Seagate 240 DDS-4 manual DDS-4 cartridge information, DAT cartridge compatibility

Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual A-37

DDS-4 cartridge information

DAT cartridge compatibility

Seagate DDS-4 drives are designed to use data-grade DDS cartridges, such as those listed below.

Note. 60-meter DDS-1 tapes cannot be used with this drive.

∙Model M32000

(DDS-1, 90 meters; 2-Gbyte uncompressed capacity)

∙Model M34000

(DDS-2, 120 meters; 4-Gbyte uncompressed capacity)

∙Model STDM24G

(DDS-3, 125 meters, 12-Gbyte uncompressed capacity)

∙Model STDM40

(DDS-4, 150 meters, 20-Gbyte uncompressed capacity)

Write-protecting the DAT cartridge and magazine

Figure 13 shows how to write-protect or write-enable a DAT tape using the sliding write-protect tab. You can only write data to the tape when the tab is in the closed position.

Figure 13. Write-protect tab on the DAT cartridge

Write enabled Write protected