>> on 9/27/02 12:27 AM, Randy & Cheyanne at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Terry, >>> >>> This may be too simple but usually you just drag the disk to the trash >>> to eject it. Sorry, if I am misunderstanding your problem or wasting >>> your time with something you all ready know. >>> >>> hope that helps, >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, September 26, 2002, at 08:57 PM, Terry Younkin wrote >>> among other things: >>> >>>> Now the bad news. I now have a regular Mac hard drive icon showing >>>> for the Zip disk and can work with it like any other disk. >>>> Unfortunately, it's *too* much like a hard drive. I cannot eject the >>>> disk. The only thing I've been able to do to get the disk out of the >>>> Zip Drive is to shut every thing down (not the Zip Drive ...doing >>>> that can get you the Click of Death with a disk installed), then use >>>> a paper clip to eject the disk. The front button will not eject the >>>> disk. >>>> >> >> This behavior is to be expected, as you formatted it with a driver that >> doesn't know about removable media. Sorry that I came in late on this >> topic, but is there a reason why you don't just download the drivers >> from IOmega and use them? >> >> - Eric. >> > >Apparently it won't boot off of a Zip formatted with the iomega drivers. >Unless the driver INIT adds eject support to an Apple-formatted Zip >disk... > >-Andy >
I can drag the disk to the trash, but I then get a message that the disk will reappear on startup. It does, too. What I've found is fairly odd. With everything shut down except the power to the Zip drive, I used a straightened paper clip to eject the disk. Next I powered down the Zip Drive. Then I powered up the Zip, restarted the 2300, and inserted a different disk. The Zip and the different disk acted as they should. Then I ejected that disk and put my reformatted disk in the drive. Now the icon was that of a regular Zip disk instead of the Mac Hard Drive icon as before. At this point, I figured the Mac had loaded a Zip driver onto the disk and I no longer would be able to start up from it. I opened the Iomega Drive Options control panel and set it to *not* update the driver. Even so, I figured the damage was done, and I wouldn't be able to use the disk for startup. Strangely, when inserted my reformatted disk, it appeared on the desktop with the regular Macintosh Hard Drive icon. I didn't try to eject it, but rather just shut down the Mac. This time, when I hit the eject button on the front of the drive, it spit the disk right out. Now it does this all the time; who knows why it didn't do it at first. When the icon of the reformatted disk is that of a normal Zip disk, I cannot startup from it. But when it is a regular Mac HD icon, it will startup from it. The trick now is just to go to the Iomega Drive Options CP and set it to *not* update the driver when I want to start from my reformatted disk. I'm on the road right now, but when I get home I think I'll mess around with some different HD setup programs and see what I can come up with. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
