Write Protection

[BigCheese]

I want to use my SM reader writer instead of the PC-link, but whenever I try copying using the RW a message comes up telling me that the disk is write protected. Is there an easy way around this?
Thanks.

 

[super_furry]

Do you have a silver circular sticker on the SMC?

 

[BigCheese]

Yeah there is.
Is that whats doing it?
Thanks.

 

[super_furry]

Take it off - it's what's causing the write protection. It's kinda like punching the tabs out of a videotape - it prevents the card being written over once it's on.

 

[Enslaved]

So thats what those are for! Where am I supposed to put the label stickerI know not on the gold part but where?

 

[don]

Why do people stick them on if they don't know what it's for?

 

[Enslaved]

I didn't know what any of them doso I didn't cause I was afraid of breaking it or something. It's a good thing I didn't put them on mine or I would have gone crazy trying to fix it

 

[dr.no]

Thanks for talking about this. I just bought 2 new SMCs and wanted to throw the packaging away with those stickers in them.
Well I dont know what I will do with them, but at least I did not throw them away.