Tape Drive # C2983D ... NT Driver?

[Thomas Clark_1]

I have an HP 4 mil tape drive, product number C2983D. Does there exist a driver that would allow me use this tape drive on a system loaded with NT Server 4.0 (SP6)? Thanks.

[paul courry]

There is no driver required for NT. Any backup software program that will talk to a SCSI tape drive will work with this. I checked the HP partsurfer and the driver library and there was nothing listed.

[Eric de Lange_2]

Hi Thomas,

Never heard of this model of drive but you might want to check what inquiry string it banners on the bus during boot. If it is a generic drive, you should be able to use the hpdat.sys driver for NT. You can download it from

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/software/dds_nt40.exe.html

Please note that some backup applications (ArcServe) require this driver to be be de-installed as they use their own driver)

Hope this helps you out.

Cal.