Chapter 1 Introduction and Installation
System Requirements
2 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide
System Requirements 1
Following are the system requirements for the Quantum Travan Portable
USB Tape Drive.
• Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, or
Windows XP operating system
• At least one unused USB port
•CD-ROM drive (for software installation)
Installing the Drive 1
Following is the installation procedure for the Quantum Travan Portable
USB Tape Drive.
1 Boot up your computer
Your computer should be powered on and the operating system
should be fully loaded before you attach the USB drive.
2 Pre-install the USB driver (Windows 98/Windows Me only)
• If you are attaching the tape drive to a computer running
Windows 98 or Windows Me, you must pre-install the drivers
from the Resource CD:
•From
My Computer on the Windows desktop, navigate to your
CD-ROM drive that contains the Resource CD and go to the
Travan USB directory.
• Run the TPP Storage Driver program by double-clicking
tppinst.exe
. Follow the online wizard instructions to install the
complete driver set.
Note: For the Travan 40 GB, a high speed USB 2.0 port is
strongly recommended. USB 1.1 ports are available on
most PCs and laptops manufactured after 1998; USB add-
on boards are also readily available at computer stores.
