IBM T400F manual Disposing of Tape Cartridges, Ordering Media Supplies

Disposing of Tape Cartridges

Under the current rules of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regulation 40CFR261, the LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridge is classified as non-hazardous waste. As such, it may be disposed of in the same way as normal office trash. These regulations are amended from time to time, and you should review them at the time of disposal.

If your local, state, country (non-U.S.A.), or regional regulations are more restrictive than EPA 40CFR261, you must review them before you dispose of a cartridge. Contact your account representative for information about the materials that are in the cartridge.

If a tape cartridge must be disposed of in a secure manner, you can erase the data on the cartridge by using a high-energy AC degausser (use a minimum of 1200 oersted peak field over the entire space that the cartridge occupies). Degaussing makes the cartridge unusable.

If you burn the cartridge and tape, ensure that the incineration complies with all applicable regulations.

Ordering Media Supplies

Table 11 lists the cartridges and media supplies that you can order for the IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive. To order media supplies, visit the web at http://www.ibm.com/storage/lto.

Table 11. Media supplies for the IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive

IBM Part Number	Product Description
08L9870	IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 200 GB Data Cartridge (includes only
	human-writable labels)
19P5897	IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 200 GB Data Cartridge Bar Code
	Labels, sheet of 20, black and white
08L9124	IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge (includes only human-writable
	labels)
35L2086	IBM TotalStorage Cleaning Cartridge (Ultrium LTO 2)
08L9267	IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge Bar Code Labels, sheet of 20,
	black and white

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