I recently obtained a Gateway computer running Windows XP Home Edition.  The
computer came with a floppy drive that was not installed.  I had a sighted
friend install the hardware, and I went into the BIOS and enabled it for 1.4
mb diskettes.

I now find that the drive reads info from floppy disks.  However, when I try
to write to a floppy, I receive a message that the disk is write-protected.
This message appears no matter the position of the write-protect switch.

I am wondering if there is something I can do to correct this problem, or if
this means that the drive is likely defective.  Thanks for your thoughts and
suggestions.

Keith Bundy
Director of Student Development
Dakota State University
Madison, SD
605-256-5121
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.departments.dsu.edu/bundyk


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