Operating in Harsh Environments
Do not use as an archival tape any tape that has been used outside of the
operating ranges specified in Table 2 on page 7 for an extended period of time. The
magnetic and physical strength of the tape will have deteriorated as a result of its
exposure to the environment. Do not store important data on such a tape; transfer
the data to a newer tape for reliable archiving.
Attention: Do not operate the LTO tape drive in a poor air-quality environment.
Setting the Write-Protect Switch
The position of the write-protect switch on the tape cartridge determines when you
can write to the tape (see Figure 38). Before loading cartridges into magazines, you
should set the write-protect switch of each cartridge to enable or disable data
recording.
v To enable data recording, slide the write-protect to the left so that the
write-protect window is open.
v To disable data recording, slide the write-protect switch to the right so that the
locked icon appears on the switch.
Write-protect
disabled
Write-protect
enabled
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Figure 38. Setting the Write-Protect Switch
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