Installing the Exabyte Mammoth and Mammoth LT Tape Drivers

Windows 2000

  1. Log into your system as an administrator
  2. Cancel the “Found new hardware” wizard
  1. Download and install WinZip if it isn’t currently installed. This can be found at http://www.winzip.com
  2. Open the driver file “EXBMammothWin2K.zip” and extract it to C:\EXBMammoth
  1. Right click “My Computer” and select Manage
  2. Select “Device Manager” from the items on the left of the Computer Management window
  3. You should see “Exabyte EXB-8900 SCSI Sequential Device” under “Other Devices” in the right portion of the screen. Double click this to open the properties screen
  4. Click the “Reinstall Driver” button
  5. The “Upgrade Device Driver Wizard” will appear. click “Next” to continue
  6. Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device” and click “Next”
  7. Uncheck all boxes under “Optional Search Locations” except for “Specify a location”
  8. Type “C:\EXBMammoth” in the “Copy manufacturers files from:” prompt and click “OK”
  9. Click “Next” in the “Driver Files Search Results” window
  10. Click “Finish”
  11. Close the “Exabyte EXB-8900 SCSI Sequential Device Properties” window
  12. Exit Computer Management

Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5 or higher)

  1. Log into your system as an administrator
  2. Download and install WinZip if it isn’t currently installed. This can be found at http://www.winzip.com
  3. Open the driver file “EXBMammothNT4.zip” and extract it to C:\EXBMammoth
  4. Double click “My Computer” and then “Control Panel”
  5. Double click “Tape Devices”
  6. Click the “Drivers” tab
  7. Click the “Add” button
  8. Click “Have Disk”
  9. Type “C:\EXBMammoth” in the “Install From Disk” prompt and click “OK”
  10. Select the driver containing “Exabyte NT 4.0 SCSI Tape Driver” and click OK
  11. Click “OK” to close the “Tape Devices” properties window