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Why would a floppy A drive say all my disks are write-protected?
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<blockquote data-quote="Simba27" data-source="post: 239502" data-attributes="member: 182734"><p>The 8 inch and 5.25 inch floppies had a notch cut out of the side and the drives had an optical switch. You covered the notch with a sticky label to write protect. This is the OPPOSITE to the 3.5 inch standard. ie. Closed = Write Protect.</p><p></p><p>Cassettes and VHS tapes use Closed = Write Enabled.</p><p></p><p>It seems that for devices with mechanical switches, Closed = Write Enabled, so if the switch fails the media is protected.</p><p></p><p>For devices with optical switches, Closed = Write Protect, so if the switch fails the media is protected.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simba27, post: 239502, member: 182734"] The 8 inch and 5.25 inch floppies had a notch cut out of the side and the drives had an optical switch. You covered the notch with a sticky label to write protect. This is the OPPOSITE to the 3.5 inch standard. ie. Closed = Write Protect. Cassettes and VHS tapes use Closed = Write Enabled. It seems that for devices with mechanical switches, Closed = Write Enabled, so if the switch fails the media is protected. For devices with optical switches, Closed = Write Protect, so if the switch fails the media is protected. [/QUOTE]
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