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From: tcm@srhqla.SR.COM (Tim Meighan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Overide of write protect on floppies
Message-ID: <1195@srhqla.SR.COM>
Date: 31 Oct 89 21:09:26 GMT
Reply-To: tcm@srhqla.SR.COM (Tim Meighan)
Organization: Silent Radio, Los Angeles
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In article <62764@psuecl.bitnet> c9h@psuecl.bitnet writes:
> Does anyone have some software that I can run which would reconfigure
> the floppy drive in my pc AT compatible to ignore write protect tabs.

You can't disable the write-protect hardware of the floppy disk controller
with software.  (It's a good thing, too!)

This is accomplished by modifying a floppy DRIVE to pretend that
the write-protect tab is not present; this is how 5 1/4" distribution
floppies that have no cut-out in the sleeve are written to.  Note that
such a modified drive is extremely dangerous in a home computing
environment and may one day cause you much grief.  Be sure you know
what you are doing.
 
Tim Meighan
SilentRadio

"Get me Premier Kisoff on the hotline!"