Ovation 1Tb Hard Disk: Error Msg "The Media is Write Protected"

lemontree · 6th February 2009

Hi guys,

Anyone experienced this problem with your hard disk before? I think it all started when I clicked cancel 2 minutes into cutting some 50Gb worth of files out of the HDD and it hanged. I thought it was reversing the process so I waited for a long time before I finally decided to restart my com. I've tried to de-hang it by restarting windows explorer and ending task but to no avail.

Now I can only copy files out of it. I can't cut or delete anything in it because of the write protection.

There is also no "Security" tab when I right clicked > properties it to change the permissions.

What should I do? Anyone ever had such a problem before? Any advice to share? Best if you also own a Ovation.

lemontree · 7th February 2009

upzz! anyone has any solutions?

azman · 11th February 2009

Hi Lemontree,

Maybe you have thought of this before but not wanting to do it unless it's a last resort.

How about transferring the files to another harddisk and reformat the Ovation ?

Azman

lemontree · 11th February 2009

haha! I'm laughing with tears in my eyes! Exactly what I am doing now!

But super sian cuz the backing up of my stuff amounts to almost 700Gb and that'll take 2 days to transfer!

haha!

azman · 12th February 2009

I can understand what you are going through. I experienced something similar when my harddisk crashed.

Had to download the entire wedding footage from the tapes and re-start editing from scratch

vince123123 · 12th February 2009

If you're backing up a 1 TB worth of stuff, it will be worth investing in an eSata system. USB 2 is too slow for that.

lemontree · 14th February 2009

Originally Posted by vince123123

If you're backing up a 1 TB worth of stuff, it will be worth investing in an eSata system. USB 2 is too slow for that.

Haha! I've been there too. I'm trying to figure out how to enable my SATA sockets on my motherboard. There're like six of them with 2 currently in use by my internal HDD and combo drive.

I've already plugged the eSATA PCI card in. Connected up my HDD to it but when I've switched it on, nothing happens. Went online to read about it and read that I've to enable my SATA sockets on my motherboard through my BIOS but I've not been succeeding in trying to enter my com's BIOS setup.

I'm running 2 Hewlett-Packard Core 2 Quad Core systems and can't seem to enter my bios with all the keys pressed like F11, F1, F12, F8, F5...

Any advice, vince?

vince123123 · 14th February 2009

Hehe I had problems enabling the eSata port on my motherboard too, which was why I went out and spent S$80 or so to buy a 2 port eSata PCI card and it was just plug and play from then on

Originally Posted by lemontree

Haha! I've been there too. I'm trying to figure out how to enable my SATA sockets on my motherboard. There're like six of them with 2 currently in use by my internal HDD and combo drive.

I've already plugged the eSATA PCI card in. Connected up my HDD to it but when I've switched it on, nothing happens. Went online to read about it and read that I've to enable my SATA sockets on my motherboard through my BIOS but I've not been succeeding in trying to enter my com's BIOS setup.

I'm running 2 Hewlett-Packard Core 2 Quad Core systems and can't seem to enter my bios with all the keys pressed like F11, F1, F12, F8, F5...

Any advice, vince?

lemontree · 15th February 2009

I see..but what's the difference between a 2-port and a single port PCI Card? Can't a single port eSATA PCI card be a plug and play device too? hmm....

By the way, where did you purhase your PCI card at for $80? exactly which shop?

Originally Posted by vince123123

Hehe I had problems enabling the eSata port on my motherboard too, which was why I went out and spent S$80 or so to buy a 2 port eSata PCI card and it was just plug and play from then on

vince123123 · 15th February 2009

The smallest number of ports that I could find for eSata is 2 ports. Previously they only had 4 port cards available. If there's single port, then go ahead and use that.

I got it from Storage Studio at SLS.

Originally Posted by lemontree

I see..but what's the difference between a 2-port and a single port PCI Card? Can't a single port eSATA PCI card be a plug and play device too? hmm....

By the way, where did you purhase your PCI card at for $80? exactly which shop?

lemontree · 16th February 2009

Originally Posted by vince123123

The smallest number of ports that I could find for eSata is 2 ports. Previously they only had 4 port cards available. If there's single port, then go ahead and use that.

I got it from Storage Studio at SLS.

My Ovation HDD comes with a free eSATA for free but it's not working when I've plugged everything in. Yours just plugged and playing ah?

vince123123 · 16th February 2009

Hmm, the eSata is a PCI card? Or merely an expansion board that you plug to an existing sata port? There's a difference betweent he two.

