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Tape Cartridge Compatibility
The 8-mm tape drive is compatible with existing 8-mm tape subsystems that comply to
the American National Standard (ANSI) X3B5/89-136, Helical-scan Digital Computer
Tape Cartridge, 8-mm for Information Exchange. Data compression effectively increases
the cartridge capacity and data transfer rate for the 5.0GB tape cartridges.
Note: 160 meter cartridges are not processed and are automatically ejected by the
drive.
See the following table for a comparison of different capacity tapes that can be used in
the 5.0GB tape drive:
Format Modes
(C=compression
mode)
8-mm Tape Drive 2.3GB 2.3GB (C) 5.0GB 5.0GB (C)
2.3GB Read/Write
5.0GB Read/Write Read only Read/Write Read/Write
Setting the Write-Protect Tab on 8-mm Tape Cartridges
Setting the write-protect tab on a tape cartridge is necessary so that information is not
accidentally lost. When the write-protect tab of a tape cartridge is set (window open),
information can be read from the tape, but cannot be written to it.
The window on the tape cartridge controls write-protection.
Window
Opened Window
Opened
Write-Protect Tab Not Set Write-Protect Tab Not Set Write-Protect Tab Set Write-Protect Tab Set
Window
Closed Window
Closed
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