On 01/09/12 16:40, Kim Geiger wrote:
>>>> On 1/9/2012 at 4:07 PM, l duynslager<[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
>> Hi a user from another dept. contacted me about a 100 mb ZIP disk he wants
>> to recover files from.  The files contained are genetic sequences.  I've got
>> a little experience with that equipment, so I tried seeing if a 250 mb USB
>> ZIP drive would recognize the disk it wont.   He says windows asks if the
>> disk should be initialized as it doesn't see it as formatted.   I saw the
>> same thing happening when I tried.
>>
>>  From what I understand head misalignment in those drives was a problem
>> inserting your zip disk in one drive after another.
>>
>> I tried using get data back and all of the other data recovery techniques I
>> know with a USB 250 drive which is all I have.   Get data back could not
>> recover anything.
>>
>> Has anybody out there dealt with similar problems?  Any suggestions other
>> than sending the disk to Iomega Data Recovery.
> I think you need to read it with a Zip 100 drive. I don't think I have any of those anymore, but I'll look in the graveyard.
>
I have one, on a running OpenBSD box next to me.  If the disk is FAT32
or NTFS, I should be able to read it.  Contact me in email if you want to
come over.

--STeve Andre'