Data Cartridge Handling Guidelines

Figure 14 Super DLTtape II

Data Cartridge

Note: The Super DLTtape II data cartridge has a keying feature to ensure you cannot load it into a previous generation DLT tape drives.

Data Cartridge Handling Guidelines

By following general handling procedures, conducting careful visual inspections of data cartridges on a regular, ongoing basis, and being certain to store data cartridges within their environmental limits, you will greatly reduce any chance that you will experience problems with your data cartridges or cause damage to your Super DLTtape system. Respect your media as much as you do your data.

Following these general handling guidelines:

Always keep each data cartridge in its protective plastic case when it is not in the tape drive.

When carrying data cartridges in their cases, always orient the cases so that the grooves in the cases interlock. This prevents the cases from slipping apart and falling.

Never stack the data cartridges in a stack of more than five.

When placing data cartridges in archival storage, be certain you stand each data cartridge vertically.

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