Quantum dlt vs160

[treyhcnc]

Hello Guys,

I hooked a working Quantum dlt vs160 to a intel based windows server running server 2000. It didn't automatically popup that it found new hardware so I ran the new hardware wizard. It did not find anything so I chose to specify drivers, and selected the correct drivers. Then the item installed. It then showed up in the device manager as working properly.\

I tried to run the windows backup program and select the tape drive, but it keeps giving me an error.

To me, the way I had to do this was wrong. In my experiences I would think that the tape drive itself is faulty. Do you guys have any suggestions?

 

[jkupski]

Information about the actual error would be helpful.

 

[treyhcnc]

It says:

"There is no unused media available with the selected type.

Add unused media or click Cancel to select another type."

The tape has been used before for backups at a different location. However, it only lets me select unused media and says the backup location is 4mm dds

 

[TekAndy]

If the media was previously used for backups, was it used on another vs160? Or something else? This could be your problem. You may have to start with a blank tape to use the vs160

 

[treyhcnc]

the tape was only used in the tape drive that I tried to install. I have also moved it around before w/o any problems.

I don't think the 4mm dds is right