LTO Tape Drive User’s Guide
3 - Tape Media
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Inspecting for Damage
When a cartridge is received, inspect it for damage prior to inserting it into the drive.
The cartridge should show no evidence of:
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Leader pin in any position other than fully seated into its cartridge location.
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Separated, cracked, chipped, deformed, or damaged outer shell.
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Moisture or condensation on or in the cartridge shell or media.
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Labels affixed in a manner that could adversely affect drive operation.
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Missing leader pin.
Disposing 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.
Leader Pin
Label Area
