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In article <10669@spool.cs.wisc.edu> so@brownie.cs.wisc.edu (Bryan So) writes:
>I have a broken floppy disk drive that becomes read only.  Any write
>operation generates a "Write Protected" error.  Is there any way to
>tell MS-DOS to ignore the write protected error?
>
>Bryan So

The write protect signal is either an optical sensor or a small switch
in the floppy drive. It disables directly the write circuitry in the 
drive and it directs a software detectable signal towards the computer.
If in your case, the write protect sensor is defective, it doesn't make sense
to fool DOS; no actual writing on the media will occur.

Rob Luursema.
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