On Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 11:47 AM, Charles Estabrooks wrote: > Does anyone know how a zip disk can get "stuck"? I have an internal > SCSI > zip drive in my 6500 and the last time my system crashed, the zip disk > in > the drive refuses to eject. When I drag the icon to the trash, I get > the > message "this disk will reappear on the desktop the next time you > restart." > The disk stays in the drive. It's like there's a startup file or > driver > the system is using or something. I tried starting w/ extensions off, > starting from CD, zapping PRAM. No change.
Is it an external drive? IIRC, there is a paper clip hole on the back, similar to the ones on the built-in floppy drive and CD-ROMs. Also, when you start up the Mac, you might try pressing the eject button on the front of the drive before the Mac sees the drive on boot. HTH, GmG -- 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
