robl@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (R. Luursema) (06/28/90)
In article <10669@spool.cs.wisc.edu> so@brownie.cs.wisc.edu (Bryan So) writes: >I have a broken floppy disk drive that becomes read only. Any write >operation generates a "Write Protected" error. Is there any way to >tell MS-DOS to ignore the write protected error? > >Bryan So The write protect signal is either an optical sensor or a small switch in the floppy drive. It disables directly the write circuitry in the drive and it directs a software detectable signal towards the computer. If in your case, the write protect sensor is defective, it doesn't make sense to fool DOS; no actual writing on the media will occur. Rob Luursema. -- #---------------------------------------# ______ # Rob Luursema, BS-HW, V1b2 ext 2246 # /____ / organized # Philips Information Systems Apeldoorn # /____ / like the # Domain: robl@idca.tds.philips.nl # /____ / tower of # UUCP: ..!hp4nl!philapd!robl # /____ / pisa ... #include <std/disclaimer> # /____ / #---------------------------------------# ======== A good workman is known by his tools