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Write-protecting Data Cartridges | B2
B2
Write-protecting Data
Cartridges
To prevent accidental erasure of your data, each data
cartridge has a write-protect switch. When active, this switch
prevents the tape drive from writing data to the cartridge.
!
For valuable data, always make sure the cartridge is
write-protected before inserting it into the tape drive.
To enable write-protection:
Move the write-protect switch left so that the bright
orange rectangle is visible.
To disable write-protection:
Move the write-protect switch right so that the orange
rectangle is
not
visible.
On the SDLT 220 tape drive, when you insert a write-
protected cartridge into the drive, the amber LED on the
front panel lights.
On the SDLT 320 tape drive, the amber LED indicates the
format of the tape: Light on or blinking indicates SDLT 220
density; light off indicates SDLT 320 density.
Move switch down to
write-protect media.
Orange indicates
write-protected.
SDLT 220 – Write Protect LED
SDLT 320 – Drive Density LED