Quantum Audio A-Series

Chapter 3 Using Your Tape Drive

A-Series Data Cartridges

Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide 19

Figure 6 Write-protect Switch

on Super DLTtape II Data

Cartridge

• Slide the write-protect switch to the left to enable write protection

(you can read existing data; however, you cannot write over existing

data on the media, nor append additional data to the media). When

you move the write-protect switch to the left, a small orange

rectangle is visible. This is your visual reminder that you cannot

write data to the media.

• Slide the write-protect switch to the right to disable write protection

(you can write over existing data on the media, and you can append

additional data to the media unless the data cartridge is write-

protected via firmware). When write-protection is disabled, no

orange rectangle is visible.

Note: The Super DLTtape II data cartridge has a keying feature to

ensure you cannot load it into a previous generation DLT tape

drive.

Orange Indicator

Write-protect

Slide RIGHT to Disable

Write-protection

Slide LEFT to Enable

Rectangle

Switch