This drive, as it is now, ruins every Zip disk inserted into it.
2006-12-19 04:50:32 · 4 answers · asked by alactasic 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
And that's the reason I got rid of mine. You can buy a new zip drive for what it will cost you to have this one repaired.
2006-12-19 04:53:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was a very common problem with zip drives that peaked several years ago- look up "click of death" in Yahoo! or Google and you'll see what I mean.
When those go bad, don't bother trying to repair- just replace 'em- at this point, with newer technology like DVD-RW!
2006-12-19 05:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by Proto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-30 15:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't waste your time or money these are cheap as hell now...you can find them on ebay! That technoglogy is old!
2006-12-19 04:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