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Frequently Asked Questions
Part number 5501025
General
When and why would I ever need to erase a tape?
Regarding tape drives, what is cataloging?
Why is it important to have an offsite backup?
What is the Removable Storage Manager (RSM) and how do I troubleshoot with it?
What are the pros and cons of doing a Full (Normal), Incremental, and Differential Backup?
What does formatting a tape do?
How can I configure Backup Exec to quit prompting me to overwrite?
Technical
What are some common troubleshooting steps for IDE TR5 TBUs?
What are some common troubleshooting steps for IDE Travan TBUs?
What are some reasons my TBU doesn't backup to the full compressed capacity of the cartridge?
Why does my backup time out and retry to backup open files?
What does retensioning a tape do and when do I conduct this operation?
How long should a typical tape last and when should it be retired?
What is the difference between a quick and a long erase?
Why does Windows Native Backup not work after installing Veritas?
How do I configure an IDE device, such as a hard drive, for my system?
What does helical scan/linear scan mean?
What does the Prepare Media option do in Windows 2000 RSM?
What is the media pool in Windows 2000, 2003 RSM?
How do I verify TBU recognition in NetWare 4, 5, 6?
What is meant by the term backup set, media set?
Can I have other IDE devices on the same cable as my tape drive?
Does this tape drive support hardware compression?
What are the cleaning guidelines for QIC (Travan) tape backup drives?
Do Seagate error codes provide diagnostics for an issue?
What are some of the features of the Seagate Backup Exec?
What are some of the enhancement features of a Seagate TR-5 tape backup?
What are some dos and don'ts of using a Seagate TR-5 tape backup?
How is a Seagate tape backup unit (TBU) model number translated?
Why can I not format my TR-4 and TR-5 tapes?
When and why should I retension tapes?
If servers are so reliable, then why do I need a backup?
What capacity tapes can the TR5 drive use?
Why is it more important to run a verify when backing up to a TR5 drive?
What is a media label on the tape?
What does it mean to run an inventory on a drive?
What are the differences between an IDE and a SCSI TBU?
What is cable select and why should I use it?
How-To
How do I test my tape drive in Windows NT, 2000, and 2003 Server?
How can I test my TBU in Linux?
How do I schedule tape backups in Windows 2003?
My Backup Application fails giving the error message "write protected." What do I do?
How do I perform a simple backup operation in Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server?
What type of care does a TBU tape need?
Does my tape drive need cleaning?
How is the read/write head cleaned?
How is the backup software used?
How is a backup performed?
How is a restore performed?
How is a compare performed?
How do I perform a simple Veritas Server Backup operation?
How do I perform a simple Windows 2000 Server Restore operation?
How do I perform a simple Veritas Server Restore operation in Veritas Backup Exec?
How do I schedule tape backups in Windows 2000?
How do I configure an Unattended Tape Backup in Windows NT with NTBackup?
How can I test my tape backup unit in MS-DOS?
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