEFORE upgrading Tape software and then rearchive to new tape format.

if you require reading existing backup tapes to a diffrent drive/tape format please check with a

company who does this. (one such is LortonData inc)
http://www.lortondata.com/cgi/archive.asp
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QIC, tape format drives are made in SCSI and QIC interfaces. both types have a 50 pin interface.

however scsi units will have terminating resistors/switches (or auto term setting) and scsi id jumpers and usually have a (N) in the model name.
if your model drive ends in (E) and/or lacks term resistors and scsi id jumpers then it will require a HOST controller card. as it is not scsi (either a SMART Host card or a DUMB card with a Interface board. see below)

Last,...Most QIC-xx type drives are usually a QIC-xx format unit which is a DUMB drive. (it only knows how to start/stop and move r/w head) and requires a HOST (ie- a controller card for your computer) interface card.

the card can be either a Smart card which combines a host card and the electronics to control the drive. or a DUMB host card which requires a board containing the nessary electronics and is usually id'd by noting if the drive has a board attached to it.
Example: Host card (Dumb)----cable---"INPUT_Drive-interface-card"_OUTPUT----cable---QIC_TapeDRIVE
Example: SMART HOST CARD-------Cable--------QIC_Tapedrive (Note the missing interface card)

SCSI QIC drives are setup the same as QIC smart host cards. but require the SCSI card's drivers to be loaded for whichever scsi card you are using if windows does not support the card with it's builtin drivers. you must do this before the tape backup software will work
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some Tape backup Makers, and software
NovaStor...(also does data conversion)
http://interchange.novastor.com/

Microsolutions (BACKPACK) web site.

http://www.micro-solutions.com/

HP Colorado Backup Information/Updats
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp (Main DriverPage)

Tape Page (may change at any time, use main link if not valid)
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Product.jsp?prodTypeId=12169&prodCatId=304613&locale=en_US&taskId=135

seagate web link for Tape Support:
http://www.seagate.com/support/tape/utils/index.html#fwupg
http://www.seagate.com/support/tape/drivers/index.html

supported tape units by by seagate (Vertas)
http://support.veritas.com/dsl/lists/devicedt_ddProduct_BEDSK98.htm

Mountain tape support

http://www.tsli.com/mounsoft.htm

(TSLI no longer shows Drivers?!!)

Older Dos/w9x based software (current as of 12-27-03)
http://www.dreamlandbbs.com/files/drivers/tape/




Support Information:
: Device Type:
Tape Backup
: Manufacturer:
Seagate
: Model:
ctt3200i-f
: Interface:
IDE
: Operating System:
Windows 2000 Workstation
: Age of Device:
< 2 years old
: FCCID:

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=925&qa5=20&qa7=1700&dp=2&qm0=ctt3200i-f&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Seagate+Tape+Backup++ctt3200i-f+Windows+2000+Workstation+) | Research manufacturer Seagate (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=925)