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Suitable device drivers have to be correctly installed so that built-in or connected tape drives work correctly and flawlessly with Z-TapeBackup!
A normal Windows installation already contains some drivers for tape drives, so that at least some drives are recognized, but the correct drivers are not always present, which may cause performance losses and faulty operation of Z-TapeBackup. It may also happen that some tape drives are not recognized by Windows, in this case they are also not shown in Z-TapeBackup.
 Unfortunately, Windows does often not install the optimal drivers for your tape drive!
You should not rely on the otherwise good Windows hardware recognition for your tape drives and always install the drivers from the manufacturer’s installation CD. If you don’t have an installation CD or it is out of date, you should try to download a current driver or installation package from the web site of your drive’s manufacturer.
List of Tape Drive Manufacturers
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Link for driver downloads
Note: Use the search function to find specific drivers for HPE tape drives (such as LTO Ultrium).
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IBM
Link for driver downloads
Note: Search for "Tape Drive Drivers" or a specific model like "IBM TS2900".
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Quantum
Link for driver downloads
Note: Quantum provides drivers for their Scalar Tape Libraries and LTO tape drives.
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Dell Technologies
Link for driver downloads
Note: Use the service tag number of your device or browse the "Storage" category for "Tape Drives".
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Fujitsu
Link for driver downloads
Note: Search for the model of your tape drive, such as "ETERNUS LT".
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Overland-Tandberg
Link for driver downloads
Note: This page provides drivers for NEO Series Tape Libraries and RDX Drives.
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Spectra Logic
Link for driver downloads
Note: Select "Software and Firmware" for the latest drivers for Spectra Tape Libraries.
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Seagate / Exabyte
Link for driver downloads
Note: Exabyte was acquired by Seagate, so look under "Exabyte" or "Tape Drives".
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Tandberg Data
Link for driver downloads
Note: Provides drivers and software for RDX QuikStor and tape drives.
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Oracle (formerly Sun Microsystems)
Link for driver downloads
Note: Requires an account to download specific drivers for Oracle/Sun Tape Libraries and tape drives.
We have tested Z-TapeBackup with many tape drives and also have them ready in our testing environment to test updates. We have always obtained the best results with the original drivers from the equipment manufacturer. As the developers of Z-TapeBackup, we do not provide hardware drivers for tape drives, nor do we offer drivers for download. Additionally, we are unable to assist in finding drivers for outdated hardware on the internet.
Some manufacturers of tape backup software install their own drivers, which cannot be used by Z-TapeBackup, of course. If you already have a tape software installed, you also have to verify the driver installation.
Tapedrive
•Tape functions
•Tape info
•Device driver info
•Autoloader
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