Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!jade!eris!spencer From: spencer@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Randy Spencer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Ext. Drive on the Fritz Message-ID: <3455@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: Mon, 4-May-87 21:22:51 EDT Article-I.D.: jade.3455 Posted: Mon May 4 21:22:51 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 6-May-87 05:04:58 EDT References: <117@hippo.UUCP> Sender: usenet@jade.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: spencer@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Randy Spencer) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 22 In article <117@hippo.UUCP> eric@hippo.UUCP (Eric Bergan) writes: >to disksalv and diskdoctor). If you try and format a new disk in it, >it complains that the disk is write protected (even though it is not). > > Has anyone else experienced problems like this? > > eric The only thing that I could suggest is that you try checking the connections. I found that my drive just needed to be taked apart and the wires played with. That worked for me, and my drive is fine now. Good luck. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Randy Spencer P.O. Box 4542 Berkeley CA 94704 (415)284-4740 I N F I N I T Y BBS: (415)283-5469 Now working for |||||||||||::::... . . BUD-LINX But in no way |||||||||||||||::::.. .. . Officially representing ||||||||||||:::::... .. ....ucbvax!mica!spencer s o f t w a r e spencer@mica.berkeley.edu -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-