Quantum govault 40gb Guia Do Utilizador

Chapter 3  Operation

Write Protecting Cartridges

GoVault™ for Windows User’s Guide

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Write Protecting Cartridges

GoVault cartridges have a two-position write-protect switch that enables 

and disables write access to the disk (see 

The default configuration of the write-protect switch on GoVault 

cartridges is the unlocked (write-enabled) position.

Figure 19  Cartridge Write 
Protect Switch

unlocked

enabled.
Data can be both written to and read from the 

cartridge.

locked

disabled (write protected).
Data can be read from the cartridge, but not 

written to it.

The Windows operating system 

displays an error message if you try 

writing to a write-protected cartridge.

On Windows 2000 systems, you cannot use the write-protect 

function on GoVault cartridges that are formatted with the 

New Technology File System (NTFS).  

 
Accessing a write-protected NTSF cartridge on a Windows 

2000 system produces an error message indicating that the 

drive is not accessible, and you will not be able to read any 

data from the cartridge.

Write-protect switch 

 

(shown in the unlocked position)