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Eject Button
Loading, Unloading, and Write-Protecting Cartridges
Use only LTO Ultrium format cartridges with your drive, as specified in the LTO
Ultrium standard. Ensure that only one label is stuck to the label area of the
cartridge. Do not use nonstandard labels, and do not stick anything to the
cartridge other than in the label area.
The Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive is compatible (see Supported Functions of
Compatible Media Types ) with the cartridges of its predecessors. Below is a
description of the functions that are supported on the different compatible media
types:
Table 3-1. Supported Functions of Compatible Media Types
LTO
Cartridge
Generation
Tape
Length
(nominal)
(m)
Data Capacity
(native) (GB
1
)
Data Capacity
(compressed
2
)
(GB
1
)
PowerVault
Generation
LTO6
PowerVault
Generation
LTO5
PowerVault
Generation
LTO4
PowerVault
Generation
LTO3
6
846 2500 6250 Yes No No No
6 WORM
846 2500 6250 Yes No No No
5 846 1500 3000 Yes Yes No No
5 WORM 846 1500 3000 Yes Yes No No
4 820 800 1600 RO Yes Yes No
4 WORM 820 800 1600 RO Yes Yes No
3 680 400 800 No RO Yes Yes
3 WORM 680 400 800 No RO Yes Yes
2 609 200 400 No No RO Yes
1 609 100 200 No No No RO
1 319 50 100 No No No RO
1 203 30 60 No No No RO
1 97 10 20 No No No RO
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Figure 3-3. Resetting the Drive
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Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive User's Guide