Dell/IBM Ultrium LTO-3 Internal Tape Drive NP742 - 23R4762

Hello Abraxass,

Yes the drive can be used in windows 7.  You will just need to make sure that you install the drivers for the drive & it should be seen.  Now to use the drive you will need to have some backup software like Backup assist, Backup Exec, etc. to control the take drive & keep a record of your backups.  I would purchase a cleaning tape when you purchase media for the drive as you will need to clean it at some point & the cleaning tapes last through 25-50 cleanings.  

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Hello, I got the tape drive, based on LTO-2, but haven't can use it. The driver is installed, the equipment in windows 7 was defined correctly, service utility successfully tests the drive, but the drive is not seen as a drive. I was told that I need to format the tape, but the format tool asks you to specify the drive letter to which I do not know. Please explain to me what to do.

Hello Abraxass,

What backup software is you using as you didn’t list it in your post?  If you are trying to use Windows native backup then it will not see the tape drive as a backup location.  What you will need to do is to get backup software from an 3rd party vendor and install it & then it should see your tape drive.  

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Hello,

where would I be able to find the drivers for the NP742 tape drive?