60 - (English) User's Guide

Drives and Media

HP Ultrium Drives & Media

Appendix DD-22

Write-Protecting Ultrium 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, slide the red tab on the base of the

cartridge (Figure D-8 on page D-22):

• Right to prevent data from being written to the cartridge. The red tab

on the cartridge displays a padlock when the write-protect switch is

in the “ON” position.

• Left to allow data to be written to the cartridge (unless the tape is

write-protected electronically through your backup software). The

padlock on the red tab cannot be seen and the hole is exposed when

the write-protect switch is in the “OFF” position.

NOTE With the write-protect switch in either position, data can be read from the

cartridge.

Figure D-8 Ultrium Write-Protect Button Settings