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Why can't you 'write protect' your hard disk like you can with a floppy disk?
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∙ 14y ago
Buy a internal SATA hard drive and an external enclosure like an Antec. Makre sure your motherboard has eSATA capability. This provides all the storage capacity of an internal drive but it sits outside of the case and has a power switch to turn the drive off if you suspect any virus problems.
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To write to a floppy disk is it necessary for the write-protect notch to be open or closed?
For you to write to a disk, the write-protect notch must be closed.
Why is it a good idea to write protect a floppy disk?
It is a good idea to write protect on a floppy disk because it is a back to make sure the disk doesn't get overwritten. A disk can also be write protected by pushing a small tab on top of the disk to reveal a hole.
How do you make sure a disk is not write protected?
There is a small slide-switch on the floppy to write or protect
Can a floppy disk drive read a floppy disk regardless of how the write protect notch is set?
Yes. The write protection notch is the same for USB, floppy, and other portable media. What is is supposed to do is prevent changing of the data, not reading of the data, on the disk.
How can I not overwrite an important piece of software on a floppy disk?
Set the write protect tab (or tape over the write protect notch).
What does it mean to write protect floppy disk?
You can only read the data.. Can't change it..
What does it mean to write-protect floppy disk?
You can only read the data.. Can't change it..
Can you save to the disk when a notch on a floppy disk is open?
Write-Protect Tab (you call it a "notch") is a little plastic rectangle in the upper right corner of most floppy disks. When the hole is open, the disk is locked and you can't add any more files to the floppy. If the write-Protect Tab is missing, simply cover the hole with a bit of sticky tape and you can add more files to the floppy..
How to protect a floppy disk?
To write-protect (stop deletion, overwriting, or adding to) a 3 1/4" floppy disk, slide the tiny plastic tab at the back of the disk (opposite the shutter), so that it is open. To protect a disk from damage, keep it in a dry, temperature-controlled environment free of dust and smoke. Avoid any contact with strong magnetic field (sudh as on top of stereo speakers).
Why would your floppy drive replace the contents of your disk with the contents of another disk?
you need to "write protect" your floppy disk.if you turn the floppy disk over you will see a little tab on the lower right hand corner,push this tab down until you can see the hole through it.your disk is now write protected and cannot be overwritten.
What device reads from and write on floppy disk?
dick lick the disk till it splashes
What is the definition of a floppy disk drive?
A piece of hardware to read and write floppy disks.
