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Single User I.P.B. 1059 29th July 1998 (AL)
Department Category Implementation
Single User Hardware Advisory
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Installing HP Colorado 4/8Gb HP-T4IDE Tape Drive into Lightning or Spitfire based systems

This document explains the procedure for installing a HP Colorado 4/8Gb HP-T4IDE internal IDE tape drive into an Apricot System with a Lightning or Spitfire motherboard running Windows 95.

Tape Drive & Software Installation

  1. Ensure that the systems BIOS is at least 12.03 or greater for Lightning or 10.06 or greater for Spitfire. If the BIOS is lower than 12.03 or 10.06, then upgrade to the latest version before moving onto the next stage.
  2. Connect the Tape Drive as a Slave or Master on the Secondary IDE Controller. Slave if CDROM is fitted, Master if no CDROM is fitted.
  3. When the Tape Drive is connected to the system, start the computer. During Windows 95 startup, an "Unknown Device" will be detected. At this point, click on "Cancel" to abort searching for drivers.
  4. Insert the Colorado Backup CD and install the software. After the software is installed, restart the computer.
  5. During Windows 95 startup, the device "HP-T4IDE" will be detected.
  6. In "Device Manager" remove the device:-

    "Shuttle EPAT External ATAPI Adapter"

    and restart the computer to complete the procedure.

    7.

Recovery Disks Creation

Before attempting to create the Recovery Disks, you need to create the "Colorado Backup for DOS" diskette. This is because the "DOS Real Mode" ATAPI driver needs to be installed onto the Recovery Disks.

  1. Create the "Colorado Backup for DOS" diskette, from the Colorado Backup CD.
  2. When you attempt to create the Recovery Disks, you will be prompted for the location of the "Real Mode driver". At this point, insert the "Colorado Backup for DOS" disk, and type A:\ASPI4RAP.SYS and click OK.
  3. You should now be able to complete the disk creation process (creating two recovery disks).

Recovery Disks Creation problems

If you get an error message "An error occurred while attempting to copy file" when trying to create the Recovery Disks, then you need to install Colorado Backup Version 3.21 to cure the problem.

The latest version of the Colorado Backup installation disks for Windows 95 can be downloaded from the Mitsubishi Web Site at the following address -: http://bbs.mitsubishi-computers.com

The file required is CB_IDE.EXE which is located in File Area 41.

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