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6. RDX cartridges
This section describes the use of the RDX cartridge in the RDX 8000. The RDX cartridge utilizes a removable 2.5” mobile
HDD to offer the reliability and performance of disk technology along with the manageability of removable media.
For physical and functional specifications, please see section
“1. Product specification” on page 75
.
Figure 50 — Cartridge overview
RDX cartridges contain HDDs with SATA I or SATA II interfaces capable of transferring data at either 1.5 GB/s or 3.0 GB/s.
6.1 Write-protecting cartridges
The write protect slider is located on the top right rear of the cartridge. With the slider and in the right most position,
the cartridge is shown to be writable (unlocked) and in the left most position the cartridge is shown to be write-
protected (locked).
Figure 51 — Write-protecting cartridges
Number
Description
1
Cartridge is writable.
2
Cartridge is write-protected.