Quote from: "barcher174"If anyone is interested there is a working MO drive listed on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-NEXT-256-MB-OPTICAL-DRIVE-1ST-GEN-/111132280856?pt=US_Vintage_Computing_Manuals_Merchandise&hash=item19e0000818
I would re-read the auction. It says "UPDATE:THIS WAS NOT TESTED WITH DISKS-WORKS AFTER MULTIPLE POWER ON TESTS AT 5 MINUTE INTERVALS."
How can one say it works but not with disks <grin>. Sure, we all have units that power on. Reading and writing is another story.
I think buyer beware anytime these things are on eBay.
TJ
Yes, powering on tells you nothing about the state of the drive. I would avoid this.
QuoteUPDATE:THIS WAS NOT TESTED WITH DISKS-WORKS AFTER MULTIPLE POWER ON TESTS AT 5 MINUTE INTERVALS.
Yeah, it's a dud.
QuoteHow can one say it works but not with disks <grin>. Sure, we all have units that power on. Reading and writing is another story.
Some drives uncontrollably run their spindle motor so they SOUND like they're doing something but otherwise they're still as bad as the rest of them.