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Appendix B

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Figure B-2 The Tape Cartridge

B.4.2 Data Protection

When the cartridge write-protect switch is moved to the left, the

drive turns on the write protect LED immediately. If the drive is

writing to the tape, write protect does not take effect until the

current write operation completes.

Table B-3 describes what happens to data protection when the

write-protect switch is moved before loading the cartridge. Table

B-4 describes what happens to data protection when the write

protect switch is moved during operation.

Table B-3 Before Loading the Cartridge

If the write-protect switch is moved… Then…

To the left, the tape is write-protected; the

orange indicator on the cartridge shows

Data cannot be written to the

tape.

To the right, the tape is write-enabled

Can be written to the tape (if it

is not software write-

protected).