Netserver and tape backup

[Dale Brown_1]

I would like to install an HP Colorado 8GB Internal Travan tape drive, into a HP NetServer LC 3. (This server was previously upgraded, HP D6135A LCII to LC3,upgrade kit installed). The original Product Number is D5970-60200 /D5970A, and S/N US82300839. I am running Windows2000 Server with Service Pack 2. Will this work? I've got a the CD-Rom drive and the tape drive on an IDE cable connected to the server board connection, and it doesn't seem to see the the tape drive... The BIOS sees the CD-rom as well as 'Device Manager'. Does it need to be set as 'Master'? Will a controller card work? What can be done?

[Terri Harris]

Since HP did not test any IDE devices in the Netserver LC3 (except for the CD-ROM), I do not know if you can get a IDE tape drive to work. SCSI tape drives are supported.
If you have not already, you might want to try disconnecting the CD-ROM and have only the tape drive connected via IDE. Again, I do not know if you can get this to work or not.

[Nicholas Stolar]

Dale, I have an NetServer LD that I set up with a PCI/IDE card to boot Linux from that drive. I had a problem reading from the system IDE cable also.