Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Suggestions
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• Cartridges of a type that appear to be write protected
This TapeAlert message . . .
Signifies . . .
You are trying to write to a
write-protected cartridge.
Remove the write-protection or
use another tape.
that you are trying to write to a
tape cartridge that is actually
write protected.
1
Eject the tape cartridge
from the drive.
2
Set the cartridge write-
protect switch to the
unlocked (read-enabled)
position (see
figure 13
on
page 31).
3
Retry the backup operation.
The memory in the tape
cartridge has failed, which
reduces performance. Do not
use the cartridge for further
backup operations.
and/or:
You have loaded a cartridge of
a type that is read-only in this
drive. The cartridge will appear
as write-protected.
you are trying to write to a
tape cartridge that is either
defective (failed Cartridge
Memory chip), or the wrong
type.
Retry the backup operation
using a known good cartridge
of the proper type.
If the problem persists, contact
Technical Support to resolve
the possible problem with the
tape drive.
Overwrite protection is set to
<
setting
>. Click OK to
overwrite the media or insert
new media that can be
overwritten.
a software-related problem.
Refer to the documentation for
your backup software for
information on the overwrite
and append settings.
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