At 10:11 AM -0500 10/27/03, D. Wakefield (DTP etc!) wrote: >Does anybody know a way to extract information from a Zip 100 cartridge which refuses >to mount? I have tried several drives and in each I get: "Click... Click... Click... >Click... would you like to initialize this disk?" > >Norton 6 does not seem to see it unless there is a trick I don't know to force it! > >I would hate to think the information is in there but irretrievable.
Hi Don, I just overcame a similar problem where a Performa wouldn't mount a CD that I burned using Toast 5 and choosing "Mac OS Extended Format". The player was giving a couple of unusual 'clicks' and showing the same message you got. The burned CD wouldn't mount in my 660av Quad either yet production CD's like MacAddict, or MacWorld would mount on both machines. So next I burned a new CD choosing simply "Mac OS" format (non HFS) this time. The new CD would now mount on the 660av using CD ROM ToolKit; the Performa STILL wouldn't mount this new CD, but at least that message didn't appear either. . . seemed like I was closing in on the problem. Next I started thinking of the utilities, "Mount Everything", "SCSI Ware", "SCSI Probe" but what ultimately brought successful mounting was copying the Mac Drive Setup utility over from my 9500 (on a floppy). Ran the Drive Setup, updating the drive and whatever else was there and the update was reported as successful but called for a restart. I shut down for the night with the CD still in. This morning when I booted up the Performa. . . . what do you know. CD mounted on the desktop! Terry -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
