Using a Zip drive ona Mac Plus Thinking of buying a or a? Check out this technology website to find out how to that will and other necessary. Using A Zip Drive On A Mac Plus Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 03:18:29 +0000 Subject: Re: zip drive on plus From: 'Michael A. Peters' To: Steve.scaysbrook@btinternet.com These are my experiences with a Zip Drive and a Plus- 1) A zip drive makes a very stable HD for a Plus, I know people who have been using them as a bootable HD for YEARS (yes, YEARS) with only occasional problems that Norton has fixed (BTW, I've had to use Norton on my new G3 HD Once, so I don't see this as a zip problem) 2) You need to use an Iomega Driver older than version 5.x.

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Otherwise you get a sad Mac when booting. You also can NOT allow your zip disk to be loaded in a machine with a 5.x driver, 'cause part of the driver will update itself, and give a sad Mac when booting with a zip disc in the drive. 3) The best thing to do, in my opinion, is get a small (cheap) SCSI HD for your plus, put SSW on it, including your Iomega driver. I use a 30MB myself.

Boot off of the HD with no zip disc in the zip drive, insert zip disc after booting. The zip disk can now be used as a non-boot volume, which also makes backing up files easier onto a second zip disc. (hint: only keep SSW on your boot HD- this leaves plenty of room for transferring backups from zip to HD to back-up zip, less disk swapping) This will work regardless of whether or not your zip driver has been polluted with a 5.x system. Note- if your driver has been polluted (like the one on my Plus) you MUST boot with no zip disk in the zip drive. That's why I say it's best to boot from a small HD, because you don't have to worry about what computer your Zip Disk is used in. If you need it, I can send you a copy of the 4.2 driver and tools. Please note that my particular 4.2 extension is polluted, and can not be used to make a boot disk.

I do know a friend who has been more careful with his driver, and his can be used (and is used) to boot a Plus from a zip, if you really want to take that route. Note- this driver update thing was a VERY bad feature on Iomega's part! I know of one case where an individual with a Performa had the 4.2 driver and zip tools. He used his zip disc in a Mac with a 5.1 driver, went home and used it in his Performa. The next time he booted, he put his zip disc in the Performa before booting, had no problems- until he tried to use his zip tools! He got a nasty message saying he couldn't use his tools 'cause they were too old for his driver! As it turns out, he could only use his tools if he boots with no zip disc in the drive.

Because Iomega thought they were so smart, he had to upgrade his Iomega stuff to consistently use his drive the way had been using it no problem before. Recently I got bitten by the bug and once again am a zealot for the plus- For some odd reason, I've decided to do whatever I can to help make these wonderful machines as useful as possible. Quick Instructions • Create a with the Iomega 4.2 driver installed.

• With Plus powered off, Zip Drive powered off, attach the Zip Drive to the SCSI chain. Make sure the zip drive termination is set to 'on' if it is the LAST device in the chain- set to 'off' if other devices are AFTER zip drive. • Power on all items on the SCSI chain. • Power on Plus, booting from the floppy.

Your Zip Disk should NOT be inserted in the drive yet. • Insert the Zip Disk- it *should* mount.

• Select 'Erase Disk' from the Special menu. This will properly format the disk for use with a Plus. • Install System Software on to the Zip Disk. • Place the Iomega 4.2 Driver into the System Folder (SSW 6.0.8) or the Extensions Folder (SSW 7.x). • You *should* now have a bootable Iomega Zip Disk! NOTE: The above procedure WILL NOT work if your zip disk is PC format- Iomega Tools are required if you have a PC format Zip Disk, and Iomega Tools does not work on a Plus.

IMPORTANT UPDATE! Iomega just released a new. I do not know if this drive will work with the Macintosh Plus. I supspect that if it does- the 250MB Zip Disks would not work, for the simple reason that I do not think the Iomega 4.2 Driver will work with these disks. I'll post more info on this new drive and the Plus when I know more. Nitty Gritty Information There are numerous rumors related to getting a zip drive working with a Plus.