Iomega 03798300 manual

Internal A T API Driv e Owner ’ s Manual • Installation Guide • User’ s Guide • T roubleshooting • How to Get Help IMPORTANT! Before installing the hardware for your Zip ® Internal drive, insert the Owner’s Manual CD and click the button that says “Watch Installation Video” to give you an overview of the installation process. htt[...]

T able o f Contents Installation Guide Getting Started ................................................................................ 4 Identifying the IDE Configuration ................................................. 6 Installing the Zip ® drive as the Slave Device ................................ 11 Installing the Zip ® drive as the only de[...]

1 2 3 W elcome to Zip ® Driv e! Zip ® Internal ATAPI drive offers you everything a standard Zip ® drive has with the ease of installing to an existing IDE channel on your computer! Here’s how to get started using your new drive and software: Install your Zip ® Internal drive and IomegaWare ™ software using the instructions in the Installati[...]

4 Installation Guide Getting Started M IMPORTANT! The Zip Internal drive uses the computer’s onboard IDE/ATA interface. See the User’s Guide section Understanding IDE Connections on pages 36 and 37 of this guide for important information. M Check system r equirements. • Pentium 100 MHz or higher IBM-compatible computer • Empty 3 1 ⁄ 2” [...]

5 Installation Guide W atch the instructional video. Before installing the hardware for your Zip ® Internal drive, insert the Owner’s Manual CD and click the button that says “Watch Installation Video” to give you an overview of the installation process. Write down the serial number of your Zip ® Internal A T API drive for future r efer enc[...]

6 Installation Guide Identifying the computer’ s IDE configur ation IDE/ATAPI devices can be connected to your computer in different configurations. The following illustrations are examples of ways the IDE/ ATAPI devices may be connected to your computer. If you are familiar with IDE connections, you can use these to quickly find your configurati[...]

7 Installation Guide Follow these instructions if you were unable to identify your computer’ s IDE configuration fr om the illustrations on the previous page: Locate the IDE channels using the CD drive From the back of the CD drive in your computer, follow the flat, wide cable to where it connects to the large main board, or motherboard. The area[...]

8 Installation Guide Possible IDE channel locations There are usually two IDE channels, called the primary and secondary IDE channel, which are either side-by-side or end-to-end as shown in the illustrations below. Look for “pri IDE” and “sec IDE,” written on the motherboard to identify which channel is the primary and which is the secondar[...]

9 Installation Guide Determining your computer’ s configuration Once you have located the IDE channels, determine the configuration of the IDE/ATAPI devices that are connected to your computer. Steps 2a through 2c show some possible ways that your computer might be configured. If the hard drive is the only IDE device connected... The hard drive i[...]

10 Installation Guide If the CD drive and hard drive ar e on dif ferent IDE channels... Follow the IDE interface cable to find out if the CD drive is the only device connected to the secondary IDE channel. If it is, see Installing the Zip Drive as the Slave Device starting on page 11 of this manual for instructions on installing your Zip ® drive. [...]

11 Installation Guide Installing the Zip ® driv e as the slave , or second de vice M IMPORTANT! The Zip ® Internal drive uses the computer’s onboard IDE/ATA interface. If you are not familiar with how devices connect to the IDE interface, please see Understanding IDE Connections section on pages 36 and 37. M M NOTE: Iomega recommends that you c[...]

12 Installation Guide 3 1/2” drive bays ONL Y . To install your Zip ® drive in a 3 1/2” drive bay, remove the mounting screws as illustrated and slide the drive out of the sled. Check mounting requir ements. Y our drive bay may r equire side rails. M HINT: Check other drives in the system (such as a CD drive) to see if they use mounting rails.[...]

13 Installation Guide Slide the Zip ® drive into the drive bay . M NOTE: If it makes it easier to connect cables on your computer, you can secure the Zip ® drive in the drive bay now. (See step 9 for instructions on securing the drive.) M Remove the IDE Interface cable that is currently connected to your CD drive. Find the flat, wide cable connec[...]

14 Installation Guide V erify that the jumper on your CD drive is set to “Master .” In order for the CD drive and Zip ® drive to work together properly, ensure that the jumper on the CD drive is set to the “master” setting. A chart indicating the jumper setting should be located on the CD drive. If you are unsure of the setting or how to c[...]

15 Installation Guide Connect an internal computer power supply cable to the Zip ® drive. M NOTE: If the computer does not have a spare power supply cable, use the power Y-cable provided. Disconnect the power from the CD drive or another device (do not disconnect the power to the hard drive) and connect the power Y-cable. Connect the two extension[...]

16 Installation Guide Check the following items befor e replacing the computer cover: PIN 1 on the IDE interface cable matches the PIN 1 connector on your Zip ® Internal drive. The IDE interface cable is securely connected to all pins on your Zip ® drive. An internal power supply cable from the computer has been connected to your Zip ® drive. Yo[...]

