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Write protecting cartridges, Figure 3-5, Write protecting a cartridge – HP Integrity NonStop J-Series User Manual

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Write Protecting Cartridges

Write Protecting Cartridges

If you want to protect the data on a cartridge from being altered or overwritten, you can
write-protect the cartridge.

Always remove the cartridge from the tape drive before you change the write
protection.

To write-protect a cartridge, slide the tab on the rear of the cartridge so that the
recognition hole is open.

To write-enable a cartridge, slide the tab back so that the hole is closed.

Figure 3-5. Write Protecting a Cartridge

Note. Write-protection will not protect your cartridges against magnets (or bulk erasers).

1. Tab closed, cartridge write-enabled
2. Tab open, cartridge write-protected