Using the Tape Drive:
Care of Cartridges
This topic describes how to:
Write-protect cartridges
Force eject cartridges
Write-Protecting Cartridges
Use the correct type of cartridge for your drive. Ensure that only one label is stuck to the label
area of the cartridge. Never use non-standard labels, and never stick anything to the cartridge
other than in the label area.
If you want to protect the data on a cartridge from being altered or overwritten, you can
write-protect the cartridge. To write-protect a cartridge, slide the tab on the rear of the cartridge
so that the recognition hole is open, as shown below.
Caution:
Write-protection will not prevent a cartridge being erased by bulk-erasure or
degaussing.
Cartridges, Care Of
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