AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1687          03/25/97 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Ascentia J, Windows, HP-Colorado T1000E
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   The Colorado 1000TE tape drive unit may not be recognized by 
   Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or Windows 95 if connected to an 
   Ascentia J parallel port.
   
   This issue affects all Ascentia J systems.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   N/A    

 
ACTION 
 
   To resolve this issue, perform the following steps:
   
   1. Download the self-extracting file OB800.EXE from
      HP-Colorado's ftp site at the following address:
   
      ftp.hp.com/pub/information_storage/hp-colorado/cbw
   
   2. Extract the file to an empty subdirectory.
   
   3. Follow the steps listed below which pertain to your 
      particular operating system.
   
   (NOTE: AST obtained the instructions listed below from Colorado, 
   and edited them for this bulletin.)
   
   
   
   CLOSE ANY OPEN APPLICATIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE DRIVER 
   UPGRADE.
   
   
   
   For Windows 95 users, perform the following:
   
   You must have Colorado Backup for Windows 95, version 1.70 
   already installed! If you do not, please call Colorado customer 
   support. To find out the version, open Colorado Backup for 
   Windows 95, click on Help, and About.
   
   The following two files are included in the extracted OB800.EXE 
   file:  
   
            PARASCAN.VXD
            HPQIC117.VXD 
   
   Follow these directions for installing the new driver files:
   
   1. Click Start, Find, Files or Folders.
   
   2. In the Named field, type PARASCAN.VXD and press the
      Find the Now button. Typically this file is located in 
      the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
   
   3. Write down the full path to the location of the file.
   
   4. Copy PARASCAN.VXD and HPQIC117.VXD into the location 
      you recorded in the previous step. For example, click
      Start, Programs, Windows Explorer; then copy the files 
      into the new location.
   
   5. Restart your computer. Your new driver files will be 
      activated.
   
   
   
   For Windows 3.x users, follow the instructions below:
   
   You must have Colorado Backup for Windows, version 2.90, 2.91, or 
   2.92 already installed!  If you do not, please call Colorado's 
   customer support. To find out the version, open Colorado Backup 
   for Windows, click on Help, and then About.
   
   The following file is included in the extracted OB800.EXE file:
   
           CMSWTAPE.386 
   
   Follow these directions for installing the new driver files:
   
   1. Start the File Manager program and click File, and 
      Search.
   
   2. In the Search for field, type CMSWTAPE.386 and press 
      the <Enter> key. Typically this file is located in the 
      \CBW directory.
   
   3. Write down the full path to the location of the file.
   
   4. Copy the new CMSWTAPE.386 into the location you 
      recorded in the previous step. 
   
   5. Restart your computer. Your new driver file will be 
      activated.    

 
NOTES 
 
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