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Using Your Ditto Tape Drive Using Your Ditto Tape Drive
Using Your Ditto Tape Drive Using Your Ditto Tape Drive Using Your Ditto Tape Drive
This guide contains the following sections:
• General Reference for all Ditto Tape Drives
• Specific Information for the Ditto 2GB Tape Drives
• Specific Information for the Ditto Max Tape Drive
• Specific Information for the Ditto Easy 3200 Tape Drive
• Solving Problems
General Reference for all Ditto Tape Drives General Reference for all Ditto Tape Drives General Reference for all Ditto Tape Drives
General Reference for all Ditto Tape Drives General Reference for all Ditto Tape Drives
Parallel Port Tape Drives
EPP and 8-Bit Bi-Directional Ports
Your parallel port tape drive is compatible with both EPP and 8-bit, bi-
directional ports. Iomega recommends EPP whenever possible.
Overall Printer Cable Length and Cable Quality
Avoid low-quality printer cables and do not exceed an overall cable length
(from computer to tape drive to printer) of 3 meters (about 10 feet). If you
have data-transfer problems, try using shorter or higher-quality cables.
Printers and Parallel Port Tape Drives
Your Ditto parallel port tape drive and printer share the parallel port. Therefore,
if you are printing you cannot run the tape drive; and if you are running the
tape drive, you cannot use the printer.
Internal Tape Drives
Removing a Floppy or Other Drive
If you remove a floppy or other drive from your computer to make room for the
tape drive, remember to reconfigure your system when this installation is complete
(Refer to your computer manual about "System Setup" or "CMOS Setup").
Note: The drive that was removed should be set to "none" in the CMOS settings.
Caution: Before handling your internal tape drive touch a grounded metal object
(like one of the metal cover screws on your computer) to discharge any buildup of
personal static electricity. Circuit boards and integrated circuits can be damaged by
electrostatic discharge.
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