Setting T9940 Write Protect Switch To Read-Only; Setting T9940 Write Protect Switch To Read/Write; Figure A-12. Setting The T9940 Cartridge Write Protect Switch - StorageTek 4410 Hardware Operator's Manual

Setting T9940 Write Protect Switch to Read-Only

You can set the T9940 write protect switch so that the cartridge is read-only (nothing can
be written on the tape). Slide the switch left to the write protect position
In this position, the drive can only read data from the tape and cannot write data.

Setting T9940 Write Protect Switch to Read/Write

You can set the T9940 write protect switch so that the cartridge is write-enabled. Slide the
switch right to the write enabled position
write as well as read data. This setting is recommended when you enter cartridges into the
LSM.
Note: Some software has a feature called "virtual thumb wheel" that allows read-only

Figure A-12. Setting the T9940 Cartridge Write Protect Switch

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access to a cartridge that is not physically write-protected.
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(Figure A-12). In this position, the drive can
WRITE
ENABLED
POSITION
WRITE
PROTECT
POSITION
WRITE
PROTECT
SWITCH
Preparing Cartridges
(Figure A-12).
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