IBM LTO 5 Ultrium 5 WORM Tape Cartridge 46X1292

The IBM LTO5 WORM tape cartridge or IBM LTO Ultrium 5 WORM data cartridge 46X1292 has a capacity of up to 1.5TB in native mode at a transfer rate of up to 140 MB/s, and up to 3.0TB compressed format at a transfer rate of up to 280 MB/s. The IBM LTO 5 WORM tape cartridge is brick red in colour, uses Metal Particle (MP) as it's storage particles, has 1,280 tracks and is 846m long. These IBM LTO 5 WORM tape supports partitioning and is a Write Once Read Many (WORM) tape and suitable for backup and archive where you wish to keep the data unchanged, but can read the data as often as required. The IBM LTO 5 WORM tape cartridge is backward compatible and therefore suitable to be read and written to in all LTO5 or LTO Ultrium 5 tape drives, to be read and written in all LTO6 or LTO Ultrium 6 tape drives and to be read only in LTO7 or LTO Ultrium 7 tape drives. Please note this cartridge is the same cartridge as the Lenovo branded tape, but Lenovo is the retail brand and usually more expensive!

For the option of LTO barcode labels attached to your tapes please see Application of Tape Barcode Labels for details. This would then become the IBM LTO Ultrium Generation 5 WORM data cartridge pre-labelled 46X1292L.

Drives that use the IBM LTO Ultrium 5 WORM data cartridges 46X1292 are recommended to use the IBM LTO Ultrium Universal Cleaning Cartridge 35L2086 to keep the drive clean.

For further information on the IBM LTO Ultrium 5 WORM data cartridges 46X1292 please see the IBM LTO Ultrium Product Guide

IBM LTO CARTRIDGE STORAGE:
To prevent condensation and for long life, the IBM LTO 5 Ultrium WORM Data Cartridges should only be operated in or stored in the following conditions. 
IBM LTO CARTRIDGE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT: 
10-45 degrees Celsius/Centigrade and 20-80% Humidity 
IBM LTO CARTRIDGE STORAGE ENVIRONMENT: 
16-35 degrees Celsius/Centigrade and 20-80% Humidity 
IBM LTO CARTRIDGE HANDLING:
Handle the IBM LTO Ultrium cartridge carefully. It may be damaged or degraded if it is dropped. Labels should be placed on the front side of the cartridge in the recessed area. Do not put labels anywhere else on the cartridge as this can damage the drive or cause load errors. When not in use IBM LTO cartridges should be stored and transported in their plastic clam-shell case. Do not store cartridges in direct sunlight.