Quantum A-Series Write Protecting a Tape Cartridge, Ultrium Tape Cartridge Write-Protect Switch

Write Protecting a Tape Cartridge

Using Data Cartridges for the LTO-3A

Ultrium tape cartridges have a sliding write-protect switch at the right- rear corner as shown in figure 20.

Sliding the write-protect
switch toward the . . .	Enables data to be . . .
center of the cartridge	read from the cartridge, but not written to
(the Locked position),	it. (This is the write-protected position.)
corner of the cartridge	both read from and written to the
(the Unlocked position),	cartridge. (This is the write-enabled
	position.)

Figure 20 Ultrium Tape

Cartridge Write-Protect Switch

Front

Unlocked

Locked

Write protect switch (unlocked)

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