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<FONT FACE="Verdana"><H2><A NAME="MYSAMPLE">Miniqic Tape Minidriver </A> </H2>

<span style="color:#FF0000">[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]</span> 

<H3>SUMMARY</H3></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>
This sample is a working example of Miniqic Tape Minidriver. This module contains device-specific routines for minicartridge QIC tape drives such as TECMAR Travan, CONNER_CTT8000_S, and so on. <P>
<H3>BUILDING THE SAMPLE</H3></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>
To build the sample, run the<B> build</B> command. The lib file Tape.lib is required to build the sample. <P>

Before you can use the sample, you need to install a tape drive that uses Miniqic.sys. The list of drives that use Miniqic.sys is given in Tape.inf and the %SystemRoot%\Inf directory. This file is used by the system to install. If you make any changes to Tape.inf, be sure to delete Tape.pnf, if it exists. 
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To install the drive, shut down the machine, attach the drive, and boot. The drive will be detected and Microsoft &#174; Windows &#174; 2000  will prompt for the miniqic.sys driver. The driver will be copied into %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers. 
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This sample has been tested on Alpha platforms. It has not been confirmed as 64-bit compliant. Plug and Play and Power Management are handled by lower drivers in the stack. 
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Building this sample produces miniqic.sys. Both free and checked versions are buildable. The sample has been tested with a binary that was built with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. <P>
<H3>CODE TOUR</H3>
<H4>File Manifest</H4>
</FONT><U><PRE>File&#9;&#9;Description
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Miniqic.htm&#9;The documentation for this sample (this file)
Miniqic.c&#9;Implements the functions of the minidriver
Miniqic.h&#9;Header file for the minidriver
Makefile&#9;The makefile for the project; do not edit.
Sources&#9;	Build instructions

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