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From: cummins@d.cs.okstate.edu (John Cummins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Media change hardware hack
Message-ID: <1991Jan28.123621.20264@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 28 Jan 91 12:36:21 GMT
References: <3897@orbit.cts.com>
Organization: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
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In article <3897@orbit.cts.com> schaper@pnet51.orb.mn.org (S Schaper) writes:
>I would really like to know how to get my Toshiba ND 3561BR to recognize disk
>swaps even when the write protect window is closed. 

 I just glued down the little pin that senses "disk in drive" next to the 
pin that senses write protect.  Toshiba gated their write protect so it can
only change state with a disk in the drive.  This befuddles the ST operating 
system since it watches for fluctuations in write protect to detect a disk
change.  Since the state can only change with a disk in the drive, gluing
down the disk change sensor made the write protect line function normally.

Such is the fix I used...
  Put a drop of superglue on the offending switch (a tiny drop...)
  Place a piece of waxed paper in place over the switch/glue folding it down
the face of the drive so you can hold it in place while inserting a disk.
  Insert a disk to hold things lined up while the glue sets...

I'm sure there's a more trivial way... but this worked for me.

cummins@d.cs.okstate.edu