Folks:
Two SCSI Zip 100's hooked to two different NT machines, powered all the
time. Business got bad, the machines didn't get used for maybe a year at
the time, left powered down.
Eventually, at different times, the Zips went out to lunch, wouldn't work,
weren't visible.
No lightning bolts, no spiders nesting inside. The PCs fine.
The first I gave up on and tossed.
The second failed a couple of months after the first. Wait a minute... this
can't be right, gotta check a bit more. All attempts failed, until...
Long story short: I attached the drive to a Mac G3 and it worked perfectly
(same cable, same power supply) the first time. Continues to work on the
original PC.
I had a similar issue with a USB Zip 100 hooked to an iMac, except I can't
seem to bring this one back to life.
What kills a Zip?
Old age? Certainly not wear-and-tear...these drive were never used very
much, just for the occasional backup and sneaker-net transfer. Leaving
the drive powered while the host computer was not? Gremlins?
Thanks,
Henry
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