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 protected
Write enabled