i need help with tape backup drive

[bestax1]

im using winXP

ive installed it using a scsi card and it appears in the device manager and is listed as ok

ive download the diagnostic stuff from seagate and it can access the drive and perform tests on it, and says its ok

the problem ive got is how do i actually use the drive cause it dont appear in 'my computer '

i can find it in the admin tools - disc managment and it appears ok

ive tried using the backup in XP but it dont give me the option of using it

can anyone help?, how do i access it

cheers

[glc]

http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp

Is your tape drive on that list? You may need to buy backup software that's compatible with your drive and XP.

[bestax1]

cheers for the reply

i have sorted it - it was working, it was me doing it wrong (doh!)

one other question though, is it possible to use a tape like a disc i.e. drag&drop files rather than using a backup prog

ive found a program called called datman99 that supposedly lets you do this but it dont work under XP (at least not for me)

is there a 2000/XP equivilent?

cheers