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Chapter 3 Operation

Using LTO Cartridges

LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide 27

Write-protecting a

Cartridge

3

Ultrium cartridges have a sliding write-protect switch near the back right

corner of the cartridge, see figure 12

.

• If you slide the switch to the position farthest from the corner of the

cartridge, data can be read from the cartridge but not written to it.

• If you slide the switch all the way toward the corner, see figure 12

,

data can be read from and written to the cartridge.

Figure 12 Ultrium

Cartridge Showing

Write-Protect Switch

Caution: Several seconds may elapse between the time you press the

Load/Unload button and the time the cartridge is ejected.

Do not power down the tape drive or the host computer

until the drive has completely ejected the cartridge.

Note: LTO cartridges have prewritten servo patterns and should

not be bulk erased.