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Chapter 3  Cartridges

Using Unsupported Cartridges

DLT-S4 Product Manual

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Using Unsupported Cartridges

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DLT-S4 tape drives are intended to be used only with the cartridges 

specified in 

Quantum DLT drives are tested with a variety of unsupported cartridges 

and are designed to ensure that no damage occurs to either the tape drive 

or the cartridge if a user attempts to use an unsupported cartridge. 
If you try to insert an unsupported cartridge into the DLT-S4 drive, the 

drive will not be able to accept it. Possible results are:
• You may not be able to insert the unsupported cartridge into the 

drive. 

• The unsupported cartridge may trigger the soft-load mechanism

 

at 

an inappropriate time, which may cause the soft-load mechanism

 

to 

stop at an improper location. While the soft-load mechanism

 

is 

stopped, the unsupported cartridge may not be completely loaded in 

the drive, and the drive may not automatically eject the cartridge. (If 

this happens, you must manually eject the cartridge by issuing an 

 command or by pressing the 

 button.) 

• If the unsupported cartridge does manage to load properly, the drive 

will not be able to buckle, read, or write to it. If this happens, a load 

failure will be issued over the interface. (If this happens, you must 

manually eject the cartridge by issuing an 

 command or by 

pressing the 

 button.) 

When a compatible cartridge is loaded correctly, the left LED lights either 

green or orange. If you load, or attempt to load, an incompatible 

cartridge, the left LED stays off (see