Write-Protecting A Tape Cartridge - HP surestore t20xe User Manual

Write-Protecting a Tape Cartridge

Figure 4.3 Write-protecting a TR-5 cartridge
If you write-protect a tape cartridge, the tape drive can only read data from
the tape, not write to it. Use this setting to protect data on the tape cartridge
from being erased or overwritten, for example, when you are restoring files
from tape.


To write-protect a cartridge, slide the write-protect tab on the cartridge
to the right.


To remove write-protection from a cartridge, slide the write-protect tab
to the left.
See figure 4.3 to see how the write-protect tabs look on the TR-5 cartridge.
Write-protect tab
in locked
position
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