At 5:04 PM -0600 on 10/28/03, Rev. George G. Guillory wittily wrote:
>on 10/28/03 2:24 PM, PCI PowerMacs at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >wrote: > >> >>> Does anybody know a way to extract information from a >>> Zip 100 cartridge which refuses to mount? I have tried >>> several drives and in each I get: "Click... Click... >>> Click... Click... would you like to initialize this >>> disk?" >>> >>> Norton 6 does not seem to see it unless there is a >>> trick I don't know to force it! >>> >>> I would hate to think the information is in there but irretrievable. >> >> Sounds like the click of death, which means the DRIVE is dying or has died. >> >> My wife's 7220 (4400) has problems with some floppies, even after I >> format them on my 9600, her machine says they are unreadable, do I >> want to initialize them? So false error messages can occur too. > >Hi all; > Try this. > Shut down the Mac, let everything stop. Bootup the Mac and at the same >time press and hold the eject button on the front of the Zip until the Mac >has completely finished booting. > This resets the heads in the drive. I've had to do this on my Zip a couple >of times for the same problem. It's worked for a couple of others on the >Lists also. HTH >--Rev. George >--Maranatha (means the Lord cometh) > > I have a Zip Drive that doesn't seem to want to mount the disk or give me a Click Click, instead it makes a sort of whirring sound. Does anyone have a clue about this? -- The Librarian looked out at the jolting scenery. He was sulking. This had a lot to do with the new bright collar around his neck with the word "PONGO" on it. Someone was going to suffer for this. ~ The Librarian travels incognito ~ Terry Pratchett: "Lords and Ladies" -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
