Sony Lib-81 Library-Specific Information

Supported Drives

The Sony Lib-81 is a 1U rack mounted unit that supports the AIT format.  It contains a single drive and eight cartridges.

Supported by XenData Versions

The Lib-81 is only supported by XenData Archive Series software versions up to 4.00.

Minimum Supported Firmware Level

All firmware levels are supported.

Medium Changer Device Driver Installation

The device driver for these libraries is installed using the Windows Update service, as follows:

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

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

3. Double click on the device and select the 'Driver' tab.

4. Click 'update driver' to launch the driver update wizard, allow the wizard to connect to the Internet and click 'Next'.  Select 'Install the software automatically' and again click 'Next'  When the wizard finished installing the device driver, click 'Finish'

If the driver fails to install for some reason, you can download a suitable driver from the Sony support site.  Follow the installation instructions on the site.