Re: Where do I go from here? was: HT configure an IDE/ATAPI ZIP drive?
On Sat, Dec 16, 2000 at 04:11:26AM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> Dan Griswold wrote:
> > One peculiar thing about all this is that, again, a HARDWARE eject
> > command (pressing the button) won't work. Why would that be?
>
> This may be stating the obvious, but can you do a hardware eject if the
> zip drive is unconnected from the computer? If not, it's a problem in
> the zip drive itself. IIRC, there's a pinhole (similar to a Macintosh
> floppy drive) that you can stick an unfolded paper clip into to force
> eject the zippie.
kent's message reminded me -- when a mac has a zip drive
attached (it's gonna be ascsi device then, but it's probably
otherwise similar) the software just takes over. the hardware
button does nothing. (just as the floppy drive on any mac, you
gotta use the software to 'put away' the item and the computer
ejects it for you.)
so it's a good thing to try -- if you power down and/or disconnect
your zip drive, THEN try the eject button after powering it back
on. if it doesn't do its thing, you've got a drive problem. if
it does, then your system isn't communicating the right signals.
[good luck, there!]
i once had a similar problem with a jaz drive, but the 'door'
mechanism there is quite different (the slider thing didn't
catch on insert, but got jammed instead on extract). the zip is
more like a floppy, the way the stainless steel cover slides
over to protect the media.
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