> From: Linda Hutcheson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [PCI] Broken zip drive? > > 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
My zip drive has a button on front, other folk are talking of a hole like in floppy drives. If you have a button type, power on and press the button and gently prod the edge of the disk up and down with another finger, they sometimes pop out. The spring mechanism in some are weak. Otherwise, it is power off, disconnect all and with a flat blade screwdriver, force the whole show open and remove disk and clip all together again (basically it has a top and a bottom and they can be prised apart with care and I am afraid a little force) David Elmo PS. BTW, a friend has a click click click on his suddenly not working external (USB) zip drive but no prob inserting and ejecting. There was some advice way back by a good gentleman with the title of Rev about holding mice down or buttons or inserting zips and restarting and saying things, no doing things... you see why I ask? Anyone remember or is the good Rev around to remind me please? -- 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
