Remove write protection on a floppy

Question

Hi there

I am trying to format a floppy disc and I keep getting a message that the disc is write-protected and I need to remove this before I can do anything. I slide the little tab on the disc into the other position to which it is in and I still get the same message. This is happening on all the floppys I try. Anyone understand why this is happening and what I must do to correct it?

fireberd · Answer

If it is happening on ALL floppies then I would suspect a hardware problem in the floppy disk drive since the detecton of that is internal to the drive.

You can try uninstalling the drive in the Windows device manager then restart Windows and it will be detected and reinstalled but since it's not detecting that function on ANY diskette it sounds like you will have to replace the drive.

Majestic · Answer

CharlesCollins,  posting your Dell model number would have been helpful since some of the older Dell systems have an option in the BIOS Setup program to automatically write protect the floppy drive.  To check....  just go into your BIOS Setup and see if there is an option for Diskette Write Protect.  If there is then make sure that it is disabled.

rickmktg · Answer

@pongratzwalter wrote:

Ensure your disk is not write-protected? You can remove write protection by covering the hole in the top right corner of the disk by moving the plastic toggle.

I suspect that they resolved this problem sometime in the 5 months since they posted it...

pongratzwalter · Answer

Ensure your disk is not write-protected? You can remove write protection by covering the hole in the top right corner of the disk by moving the plastic toggle.

HAROLDMIAMI · Answer

HI,  FRIENDS I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FLASH DRIVER I CAN NOT USE IT ,BECAUSE IT SHOWS ME SOME CALLED 'BOOTEX',  I TRY TO DELETTE  BUT IT SAYS THE DISK IS WRITE PROTECTED  WHAT CAN I DO TO REMOVE THIS PROTECTION ? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND IF SOME BODY SPEAKS SPANISH  WELLCOME MY NAME HAROLD EMAIL :  hbarandicav@hotmail.com

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