17 Oct
2012
17 Oct
'12
2:05 a.m.
From: Fred Jan Kraan <fjkraan at xs4all.nl>
you put in a disk, you get a cursor, but that`s it.
Puter won`t give
disk back. Do I have to take it apart?
The SD-321 drives have a lock mechanism that should release the disk when
the button is in the 'out' position. But it doesn't as the old grease
keeps the lock in place. I have observed this with both the QX10 and the
TF-20 which both use the 1/3 height SD-321 disk drives. So far I managed
to get my disks back by prying the lock upwards (or was it downwards?)
with my fingers (not very pleasant work). Everytime I plan to fix the
drive by replacing the gunked grease, but so far it didn't happen.
Greetings & success,
Fred Jan
C: for arguments sake (and in the event the stuck disk is expendable), couldn't you
remove the drive and soak it w/isopropyl alcohol or something? To wash away the old
grease?