Originally Posted by lemontree

My Ovation HDD comes with a free eSATA for free but it's not working when I've plugged everything in. Yours just plugged and playing ah?

lemontree · 18th February 2009

Originally Posted by vince123123

Hmm, the eSata is a PCI card? Or merely an expansion board that you plug to an existing sata port? There's a difference betweent he two.

it's a PCI card that has a cable. the cable is meant to be plugged into my motherboard's eSATA input.

it'll be good if I can utilize my eSATA for my HDD wor...

vince123123 · 18th February 2009

From what you describe, it is not a PCI card, but merely an expansion breakout plate (ie the back of the plate (facing inside) plugs to your motherboard's eSata and the front of the plate (facing outside) is where you plug the HDD in.

That is what I suspected as I never heard of any HDD casing bundling an eSata card before (the card costs more than the casing)

Hence, if you cannot enable eSata on the MB, the breakout plate will not work. Go get a standalone PCI card for this. S$80plus only.

Originally Posted by lemontree

it's a PCI card that has a cable. the cable is meant to be plugged into my motherboard's eSATA input.

it'll be good if I can utilize my eSATA for my HDD wor...

lemontree · 18th February 2009

oh yayaya! Now it rings a bell! A PCI card is the one that slots in and u have to push a button out and in again in order to get it out! haha! left poly for too many yrs liao I guess..laz time I used a PCI was in poly...keke...

my desktop doesn't hv a PCI card slot wor...muz try to enable the eSATA on my MB then..right?

vince123123 · 18th February 2009

Hahha nono, what you are talking about is a PCMCIA card, not a PCI card.

For your case, if you do not need to slow the "card" into a slot in the motherboard, but merely attaches to the casing via a screw, and the only interface with the motherboard is a sata cable, then what you have is merely a back plate.

And yes, if that is the case, you need to enable the esata on your MB. It is the same as connecting your HDD straight to the MB, the back plate just makes connections easier.

Originally Posted by lemontree

oh yayaya! Now it rings a bell! A PCI card is the one that slots in and u have to push a button out and in again in order to get it out! haha! left poly for too many yrs liao I guess..laz time I used a PCI was in poly...keke...

my desktop doesn't hv a PCI card slot wor...muz try to enable the eSATA on my MB then..right?

6th February 2009	#1
lemontree Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woodlands, Singapore Posts: 667	Ovation 1Tb Hard Disk: Error Msg "The Media is Write Protected" Hi guys, Anyone experienced this problem with your hard disk before? I think it all started when I clicked cancel 2 minutes into cutting some 50Gb worth of files out of the HDD and it hanged. I thought it was reversing the process so I waited for a long time before I finally decided to restart my com. I've tried to de-hang it by restarting windows explorer and ending task but to no avail. Now I can only copy files out of it. I can't cut or delete anything in it because of the write protection. There is also no "Security" tab when I right clicked > properties it to change the permissions. What should I do? Anyone ever had such a problem before? Any advice to share? Best if you also own a Ovation.

7th February 2009	#2
lemontree Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woodlands, Singapore Posts: 667	Re: Ovation 1Tb Hard Disk: Error Msg "The Media is Write Protected" upzz! anyone has any solutions?

11th February 2009	#3
azman Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North in Sembawang Posts: 137	Re: Ovation 1Tb Hard Disk: Error Msg "The Media is Write Protected" Hi Lemontree, Maybe you have thought of this before but not wanting to do it unless it's a last resort. How about transferring the files to another harddisk and reformat the Ovation ? Azman __________________ Be Humble. We'll be more open to learning.

11th February 2009	#4
lemontree Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woodlands, Singapore Posts: 667	Re: Ovation 1Tb Hard Disk: Error Msg "The Media is Write Protected" haha! I'm laughing with tears in my eyes! Exactly what I am doing now! But super sian cuz the backing up of my stuff amounts to almost 700Gb and that'll take 2 days to transfer! haha!

12th February 2009	#5
azman Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North in Sembawang Posts: 137	Re: Ovation 1Tb Hard Disk: Error Msg "The Media is Write Protected" I can understand what you are going through. I experienced something similar when my harddisk crashed. Had to download the entire wedding footage from the tapes and re-start editing from scratch __________________ Be Humble. We'll be more open to learning. Last edited by azman; 12th February 2009 at 11:35 PM.

12th February 2009	#6
vince123123 Deregistered Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Posts: 6,689	Re: Ovation 1Tb Hard Disk: Error Msg "The Media is Write Protected" If you're backing up a 1 TB worth of stuff, it will be worth investing in an eSata system. USB 2 is too slow for that.

18th February 2009	#15
lemontree Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woodlands, Singapore Posts: 667	Re: Ovation 1Tb Hard Disk: Error Msg "The Media is Write Protected" oh yayaya! Now it rings a bell! A PCI card is the one that slots in and u have to push a button out and in again in order to get it out! haha! left poly for too many yrs liao I guess..laz time I used a PCI was in poly...keke... my desktop doesn't hv a PCI card slot wor...muz try to enable the eSATA on my MB then..right?