My Reply also follows.
> My Reply follows quote. On 14/05/2004 17:10 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
>
>>> 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?
> ------
> The "emergency release" button is accessed via a hole in the BACK of Zip
> drives. Similar to the hole next to Mac floppy drives since day one.
>
> Ken
I've been following this thread because I am thinking of buying a Zip
drive, for an external box I have.
Why in the World would they put the EM release in the Back!?!? Could it
be a Money Maker for whom ever most big and little companies call to fix the
jammed Zip drive? Just a thought.
Ken, I take it all Zip drives are like this? Just gets me to thinking
how to get it in an out easily via the front with longer ribbon and power.
Michael
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