Re: disk probs

[dm068@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Roy J. Barrett)]

In a previous article, aq046@yfn.ysu.edu (Ryan B. Simpson) says:

>
>Gotta problem:
>My duodisk on my //e seems to think everything is write-
>protected.  I have been told there is a chip on the controller
>card that controlls this.  Is this true?  Can I just replace
>the chip, or do I have to buy a new card?  Thanks

You may want to check and see if the physical sensor in the drive is
blocked, or if one of the pins on your drive is broken.  If not, make
sure all connections are tight and you may want to clean your drive.

>
>Ryan Simpson
>simpsonr@acc.wuacc.edu    Washburn University
>aq046@yfn.ysu.edu         Youngstown Freenet
>

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