Quantum Tape Drive SDLT 600A - Manual (Page 7)

SDLT 600A Tape Drive Quick Start Guide
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Formatting Media Cartridges
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1 Insert the media cartridge into the tape drive.
When the tape drive recognizes an unformatted or new
media cartridge, a prompt appears (see
figure 11
)
when connected to the FTP client.
2 Click Yes.
Figure 11 Media Formatting
C AUTION : When formatting with the SDLT 600A
tape drive, all existing data on the media
cartridge will be overwritten.
N OTE : The initial formatting of a media cartridge
takes approximately 30 – 40 seconds.