60 - (English) User's Guide

Drives and Media

Quantum DLT Drives & Media

Appendix D D-9

Drives & Media

Do NOT Use DLT Cartridges with:

• Tape or leaders that have been touched with bare fingers (may

transfer oils to the tape head).

• Labels used on the top, bottom, sides, or back of the cartridge. Use the

label slot only.

CAUTION Always discard damaged tape cartridges. If a defective tape cartridge is

loaded into a tape drive, it may in turn damage the drive, potentially

requiring drive replacement.

Write-Protecting DLT Cartridges

Each cartridge has a sliding write-protect switch. Using the write-protect

switch ensures data safety for files that have been previously written to

tape, preventing additional files from being written to that tape.

To change the write-protect setting, move the write-protect switch

(Figure D-2):

• Left to prevent data from being written to the cartridge. The orange

indicator on the cartridge can be seen when the write-protect switch

is in the “ON” position.

• Right to allow data to be written to the cartridge. The orange

indicator on the cartridge cannot be seen when the write-protect

switch is in the “OFF” position.