[Ham-Computers] Re Zip Disk Problem

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

I have never used the software method - 	
	
I do remember that I did activate the write protect on the disk itself about
three years ago. It was hard to find, my grandson is the one who found it. But
it can be done from the disk itself too.	
	
This is a 100 Meg disk, by the way.	
	
DBF	


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From: Jim Myers <kd7eir at kd7eir.net>
To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or
experimenting <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Re Zip Disk Problem
Date: Saturday, August 07, 2004 12:31 PM


Read / Write Protecting Zip® Disks

IomegaWare software includes a special read/write protect feature that 
allows you to:

    * Write Protect a disk through the software instead of with a 
mechanical write protect switch.
    * Write Protect a disk and assign a password so that no one can add, 
edit, or delete files without entering the password first.
    * Read/Write Protect a disk so that it cannot be read from, or written 
to, unless the user enters the password you assign. If you use this 
feature, make sure your IomegaWare software is open and running.

To Set Zip® Disk Protection on a Windows® PC:

    * Insert the disk you want to protect into your Zip® drive.
    * Open My Computer and right click on the Zip® drive icon.
    * Select Protect from the drive shortcut menu.
    * Choose the protection option you want to use. Click the Help button 
if you need information on any of the options.

NOTE: Although Zip® disk protection options are set and removed using 
IomegaWare software, the actual protection mechanism is secured in the Zip 
drive hardware. This means the disk protection cannot be by-passed using 
other software programs.


At 08:55 AM 8/7/2004, you wrote:

>
>This is probably obvious if you can'see', but I can not and I am stuck.
>
>I know that a zip disk has a write protect tab, but where is it? I am holding
>the disk just as it goes into the drive. Keeping that picture in your mind,
>please tell me exactly where to 'look' for the tab, or whatever it is, that
>enables/disables the write protection.
>
>Additionally, please tell me how it is enable/disabled.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Duane Fischer, W8DBF
>dfischer at usol.com
>
>
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