Verifying that the AS/400 Tape Drive device driver is loaded

Before applications running on Windows server can use the AS/400 tape drive, the IBM AS/400 Tape Drive device driver must be loaded on the Windows server. This is usually automatic. To ensure that the tape device driver is loaded, follow these steps:

On Windows 2000:

1. On the Windows server task bar, click Start, then Programs, then Administrative Tools.
2. Click Computer Management, then Device Manager.
3. Expand the icon with your computer's name on it. If a tape device is loaded, a Tape Device icon appears.
4. Expand the Tape device icon to see the loaded tape drivers.

   Manually loading a tape driver:

5. If you need to manually load a tape driver, complete these steps:
   1. Click on Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.
   2. Click on Add/Remove Hardware.
   3. On the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, click Next.
   4. Select Add/Troubleshoot a device and click Next.
   5. On the Choose a Hardware Device section of the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard window, choose Add a new device and click Next.
   6. From the Find New Hardware section of the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard window, choose "No, I want to select the hardware from a list," and click Next.
   7. On the Hardware Type section, scroll down the combo box to Tape drives, select it, and click Next.
   8. In the Manufacturers pane of the Select a Device Driver section, select IBM. In the Models pane, select IBM AS/400 Tape Drive and click Next.
   9. Click Next on the "IBM AS400 Tape Drive" section of this window.
   10. If the "Files Needed" box appears, enter c:\WINNT\System32\drivers, where c: is your system drive, into the "Copy files from" box. Click OK.
   11. On the "Completing the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard" section of the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard window, click Finish. All the tape devices should load.
   12. After restarting your computer, repeat steps 1 through 4 to confirm that your devices are loaded.

On Windows NT 4.0:

1. On the Windows server task bar, click Start.
2. Choose Settings, then Control Panel.
3. Double-click on Tape Devices.
4. Windows server generates a list of detected tape devices. Tape device entries include the feature and model number of the device as well as whether the device is loaded or not.
5. If a device is not loaded, click on the Detect button and follow the prompts to load the device. You do not need a diskette (there is no diskette drive). You do not need to tell it where to load the driver from; it will know. Because the drivers ship with AS/400 Integration for Windows Server, they should always be available.