[ale] Q: Zipdisk won't eject @#$!! disk

[John M. Mills]

On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Gelatin wrote:

> At 04:05 PM 10/6/98 -0400, I wrote:
> >I have an IDE Iomega zip100 drive, and it refuses to spit out the *(@#!!
> >disks.  Pushing the button gets no result.  Console command no better:

> I had the same problem and my solution was to remove the metal top of the
> drive and then manually slide the white peice of plastic when I want to
> eject.  This approach is annyoying though, because the drive will not work
> without the top on, so you have to replace it after each eject.  There
> *MUST* be a better solution =]

This sounds bit extreme.  At the moment, I just leave it alone and it a
few minutes the drive barfs out the disk.  Maybe it thinks it's a toaster.

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> 
> Russell
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> 
> "If the true Tao is lost
> 
> 	then morality takes its place.
> 
> If that fails, we have 'conscience'.
> When that fades, we get 'justice'.
> 
> When that disappears, we have the status quo."
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>  -Tao Te Ching, Chapter 38
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