DOCUMENT:Q106213  08-NOV-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Support for COMPAQ Tape Drives Under Windows NT
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SUMMARY
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COMPAQ provides several different tape drives as options on their
computer systems. None of these drives are listed on the Windows NT
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). According to COMPAQ, the following
Tape Drives will work with drivers provided in the retail version of
Windows NT:
 
   COMPAQ 525-MB Tape Drive
   COMPAQ 320-/525-MB Tape Drive
   COMPAQ 1.3-/2.0-GB DAT Drive
   COMPAQ 5.0-GB DAT drive
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Use the following table to identify which Windows NT Tape driver
should be used for each COMPAQ Tape drive:
 
   Tape Drive                        Windows NT Tape Driver
   -------------------------------------------------------- 
   COMPAQ 525-MB Tape Drive          Wangtek 150/250 and 525
   COMPAQ 320-/525-MB Tape Drive     Wangtek 150/250 and 525
   COMPAQ 1.3-/2.0-GB DAT Drive      4 millimeter DAT drives
   COMPAQ 5.0-GB DAT drive           4 millimeter DAT drives
 
COMPAQ only supports these drivers when one of the COMPAQ tape drives
mentioned above is connected to one of the following SCSI Controllers:
 
   COMPAQ Integrated Fast SCSI-2 Options Port (ProSignia imbedded SCSI)
   COMPAQ Fast SCSI-2 Controller option (EISA SCSI Card)
   COMPAQ Integrated SCSI-2 options port (Systempro/XL imbedded SCSI)
   COMPAQ 6260 SCSI Controller
   COMPAQ Portable 486c Integrated 6260 SCSI Controller
   COMPAQ Portable 486m Integrated 6260 SCSI Controller
   COMPAQ Portable 486c Integrated 53C90 SCSI Controller
   COMPAQ Portable 486m Integrated 53C90 SCSI Controller
   COMPAQ SCSI Compression Adapter (shipped with the 1.3-/2.0-GB DAT)
   COMPAQ SCSI Option Adapter (shipped with the 320-/525-MB Tape Drive)
 
The following COMPAQ tape drives are NOT currently supported by COMPAQ
under Windows NT:
 
   COMPAQ 40-/60-MB tape drive
   COMPAQ 80-/120-MB tape drive
   COMPAQ 135-MB tape drive
   COMPAQ 150-/250-MB tape drive
 
REFERENCES
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The information in this article was taken from the file TAPE.RDM which
can be found on the COMPAQ Support Software Diskette (SSD) for
Microsoft Windows NT.
 
The products mentioned here are manufactured by a vendor independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: hrdwr

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