HP Surestore DLT 80 Tape Drive - Manual (Page 47)

Care of the Drive and Tape Cartridges
Types of Tape Cartridges
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Types of Tape Cartridges
The drive takes 4-inch cartridges containing ½-inch metal-particle tape.
For normal use, you should use the following tape cartridges with the drive:
* Assuming a compression ratio of 2:1. The compression ratio that can
be achieved in any particular situation depends on the type of data
being stored.
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.
Drive Cartridge Cartridge
Color
Capacity* Part No.
HP SureStore DLT 40 DLTtape IV black 40 GB C5141F
HP SureStore DLT 70 DLTtape IV black 70 GB C5141F
HP SureStore DLT 80 DLTtape IV black 80 GB C5141F
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