On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:29:44 +0100, users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Is there a system util to use to issue > a command to a hard drive to remove > write protect? What kind of write protect do you mean? I have never heard from a software write protect in common hard disks. I've seen quite a lot IDE Compact Flash "disks" that have hardware switches for this but not PATA or SATA hdds -jens -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org