From seagate website but usually is via the jumpers setting

Management/diagnostic software

The Viper 200 includes SeaTools Tape Diagnostic Utility software. This
software

includes the following capabilities:

Drive settings

· Set maximum drive speed

· Select Power-On Self-Test mode (on/off)

· Select data compression mode

· Select cartridge autoload mode

· Select cartridge auto-unload mode

"KINGDON" wrote in message
news:3e837ddb$1@hronntp01....
>
> Anybody know how to enable hardware compression on Seagate VIPER LTO
Drives?
> Running windows 2k adv server and netbackup 4.5.
>
> Anyhelp would be appreciated.

Thanks. I'll check that out.


"the 13th warrior" wrote:
>From seagate website but usually is via the jumpers setting
>
>Management/diagnostic software
>
>The Viper 200 includes SeaTools Tape Diagnostic Utility software. This
>software
>
>includes the following capabilities:
>
>Drive settings
>
>· Set maximum drive speed
>
>· Select Power-On Self-Test mode (on/off)
>
>· Select data compression mode
>
>· Select cartridge autoload mode
>
>· Select cartridge auto-unload mode
>
>"KINGDON" wrote in message
>news:3e837ddb$1@hronntp01....
>>
>> Anybody know how to enable hardware compression on Seagate VIPER LTO
>Drives?
>> Running windows 2k adv server and netbackup 4.5.
>>
>> Anyhelp would be appreciated.
>
>

The Viper LTO drives should come with a factory default setting of hardware
compression = on.

- Chris


"KingDon" wrote:
>
>Thanks. I'll check that out.
>
>
>"the 13th warrior" wrote:
>>From seagate website but usually is via the jumpers setting
>>
>>Management/diagnostic software
>>
>>The Viper 200 includes SeaTools Tape Diagnostic Utility software. This
>>software
>>
>>includes the following capabilities:
>>
>>Drive settings
>>
>>· Set maximum drive speed
>>
>>· Select Power-On Self-Test mode (on/off)
>>
>>· Select data compression mode
>>
>>· Select cartridge autoload mode
>>
>>· Select cartridge auto-unload mode
>>
>>"KINGDON" wrote in message
>>news:3e837ddb$1@hronntp01....
>>>
>>> Anybody know how to enable hardware compression on Seagate VIPER LTO
>>Drives?
>>> Running windows 2k adv server and netbackup 4.5.
>>>
>>> Anyhelp would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>