Surgical instruments with switches for deactivating and/or identifying stapler cartridges

A surgical stapling instrument comprising:

• an end effector defining a longitudinal axis including a first jaw and a second jaw, the first jaw including an anvil and, the second jaw configured to receive a stapler cartridge having one or more staples;
• a drive member configured to translate distally;
• a locking member movable from a disabled position permitting distal translation of the drive member to at least an axial position wherein the drive member engages at least one of the staples, to a locking position inhibiting distal translation of the drive member to said axial position;
• and
• a switch configured to maintain the locking member in a disabled position, wherein the locking member moves in a first direction, and the switch is movable in a second direction different from the first direction.