In a message dated 09/01/04 22:50:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >How do I know if my jaz drive is cooked? > >What is a normal sound of said drive?
> My 7300 came with a jaz drive and only yesterday I >got a disk to check it. I put it in the slot, the >drive makes a noise like it's going to take off, but I >don't see the icon on the screen. I installed the >latest driver from Iomega. The iomega tools tells me >that I have to put a disk in to check it(one already inserted). > >Disk setup says there is no mounted media inserted. I >tried three different jaz disks, no luck. Had to >eject them with a paperclip. > >Any thoughts? I usually get a whirring sound on the two Jaz drives that work(out of total of 4). and it takes 20-30 secs. for the disk to mount. But a noise "like it's going to take off" doesn't sound good. Only thing I can suggest is make sure the disk is in there firmly. Perhaps insert the disk as you're starting up to see if it'll mount then. I have a feeling the drive may be shot, I'm sorry to say. You also might try mounting that disk with someone else's(confirmed working) drive, if possible, to make certain it's not the disk that's at fault. Saul Broudy -- 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
