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From: scjones@sdrc.UUCP (Larry Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: Re: Floppy write protection
Message-ID: <1267@sdrc.UUCP>
Date: 8 Apr 90 14:12:16 GMT
References: <1990Apr7.213734.19233@uunet!unhd>
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In article <1990Apr7.213734.19233@uunet!unhd>, mas770@uunet!unhd (Michael A Super) writes:
> Is there any way to override the write protection on a disk (write
> to a disk without a notch, for example) through software?  I know DOS
> won't allow this, but perhaps through the use af assembly code?  I 
> have never seen anything that will do this, and I was wondering if
> it was the controller that prevented these writes.  I would 
> appreciate the posting of any comments/solutions.

Yes, there is hardware on the controller that enforces the write
protect, so there is no way to disable it in software.  On the
other hand, a toggle switch and a few wires work wonders!
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