17 Installation Guide Installing the Zip ® driv e as the only de vice on the secondary IDE channel M IMPORTANT! The Zip ® Internal drive uses the computer’s onboard IDE/ATA interface. If you are not familiar with how devices connect to the IDE interface, please see Understanding IDE Connections on pages 36 and 37. M Change the jumper setting to[...]

18 Installation Guide 3 1/2” drive bays ONL Y . To install your Zip ® drive in a 3 1/2” drive bay, remove the mounting screws as illustrated and slide the drive out of the sled. Check mounting requir ements. Y our drive bay may r equire side rails. M HINT: Check other drives in the system (such as a CD drive) to see if they use mounting rails.[...]

19 Installation Guide Slide the Zip ® drive into the drive bay . M NOTE: If it makes it easier to connect cables on your computer, you can secure the Zip ® drive in the drive bay now. (See step 9 for instructions on securing the drive.) M Locate the data cable that comes packaged with the Zip ® drive. Find the colored stripe or print on one side[...]

20 Installation Guide Connect the data cable to the secondary IDE channel on the motherboar d. (Be sure PIN 1 on the cable is connected to PIN 1 on the motherboard.) PIN 1 to PIN 1 Connect the other end of the data cable to the Zip ® drive. CAUTION Make sure PIN 1 on the cable connects to PIN 1 on the Zip ® Internal drive. All IDE interface cable[...]

21 Installation Guide Connect an internal computer power supply cable to your Zip ® drive. M NOTE: If the computer does not have a spare power supply cable, use the power Y-cable provided. Disconnect the power from the CD drive or another device (do not disconnect the power to the hard drive) and connect the power Y-cable. Connect the two extensio[...]

22 Installation Guide Check the following items befor e replacing the computer cover: PIN 1 on the IDE interface cable matches the PIN 1 connector on your Zip ® Internal drive and the motherboard. The IDE interface cable is securely connected to all pins on your Zip ® drive. An internal power supply cable from the computer has been connected to y[...]

23 Installation Guide Installing the IomegaW are ™ So ftw are Insert the IomegaW are ™ CD into the computer’ s CD drive. M No CD Drive? If you want to install the Zip ® Internal drive on a computer that does not have a CD drive, you can download Iomega software from the I nternet. You can also create an install floppy diskette for installing[...]

24 Installation Guide Additional instructions f or your s y stem... Windows 95/98 Users Your Zip ® drive and IomegaWare ™ software should now be ready to use. Open My Computer to see if you have an icon for your Zip drive. Windows NT Users The Iomega installation software will try to install and update the necessary drivers on your system. If th[...]

25 Installation Guide 11. Click the “Install” button. Windows NT will copy the driver file and add the Iomega Zip ® driver to the list of installed adapters found by the system. 12. Click the “Close” button and exit Windows NT Setup. 13. Click “OK” at the message box and reboot the system. 14. Your Zip ® drive and Iomega software shou[...]

26 Installation Guide 4. Double click the Diskette icon, and follow the screen instructions. 5. To install software drivers for your Zip ® drive, run setup.exe from the install diskette you created. Congratulations! When the softwar e installation is complete, your Zip ® drive will be ready to use. Yo u r Z i p ® dr i ve w i l l h ave it s own d[...]

27 User’ s Guide Oper ating Y our Zip ® Driv e To use the Zip ® drive, insert a 250MB* Zip disk, then select the drive letter assigned to the Zip drive in My Computer (Windows 95/98; Windows NT 4.0) or File Manager (Windows NT 3.51; Windows 3.1). You can store and copy files to and from the Zip ® drive using the same methods you use for other [...]

28 User’ s Guide Ejecting Zip ® Disks Windows 95/98 systems: Push the disk eject button or use the Iomega software eject command. Windows NT systems: Use the Iomega software eject command. Windows 3.1 systems: Push the disk eject button. When your Zip ® drive is not in use, remove the disk from the drive. Always remove the Zip ® disk before mo[...]

29 User’ s Guide Compatibility with 100MB Zip ® Disk s The 250MB Zip ® drive features backward compatibility that allows you to read and write to 100MB Zip disks. However, because of the higher capacity of the 250MB Zip drive, performance when writing to a 100MB Zip disk is significantly reduced. This means that a large file that takes 10 secon[...]

30 User’ s Guide Zip ® Tips Here ar e a few tips you’ll want to keep in mind to care for your Zip ® drive and disks! Always turn on power to your computer before inserting a Zip ® disk. CAUTION If a disk is inserted without the power on, and power is then applied, it could damage the drive. M Never force a Zip ® disk into or out of the driv[...]

31 User’ s Guide IomegaW ar e ™ So ftwar e The IomegaWare software package* includes tools and programs designed to help you take advantage of all the features of your Zip ® drive. You can use Iomega software to format, copy, and protect your Zip disks, back up your hard drive, set options for your Zip drive, and more. The Iomega software pack[...]

