Not that anybody but me cares, but I took the faulty Zip 100 drive apart to see if I could fix it.
It was held together by some hidden (under plastic stickers) wood type screws which I managed to find and so I could take the thing apart. When I did, the motor unit with the bearing fell off the plastic mount. In fact I think it had already come loose inside and that's what was making the horrendous noise. After all it was only attached with a very light friction fit on some tiny plastic pins. I fixed that by gluing the pieces back together. Tomorrow I'll reassemble it and see it it works. I was surprised at how cheaply made this unit looks. It cost some $200 new as I recall but the insides look cheap and shoddily built and are stamped "Made in China." -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
