Quantum Tape Drive A-Series - Manual (Page 79)

Using Data Cartridges for the LTO-3A
Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide 63
Write Protecting a Tape
Cartridge
2
Ultrium tape cartridges have a sliding write-protect switch at the right-
rear corner as shown in figure 20 .
Figure 20 Ultrium Tape
Cartridge Write-Protect Switch
Sliding the write-protect
switch toward the . . .
Enables data to be . . .
center of the cartridge
(the Locked position),
read from the cartridge, but not written to
it. (This is the write-protected position.)
corner of the cartridge
(the Unlocked position),
both read from and written to the
cartridge. (This is the write-enabled
position.)
Write protect switch (unlocked)
Unlocked
Locked
Front