Zip 250 Drive with Cover Open

[ratsmart9]

looks like a hard drive head

[jjovereats]

@ratsmart9 That is because zip disks are just about hard disks.

[jjovereats]

@jjovereats Although, they are floppy disks AS WELL.

[ratsmart9]

@jjovereats Maybe that is why they get the click of death.

[liquidoxygen0]

So this is what the infamous click of death sounds like on a Zip drive?

[soundspark]

Where the heads pull back and go back in? That is exactly what happens.