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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (48092)	2/17/1998 10:26:00 PM
From: Kashish King	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Well, as I said, these problems are well-known and there's reason to doubt the personal and direct experience of dozens of individuals with no vested interest in fabricating information like that. I would not be surprised to discover they had a proactive campaign to squash this sort of information as it appears.

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (48092)	2/17/1998 11:15:00 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

>>Rod, I actually used a Zip drive with my E-Mu sampler a couple of months ago, and guess what? The damn thing clicked repeatedly (actually, more like a "clunk" or "thunk") and I panicked, thinking that all of my valuable work was gone. We switched out Zip drives, and was able to get the info off the disc. But any thought of buying a Zip drive went right out the window with my first hand knowledge that Zip is unreliable. It is my opinion that many here are hiding their own personal experiences with this Click of Death problem, or are in denial.<< Rocky - So you didn't actually lose any data, did you? Meanwhile, I can't speak for everyone here, but I have acknowledged that some Zip drives do become defective, and the clicking syndrome is one of the problems they can develop. Iomega has acknowledged this as well, and has explained why, despite what this most recent article says. I'm not surprised that your opinion is that many of us on this thread are hiding our experiences or in denial, but may I suggest that there is another possiblity? Perhaps it is only a small percentage of drives which exhibits this problem. That would explain why so many people report that they haven't had any trouble with their drives. If you go to the website referred to in that article, you will find many messages from people who have had no problems at all. Go ahead. Check it out. Are they all in denial? - Allen

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (48092)	2/18/1998 8:26:00 PM
From: balloonman	Respond to of 58324

Rocky, i (i should say a co-worker of mine) recently experienced the 'click of death' symptoms during a major back-up . why he was using a zip instead of his jaz is beyond me but has nothing to do with my point. The zip started making these wierd clanking sounds and just completly froze up. We had to power down and then literally pry the disk out of the mouth. we called in our own considerable experienced hardware folk and they were convinced there was nothing to do. and for 150$ we could buy a new one. Made sense to me, and besides i was looking for an excuse to look inside. however, just on a hunch we unload all the software for both the zip and the jaz and then reinstalled everything from 'the ground up', including installation of the scuzzy card ( we are very ignorant folk). the bottom line is the damn thing started to work again and still is. that is the good news, the bad news is i'll have to wait a bit longer to look inside. we will never use iomega's canned back-up features again. we have our zip and owner and 'dog' are doing well. excuse my spelling. i just fly them i don't spell them. soft-landing b-man. ps. i bad mouthed you awhile ago forgive me. i just think this product is in demand. i hope the management is worthy.