User’s Guide Operating Your Zip Drive ..........3 Zip Tips ................4 Iomega Tools Software ............5 Special Information for Windows NT Users ...... 6 Special Information for Windows 95 Users ....... 9 Special Information for Windows/DOS Users ....12...
Operating Your Zip Drive Use your Zip drive just like any other drive on your system. To access the Zip drive, insert a disk and select the Zip disk icon or drive letter. Store and copy files to and from the Zip drive using the same methods you use for other drives on your system.
Zip disks. Sleep mode automatically spins down a disk after 15 minutes of inactivity, and the disk automatically spins up again when accessed. You can change the sleep mode time using your Iomega Tools software. Disk Eject in Case of Power Loss The computer must be powered on for normal disk ejection from the Zip drive.
Iomega Tools Software Iomega Tools software is a complete package of software tools to help you take advantage of all the features of your Zip drive. If your computer has Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, or DOS, you will find the necessary Tools package for your system already set up on your computer.
ToolsNT utilities. M M Reinstalling Windows NT: If you reinstall Windows NT, you must also reinstall the Iomega ATAPI driver and ToolsNT software. If you do not reinstall the Iomega software, disks will not format correctly in your Zip drive and/or the Zip drive will appear as a floppy drive (b:).
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(replace : with the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive), then click “OK.” When the list of Iomega adapters appears, select the Iomega Zip IDE drive and click “OK.” Click the “Install” button. Windows NT will automatically copy the driver files and add the driver to the list of adapters found by the operating system.
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Additional Drivers on the Iomega Tools CD The Iomega Tools CD contains several drivers to support Iomega SCSI and parallel port adapters. You do not need to install these drivers on your system. Office 95-Find Fast Indexer The Office 95 Find Fast Indexer does not recognize that the Zip ATAPI drive is removable under Windows NT.
Special Information for Windows 95 Users How to Install or Reinstall Iomega Software If you ever need to reinstall your Iomega Tools software, use the instructions below. Note that you should reinstall your Tools software whenever you reinstall your computer’s operating system.
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Installing Applications to the Zip Drive Certain applications and games will install only to a fixed disk. In order to install these programs to the Zip drive, first right mouse click on the Zip drive icon in either My Computer or Windows Explorer and select "Make Nonremovable."...
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Zip ATAPI drive. (4) Run GUEST.EXE from the "Tools_95" folder on drive C. This procedure will provide access to any Iomega drives on the system. To return to the Windows 95 graphical interface, restart the computer. Do not type "WIN" at the DOS prompt after running GUEST.EXE as this will cause...
Special Information for Windows/DOS Users How to Install or Reinstall Iomega Tools Software You can easily install or reinstall Iomega Tools software for your system using the Iomega Tools CD. Windows 3.1 Users: Start Windows. Insert the Iomega Tools CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
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Windows Format Utility Do not use the format utility available in the Windows File Manager to format Zip disks. Open the Tools program available in the Iomega Tools group and use the Iomega format utility (either short or long format).
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