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Cannot detect tape device on Compaq Proliant 3000>>>?

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Hi,

I am trying to install a SCSI HP Surestore dat 24 (dds) tape device into a Compaq Proliant 3000 Server (300mhz). The operating system is NT 4 Server with SP6.

I have managed to physically install the device in the spare media bay and have added the Apaptec SCSI card into a free PCI slot, and connected both with a SCSI lead. However NT 4 cannot detect the installed device, it can detect the SCSI card but not the tape device.

Do I need to add the SCSI card and/or the tape device to the BIOS? Do I need to use the SmartStart cd as I do not have the option of going into the Bios via f10?

Any help kindly appreciated.
by Lastwords,

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When it boots, do you see the device listed when the SCSI card starts up?
 
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No I can't see the tape device listed when booting up. I can access a SCSI select utility via crtl a, however using this utility has not helped in detecting the device.







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Does the device power up when the server powers up? Also, what SCSI ID have you selected? -----------------------------------------------------
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Yes it powers up, but I cannot give the SCSI device an ID as I can't get into the bios. by Lastwords,

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No the scsi id will be a set of jumpers on the physical device, nothing to do with bios. You must select a unique id for each scsi device on the chain (0-6 or 0-15) and unless the scsi controller shows the device, don't bother looking any further than your connection/power/termination/id settings.
 
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Sorry my mistake, I will do this (even though I think I have tried it). by Lastwords,

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