Setting The Write-Protect Switch; Write-Protecting Ultrium Tape Cartridges - HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series Installation Manual

CAUTION: To ensure that your bar codes meet HP's quality standards, always purchase them from
an approved supplier and never print bar code labels yourself. For more information, see the order
form provided with the library, as well as the Bar Code Label Requirements, Compatibility and
Usage white paper available from http://www.hp.com/support.

Setting the write-protect switch

Each tape cartridge has a sliding write-protect switch. This switch determines whether new data can
be written to the tape cartridge (write-enabled) or whether data on the tape cartridge is protected
from being erased or overwritten (write-protected).

Write-protecting Ultrium tape cartridges

By moving the switch to the left
switch to the right, the tape cartridge is write-protected.
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1 Write-enabled
2 Write-protected
3 Insertion arrow
Figure 51

Write-protecting Ultrium tape cartridges

(Figure 51), the tape cartridge is write-enabled. By moving the
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4 Write-protect switch
5 Bar code label
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