Apple powermac g3 blue.white Service Manual
Troubleshooting
Symptom Charts/Zip Drive - 53
Zip Drive
Zip drive does not
operate
1 Replace Zip disk with known-good disk.
2 Does the drive have power? Check that light blinks on front
of the Zip drive. Reseat cables on the back of the Zip drive.
3 Reinstall Zip software.
4 Check device settings; device 0 (master), device 1 (slave)
5 Replace IDE/ATA drive cable.
6 Replace Zip drive.
7 Replace logic board.
During system
startup, Zip disk
ejects
1 Replace Zip disk with known-good disk.
2 Reinstall Zip software. Reseat cables on the back of the Zip
drive.
3 Check device settings; device 0 (master), device 1 (slave)
4 Replace IDE/ATA cable.
5 Replace Zip drive.
6 Replace logic board.