Loading A Tape Cartridge - Dell PowerVault LTO3-080 User Manual

Figure 14 shows the LTO Ultrium Data Cartridge and its components.
Figure 14. LTO Ultrium Data Cartridge
1. LTO cartridge memory
2. Label area
3. Write-protect switch
4. Insertion guide
5. Cartridge door
6. Leader pin

Loading a Tape Cartridge

1. Ensure that the tape drive is powered on. (The ready/activity LED is solid green.)
2. Ensure that the write-protect switch (see number 3 in
3. Grasp the cartridge so that the write-protect switch faces you.
4. Slide the cartridge into the tape load compartment (see Figure 15). The tape drive automatically loads the cartridge.
If the cartridge is already in the ejected position and you want to reinsert it, remove the cartridge and then insert it again.
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If the cartridge is already loaded and you cycle the power (turn it off, then on), the cartridge does not automatically eject. When the drive powers
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back on, the cartridge is brought back to the loaded position.
Figure 14) is properly set. (See "Setting the Write-Protect Switch on Cartridges".)