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Speciﬁcations for tape cartridges: acclimation, environmental, storage.

Before you use a tape cartridge, acclimate it to the operating environment for 24 hours or the time necessary to prevent condensation in the drive. The time varies,
depending on the environmental extremes to which the cartridge was exposed.

The best storage container for the cartridges (until they are opened) is the original shipping container. The plastic wrapping prevents dirt from accumulating on the
cartridges and partially protects them from humidity changes.

When you ship a cartridge, place it in its jewel case or in a sealed, moisture-proof bag to protect it from moisture, contaminants, and physical damage. Ship the cartridge in
a shipping container that has enough packing material to cushion the cartridge and prevent it from moving within the container.

Table 1

gives the environment for operating, storing, and shipping LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridges.

Table 1. Tape Cartridge Temperature and Humidity Speciﬁcations

Mode

Temperature

Relative Humidity (non-condensing)

Dew Point Temperature

Recommended Environment

16°C - 25°C

20% - 50%

22°C

Allowable Environment

16°C - 32°C

20% - 80%

22°C

Local permanent tape damage temperature

>52°C

N/A

Shipping

25°C - 49°C

5% - 80%

26°C

Notes:

1. Per the U932 LTO Tape Format Speciﬁcation, this mode is known as Short Term Storage Temperature and the temperature range is 16°C to 35°C.
2. Local tape temperature in excess of 52°C might cause permanent tape damage.

Disposing of tape cartridges

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Current rules about the appropriate disposal of tape cartridges.

Under the current rules of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regulation 40CFR261, the LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridge is classiﬁed as non-hazardous waste. As
such, it might be disposed of in the same way as normal ofﬁce trash. These regulations are amended from time to time, and you must review them at the time of disposal.

If your local, state, country (non-US), or regional regulations are more restrictive than EPA 40CFR261, you must review them before you dispose of a cartridge. Contact
your account representative for information about the materials that are in the cartridge.

If a tape cartridge must be disposed of in a secure manner, you can erase the data on the cartridge with a high-energy ac degausser (use a minimum of 4000 oersted peak
ﬁeld over the entire space that the cartridge occupies). The tape must make two passes through the ﬁeld at 90 degree orientation change for each pass to achieve
complete erasure. Some commercial degaussers have two magnetic ﬁeld regions offset 90 degrees from each other to accomplish complete erasure in one pass for higher
throughput. Degaussing makes the cartridge unusable.

If you burn the cartridge and tape, ensure that the incineration complies with all applicable regulations.

Ordering media supplies

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Information about ordering several generations of media supplies for your tape drive.

Table 1

lists the cartridges and media supplies that you can order for the drive.

Table 1. Media supplies

Supply Item

Methods of Ordering

Specify the VOLSER characters that you want.

20-PACK IBM LTO Ultrium 9 18 TB Data Cartridge
(with attached labels)

Order the cartridge from your IBM Sales Representative or any authorized IBM Business Partner by specifying
Machine Type 3589 Model 553.