PROBLEMS WITH WIN 2000 DETECTING HP T3000 TAPE DRIVE

[BOB JOHNSON_14]

HI FOLKS:

WAS WONDERING IF SOMEONE COULD ASSIST. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER URGENTLY NEEDED DATA OFF OF AN OLD HP 1.6/3.2 TRAVAN 3 TAPE. WE PURCHASED AN HP T3000 TAPE DRIVE (USED BUT IT WORKS) AND WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL INTO A NEW MACHINE RUNNING WIN 2000 PRO. INTERNAL T 3000 TAPE DRIVE IS CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO FLOPPY CONTROLLER (NO FLOPPY DRIVE ON THIS MACHINE)

WE HAVE INSTALLED COLORADO BACKUP II VERSION 9.0 AND HAVE DOWNLOADED DRIVERS FROM WEB, BUT WE CAN'T GET WINDOWS TO DETECT THIS DRIVE. IT DETECTS "VERITAS CHANGER" WHEN WE MANUALLY ATTEMPT TO DETECT TAPE DRIVE IN WINDOWS ADD HARDWARE SECTION AND AFTER WE DO THAT, IT TAKES 30 MINUTES FOR MACHINE TO BOOT AND LOAD WINDOWS. ONCE WE REMOVE THE ENTRY USING DEVICE MANAGER, MACHINE WORKS CORRECTLY BUT TAPE NOT DETECTED...ANY IDEAS??

MANY THANKS...KEVIN

[Lewis Finch · Accepted solution]

Bob, Windows 2000 doesn't support floppy tape drives

[BOB JOHNSON_14]

THANKS LEWIS