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Figure 5-3, Table 5-1 – Exabyte MAGNUM 1X7 LTO User Manual

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CTOBER

2006

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AGNUM

1

X

7 LTO A

UTOLOADER

63

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NSERTING

AND

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EMOVING

C

ARTRIDGES

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REPARING

C

ARTRIDGES

Be sure to use the appropriate cartridges for the tape drive.

Table 5-1

shows the

cartridge and write/read compatibility for the LTO Ultrium tape drive in the

autoloader.

Before inserting cartridges into the autoloader, prepare them as follows:

1.

1.

1.

1.

Affix the supplied bar code labels to the cartridges. Position each label in the

indented area on the cartridge, as shown in

Figure 5-3

. To prepare your own

labels, refer to the Exabyte Bar Code Label Specification for LTO Ultrium

Cartridges available at

www.exabyte.com/manuals

.

Note:

The bar code labels provided with the autoloader include labels for

both data cartridges and cleaning cartridges.

2.

2.

2.

2.

Make sure the write-protect switch on each cartridge is set for the desired

operation.

Table 5-1 Tape drive cartridge read/write compatibility

LTO Ultrium

Tape Drive

Ultrium 3 (slate blue) Ultrium 2 (purple)

Ultrium 1 (black)

LTO Ultrium

cleaning cartridge

Read

Write

Read

Write

Read

Write

LTO-3

No

LTO-2

No

No

Figure 5-3 Bar code label placement and write-protect switch location

0

0

1

0

A

L

1

0

Bar code label

Write-protect switch

If the switch...

the tape is...

does not cover the opening

write-protected

covers the opening

write-enabled