My Reply follows quote. On 13/05/2004 21:32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >On May 13, 2004, at 8:27 PM, Ken wrote: > >> My Reply follows quote. On 13/05/2004 17:04 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> said: >> >>> My 10 year old son jammed a zip disk into the zip drive on his 6500 >>> when it wasn't powered up. Now all I get is a clicking noise. Is there >>> anyway to get the disk out of the drive without destroying one or the >>> other? >>> >>> Linda >> -------- >> Ouch! Zip drives can be a bit finicky so I hope you are lucky! >> >> If you pop the top of the 6500 and remove the front bezel, you should >> be able to slide the drive out of the case (after disconnecting the >> power and SCSI cables). >> >> Then, looking at the back of the drive, there is a small hole used >> for the "universal Mac disk removal tool" (a straightened paperclip). >> >> Press it in and the disk should pop out. > >I should have mentioned that this is an external drive. I've tried >booting up the computer and then shutting it down but the disk won't >eject. > >Linda ----------- Well, the same advice applies. Though it ie even easier. The same hole is present, use the same paperclip. Push it in, disk pops out.
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