Table A-1. Write-Protect Switch Positions - Quantum SDLT 220 User Manual

APPENDIX A: Super DLTtape I Data Cartridge
Move the write-protect switch to the left to enable write protection (existing
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data on the tape cannot be overwritten, nor can additional data be appended to
the media).
When the write-protect switch is moved to the left, a small orange rectangle is
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visible. This is your visual reminder that data cannot be written to the tape.
Move the write-protect switch to the right to disable write protection (existing
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data on the tape can be overwritten, and additional data can be appended to the
media unless the cartridge is write-protected via firmware). When write-
protection is disabled, no orange rectangle is visible.
When a data cartridge is loaded in the drive and the data cartridge's write-protect
switch is in its write-protected position (refer to
turns on its write-protect indicator LED immediately (on the other hand, an SDLT
320 does not illuminate any front panel LED, because that LED has been assigned
to a different drive feature; refer to
drive is currently writing to the tape, the write-protect feature does not take effect
until after the current WRITE operation completes. For more details, refer to
A-1 on page

Table A-1. Write-Protect Switch Positions

Write-Protect
Switch Position
Before Loading the Cartridge
Enabled
(Slide switch to left)
Disabled
After Loading the Cartridge and During Operation
If the write-protect
switch is moved
from its right
(disabled) position
to its left (enabled)
position
A-8
A-8.
Orange
Write-
Protect
Indicator
Visible
Not Visible
Visible
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Result
Data cannot be written to the tape.
Existing data on the tape cannot be overwritten.
Additional data cannot be appended to the media.
Unless the cartridge is write-protected via firmware:
- Data can be written to the tape.
- Existing data on the tape can be overwritten.
- Additional data can be appended to the media.
If the drive is currently writing to tape, the write-
protect feature does not take effect until after the
current WRITE operation completes.
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for more details). If the
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