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OCTOBER 2006 MAGNUM 1X7 LTO AUTOLOADER
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INSERTING AND REMOVING CARTRIDGES
PREPARING CARTRIDGES
Be sure to use the appropriate cartridges for the tape drive. Ta b l e 5- 1 shows the
cartridge and write/read compatibility for the LTO Ultrium tape drive in the
autoloader.
Before inserting cartridges into the autoloader, prepare them as follows:
1.
1.1.
1. Affix the supplied bar code labels to the cartridges. Position each label in the
indented area on the cartridge, as shown in Figure 5-3. To prepare your own
labels, refer to the Exabyte Bar Code Label Specification for LTO Ultrium
Cartridges available at www.exabyte.com/manuals.
Note: The bar code labels provided with the autoloader include labels for
both data cartridges and cleaning cartridges.
2.
2.2.
2. Make sure the write-protect switch on each cartridge is set for the desired
operation.
Table 5-1 Tape drive cartridge read/write compatibility
LTO Ultrium
Tape Drive
Ultrium 3 (slate blue) Ultrium 2 (purple) Ultrium 1 (black)
LTO Ultrium
cleaning cartridge
Read Write Read Write Read Write
LTO-3
✔✔✔✔✔No ✔
LTO-2 No No ✔✔✔✔ ✔
Figure 5-3 Bar code label placement and write-protect switch location
0
0
1
0
A
L1
0
Bar code label
Write-protect switch
If the switch... the tape is...
does not cover the opening write-protected
covers the opening write-enabled