Sun Microsystems TIMBERWOLF 9740 - Manual (Page 82)

Setting the Write-Protect Switch
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Setting the Write-Protect Switch
Write-protect, also called file-protect, is a setting on cartridge tapes that prevents data
form being written on the tape but reading data is still possible.
Write-enable is a setting that allows data to be written on the tape.
Notes:
• The write-enable setting is recommended when entering cartridges into the LSM.
• Some software features a virtual thumbwheel that allows read-only access to a
cartridge that is not physically write-protected.
9490 Write-Protect Switch
To write-enable the 9490 cartridges:
1. Hold the cartridge with the write-protect switch towards you.
2. Locate the write-protect switch on the front of the cartridge.
3. Rotate the switch to the desired setting:
• To write-enable the standard cartridge, turn the thumbwheel until the white dot icon
above the wheel disappears.
• To write-enable the ETape cartridge, turn the thumbwheel until the white padlock
icon above the wheel disappears.
• To write-enable the EETape cartridge, slide the switch to the unlock symbol.
Figure A-13. Setting the 3480 Write-Protect Selector (C62033)
WRITE-
PROTECTED
POSITION
UNPROTECTED
POSITION
C62033