I'm having a horrible problem with my Iomega USB CD burner (Zip CD 650) and it's become a big mystery for me. A couple weeks ago my CD burner stooped burning disks. In fact, whenever I had it connected to the computer, the computer would freeze. The green power light flashes while it's just sitting there, not being used. I consulted with the online help at Iomega.com and he suggested that the power source was probably going bad. It would cost $15 to replace. So I bought a used Iomega Zip CD 650 (exact same model as I had before) on eBay for $17.50 (I figured that way I would have another drive, in case the power source rurned out to not be the problem.) The new (to me) power source initially seemed to work just fine and I successfully burned nine CDs within a couple of days. Then the drive stated having problems again and it started making this intermittant clicking noise and the green power light again started flashing and disappearing, again while it's just sitting there, not being used. So I switched the old drive out for the one I bought on eBay. This seemed to work and I successfully burned two more CDs. Now the new (to me - used, really) drive is doing the Exact Same Thing! Then I thought, maybe the problem was with the USB chord and I swited it with a different one. No help. Now the newer drive is causing my computer to freeze when it's connected to my computer, just like the old one did. But it's a completely different drive, power source, and USB cable! What are the chances that this drive has the exact same problem as the old one? And how might it be fixed?? I'm going nuts here. I need this CD burner! I use it all the time for work (or at least I used to.) Help!

could it be that the new (to you) power source is also going bad? i know sometimes when there electricty faliors it could damage power sources and such. these power failior are not always comes as blackouts. rater then that i don't know

I have gone through 3 Zip CD 650s, all having the same problems as you... I would advise you to purchace a different drive, these things obviously have problems... -MikeG