HP C7401A - SureStore Ultrium 230 Tape Drive User Manual page 12

loading and unloading
data protection
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issued october 2000 :
loading and unloading
contents of this section
to load a cartridge
to unload a cartridge
to label a cartridge
to write protect a cartridge
to load a cartridge
Use HP Ultrium cartridges with your drive.
Internal drives
Removable drives
1. Insert the cartridge into the slot in front of the drive with the white arrow
uppermost and facing the drive door.
2. Apply gentle pressure on the rear of the cartridge until the drive takes the
cartridge and loads it.
The Ready light flashes green while the drive performs its load sequence. When the
cartridge is loaded, the Ready light shows steady green.
Do not try to force the cartridge if it does not load properly. The drive will eject the
cartridge after about 10 seconds so you can load it again.
to unload a cartridge
Internal drives
Removable drives
1. Press the Unload button on the front panel.
During the unload sequence the READY light flashes green. The drive
completes any task it is currently performing, winds the tape to the
beginning and ejects the cartridge. Once the tape has rewound, the eject
cycle will take less than 13 seconds.
2. Remove the cartridge and store it in its plastic case in a cool, dry
atmosphere.
to label a cartridge
to write-protect a cartridge
If you want to protect the data on a cartridge from being altered or overwritten, you
can write-protect the cartridge. Do this before you insert the cartridge. If you slide
the red tab after the cartridge is inserted in the drive, the change will not take
effect until the cartridge is removed and reinserted.
Caution: Write-protection will not prevent a cartridge being erased by bulk-
erasure or degaussing. Do not bulk erase Ultrium format cartridges. This will
destroy pre-recorded servo information and render the cartridge unusable.
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related topics
cartridge care
replacing a removable drive
Note: With removable drives the
cartridge is rotated 90 degrees
to match the orientation of the drive in
the tape array.
Note: With removable drives the
cartridge is rotated 90 degrees
to match the orientation of the drive in
the tape array.
Use HP Ultrium cartridges with your
drive. Ensure that only one label is
stuck to the label area of the cartridge.
Never use non-standard labels, and
never stick anything to the cartridge
other than in the label area.
The label and write-protect switch are
on the rear face of the cartridge, as
illustrated.
To write-protect a cartridge, slide the red
tab by the label area on the rear face of
the cartridge to close the hole.
Note the padlock on the tab that indicates
that the cartridge is protected.
To write-enable a cartridge, slide the red
tab back so that the hole is open.
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