My guess is dead drives. I have about 20 drives that have died over the years. They make great learning projects for the kids to disassemble. It may be hard to scrap something free, but what it is worth for your time to get it working and then have it fail after you start using it?
Greg >:-( > >Any other ideas? I'd hate to toss 2 free drives... Sigh, I have bad >luck w/ Seagates. I have a 9GB Barracuda that bit the dust last year >- makes a lovely two-toned beep when I power it on. Didn't know >Barracudas had beepers built in... > >Good luck w/ the MVP award! heh ;-) > >Peace, >Drew -- -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
