Supported Drives

The ADIC Scalar Series Libraries support the SDLT and LTO formats. 

Minimum Supported Firmware Level

All firmware levels are supported.

Some ADIC libraries use tape drives with older firmware revisions that do not support some optional features used by XenData software.  If this applies to you, please contact XenData technical support for a software patch.

Medium Changer Device Driver Installation

To install the XenData device driver

1. Right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Manage'

2. Select 'Device Manager' from the left pane and select 'Unknown Medium Changer' from the right pane.

3. Right-click on the Device and select 'Update Driver'.   Click 'update driver' to launch the driver update wizard.

4. When prompted 'Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for Software?', select 'No, not at this time' and then click 'Next.'

5. When prompted 'What do you want the wizard to do? 'Select 'Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)'   and then click 'Next.'

6. Choose the 'Don't search.  I will choose the driver to install' option and then click 'Next.'

7. Click 'Have Disk' and Browse to or enter the path '<boot drive>\Program Files\XenData\Drivers' and then select 'XenMC.inf.'   Click 'Open,' 'OK.'

8. When prompted to Select the device driver, Scroll to and select the Manufacturer and the appropriate model and then select 'Next.'

9. When the warning 'The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing...' Click 'Continue Anyway.'   This completes the driver installation/update process.