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Name: Mal495
Date: May 19, 2003 at 07:52:07 Pacific
Subject: Write Protected Hard Drive?
OS: win 2K
CPU/Ram: P4

Comment:

Im trying to partition my hd but it is write protected. what can I do?
How do I remove write protect from a HD?

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Response Number 1

Name: ryan
Date: May 19, 2003 at 12:29:57 Pacific
Subject: Write Protected Hard Drive?

Reply: (edit)

check your bios settings

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Response Number 2

Name: Mike Newcomb
Date: May 19, 2003 at 13:58:38 Pacific
Subject: Write Protected Hard Drive?

Reply: (edit)

You may find the only way out is to perform a low level format which wipes everything off the hdd. Generally one can be downloaded from the hdd makers website.
Then run FDISK to partition and format as normal.
Good luck - keep us posted.

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Response Number 3

Name: Mal495
Date: May 19, 2003 at 14:37:36 Pacific
Subject: Write Protected Hard Drive?

Reply: (edit)

Is there no cmd to un-write protect the HD?

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Response Number 4

Name: Martin
Date: May 19, 2003 at 18:40:41 Pacific
Subject: Write Protected Hard Drive?

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LOCK Command
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SYNTAX
LOCK [drive:]
drive: Specifies the drive that needs to be locked.
UNLOCK [drive:]
drive: Specifies the drive that needs to be unlocked.
EXAMPLES
lock c: - This would lock the C: drive
When typing the above command you will receive the following prompt:
WARNING: The LOCK command enables direct access by programs
that can CORRUPT file names and/or DESTROY disk data, resulting in the
loss of files on your disk.
Are you sure (Y/N)?
unlock c: - This would unlock the C: drive
It is important to know that if errors occur indicating that a process such as fdisk or a setup of a new program or operating system occur indicating that the process cannot continue because the hard disk drive is locked that using the unlock command will resolve this issue.

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Response Number 5

Name: Mike Newcomb
Date: May 20, 2003 at 23:03:01 Pacific
Subject: Write Protected Hard Drive?

Reply: (edit)

You need to know how and why it was write protected in the first place. Maybe a password is involved.
e.g. it may have been on a slave on a network where the user(s) cannot be allowed to mess with the o/s.
Good luck - keep us posted.

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