HP Surestore DLT 80 Tape Drive - Manual (Page 23)

Care of the Drive and Tape Cartridges
Write-Protecting a Cartridge
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Write-Protecting a Cartridge
If you write-protect a cartridge, the drive can only read data from the tape,
not write to it. Use this setting to protect data on the cartridge from being
erased or overwritten, for example, when you are restoring files from tape.
Note Only alter write-protection when the cartridge is out of the drive.
It is possible to alter write-protection while the cartridge is in the drive,
but it is not advisable. Although the “Write Protect” light reacts
immediately, it may be some time before the new setting is recognized. For
example, if the drive is currently writing data, write-protection will only
come into effect after the drive has finished writing.
Figure 3.1 Write-protecting a cartridge
To write-protect a cartridge:
❑ Slide the switch at the back of the cartridge to the left so that the orange
indicator shows on the switch.
When the cartridge is loaded in the drive, the orange “Write Protect” light
on the front of the drive will be lit.
To remove write-protection from a cartridge:
❑ Slide the switch to the right so that the orange indicator is hidden.
When the cartridge is loaded in the drive, the “Write Protect” light will be
off.
To allow writing, slide
the switch to the right. To write-protect the
cartridge, slide the switch to
the left so that the orange
indicator shows.
Write-protect switch
Orange indicator
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