Operation
5243 Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide — 542758-003
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Write-Protecting Cartridges
Write-Protecting Cartridges
If you want to protect the data on a cartridge from being altered or overwritten, you can
write-protect the cartridge.
Always remove the cartridge from the tape drive before you change the write
protection:
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To write-protect a cartridge, slide the tab on the rear of the cartridge so that the
recognition hole is open.
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To write-enable a cartridge, slide the tab back so that the hole is closed.
Figure 3-4. Write-Protecting a Cartridge
Note. Write-protection will not protect your cartridges against magnets (or bulk erasers).
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1. Tab Closed, Cartridge Write-Enabled
2. Tab Open, Cartridge Write-Protected