32 User’ s Guide Drive Shortcuts Create Drive Shortcuts puts a Zip ® drive icon directly on your Desktop and in the “WindowsSendTo” and “My Documents” folders, making it easier to use your Zip drive. You can use these icons much like you would the Zip drive icon that is available in My Computer – double click the icon to open a window[...]

33 User’ s Guide U sing Zip ® Disks Use only genuine 250MB* or 100MB* Zip ® disks with your Zip drive. This section describes just some of the things you can do with Zip disks. The help files contained in your IomegaWare ™ software package include additional information on using Zip disks. Backing Up with Zip ® Disk s It’s important to alw[...]

34 User’ s Guide Installing Applications to Zip ® Disk s On a PC, some applications and games will only install to, or run from, a fixed disk such as a hard drive. In order to install these programs to a Zip ® disk, use the Make Nonremovable tool in your IomegaWare TM software package to make the Zip disk appear as a fixed disk to the system. A[...]

35 User’ s Guide Read/Write Pr otecting Zip ® Disk s IomegaWare TM software includes a special read/write protect feature that allows you to: • Write Protect a disk through software instead of with a mechanical write protect switch. • Write Protect a disk and assign a password that must be used to remove the write protect. • Read Protect a[...]

36 User’ s Guide Under standing IDE/A T API Connections What is IDE? IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is the built-in system a PC computer uses to connect drives to the computer. You may have also heard it called ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)—they mean the same thing. How IDE W ork s There are usually two places on the motherboard for [...]

37 User’ s Guide Jumper block Slave (Drive 1) (Factory Setting ) Master (Drive 0) Cable Select Reserved (do not use) Zip Inter nal drive Slave (Drive 1) Use this setting if you’re connecting the Zip ® Internal drive on the same cable as your CD drive or another ATAPI device that is configured as the master. Master (Drive 0) Use this setting if[...]

T roubleshooting 38 T roubleshooting If you encounter a problem while installing or using your Zip ® drive, check this section for help. CAUTION T o avoid damage to your computer , disconnect all electrical connections before connecting or disconnecting cables. M The green activity light on the Zip ® drive does not turn on. (a) Make sure the comp[...]

T roubleshooting 39 If you are unable to disable BIOS support for the Zip ® drive in the CMOS setup and the Zip Internal drive does not appear on the system, the computer may have an incompatible BIOS that does not correctly understand removable internal drives. You may be able to solve the problem by obtaining an updated BIOS from the computer ma[...]

T roubleshooting 40 Computer fails to boot correctly or hangs while booting after the Zip ® Internal drive is installed. Make sure BIOS support for the Zip ® Internal drive is disabled in the computer’s CMOS setup. Note that this may require turning off autodetection for the Zip Internal drive. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for the computer if [...]

T roubleshooting 41 You want to change the drive letter assigned to the Zip ® drive. Windows 95/98 Users: If your computer is running Windows 95/98, you can change drive letters as desired for any of your removable drives (including your Zip ® drive and CD drive) by running the Guest program (guest9x.exe). Use the instructions below: (a) Open the[...]

T roubleshooting 42 You can’t change the drive letter assigned to your Zip ® drive. Make sure BIOS support for the Zip ® Internal drive is disabled in the computer’s CMOS setup. This may require turning off autodetection for the Zip Internal drive. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for the computer if you need instructions on getting into the CMO[...]

T roubleshooting 43 You want to use Windows 95/98 DOS mode with your Zip ® drive. M NOTE: This section describes how to switch in and out of the MS-DOS mode which is a start option for Windows 95/98. It does not apply to the DOS box (or window) that opens when you double click the MS-DOS Prompt icon within Windows 95/98. Use of the DOS box with th[...]

How T o Get Help 44 Ho w to Get Help Iomega’s goal is to provide state-of-the-art support for its customers. Over time, our support options and pricing policies may change in light of evolving technology and global changes across the computer industry. This section of the manual contains information on the support options available at the time th[...]

How T o Get Help 45 Automated FAX-back Help: (801) 778-5763 (U.S. & Canada) Our FAX-back automated help system allows you to use any touch-tone phone to instantly retrieve detailed support information to your FAX machine. When you call our FAX-back help number, you can order a catalog listing the FAX- back documents available for your Iomega pr[...]

How T o Get Help 46 Return or Repair For information on returning your Zip ® drive or other Iomega product for warranty service (or repair after the warranty period), please call the Iomega Customer Satisfaction Hotline at 1-888-4-IOMEGA (1-888-446-6342). Because many returns are found to be due to a technical problem rather than a defective produ[...]

Regulatory Inf ormation Product Name: Iomega Zip ® Internal ATAPI 250MB drive Model Number: Z250ATAPI FCC (United States) The computer equipment described in this guide generates and uses radio frequency (RF) energy. If the equipment is not installed and operated in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, interference to radio an[...]

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