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Article #291Re: Jaz drive problem
From: Lawrence
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:00
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:00
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Simon Slavin wrote:
>
> In article <3440ECE7.DE307A19@bigfoot.com>,
> Lawrence <flowerpots@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
> > I used my 1 gig jaz drive to back up my
> > friends Mac, then I replugged it into
> > my Mac, now it won't spin the cartridges
> > up; the indicator below the opening
> > just flashes slowly and I have to push
> > the eject button to get them out.
>
> Excuse the silly question, but you haven't disabled or otherwise
> lost the iomega INIT have you ? Try booting from the drive with
> the iomega boot cartridge in. Also try using the 'guest' application.
>
> If that doesn't work I'd urge you to try it back on your friend's
> Mac. The result will tell you lots about what's wrong.
>
> Simon.
No I haven't, and it's not silly, not one bit, not even slightly silly.
Thanks for everyone's advice! I have spoken to iomega in Ireland, who were
most helpful; it appears to be a hardware fault. They are dispatching a new
drive by courier, free of charge and I am to return the defective one when I
am satisfied with the replacement: no questions, no arguments, pure service!
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Lawrence Flowers | Tel +44 1444 811 966
LEAF TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED | Fax +44 1444 811 000
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| flowerpots@bigfoot.com
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