Iomega Zip® 100MB USB Powered external drive
www.iomega.com, usb100
The ZIP drive is not unknown for many users. More than one million of them and several times more media have been sold all over the world. Some applications are provided on ZIP media instead of CDs.
Even though the ZIP medium didn't become the substitute for diskettes, as was supposed, it is one the most favorite media used as an alternative for diskettes and it is an ideal portable media for middle size files. Now, this drive comes with new round design and connection through USB without the necessity of using the power supply adapter.
Over against the existing version connected through the parallel port, this one offers a higher speed and the possibility of connecting and disconnecting it when the computer is on (USB, Plug and Play, hot swappable).
- External Drive: Hard drive, network storage, multimedia devices, Rev and Zip removable storage data backup.
- 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. Page 6: Zip Tips 15 minutes of inactivity, and the disk.
Package content
The Iomega Zip® 100MB USB external drive (no ZIP disk included!).
USB connecting cable
A CD and a brief manual; detailed electronic documentation you will find on the CD.
System requirements
View and Download Iomega ZIP 100 user manual online. ZIP 100 storage pdf manual download. Page 7 To view the User’s Manual HTML installed on your system. ® ® Macintosh users—Double-click the IomegaWare folder, then click on the FireWire Accessory User’s Manual folder icon. ® PC users—Double-click on the IomegaWare icon on your desktop, then the Get Help tab, then double click the FireWire Accessory User’s Manual folder.
Pentium® 100 processor or higher with built-in USB controller (Some USB controllers or motherboards may not support all types of USB devices)
Microsoft® Windows® 95 / 98 / Me /NT® 4.0 / or Windows® 2000 (Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 will not support non-Iomega USB devices while Iomega drivers are installed)
Internet browser - Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher - for viewing the manual
Drivers for Linux are included.
HW requirements
PC or iMac with USB port 1.0 or higher according to specification.
Must meet the minimum RAM requirements for your operating system
30MB hard drive space recommended
2X CD-ROM drive or higher for software installation
Technical parameters and speed
1.2 MB/sec maximum sustained transfer rate
29ms average seek time (4ms min., 55ms max.)
35mm x 133mm x 182mm and weighs 454 grams
Price - about $85
Transferring from disk to ZIP - Directory 57MB and 2260 files - 2m 30s
Transferring from disk to ZIP - file 82,7MB - 2m 3s
CD
Documentation and programs in several languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese)
IomegaWare - supporting programs and drivers for Windows and Linux (also in several languages).
Functionality
DOS - There is no. There is no USB support under the MSDOS system. If you need the DOS support, your drive must be connected through the parallel port or SCSI.
Windows 95 SR2 - Although the USB support itself usually mean a problem under Windows 95 SR2, the CD contains the driver and the support for the USB ZIP under Windows95. Then the drive functions without problems.
Windows 98 SE - The USB support is without problems here. As in case of Windows 95 you can use the update of USB support and drivers.
Windows ME - Drivers are not necessary, they are integrated in the system.
Windows NT 4.0 - Altough the official USB support does not exist, after installation of a special driver the drive can be used (the driver only works with the ZIP drive, but do not allows the USB support for other devices).
Windows XP - Drivers are not necessary. The disk can be formatted with FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS systems. But it is suitable to install the IomegaWare and to use the formatting directly from Iomega (FAT16). From unknown reason the copying under XP seemed much slower than under Windows 9x, but it could be an error of the drivers on the testing computer.
Windows 2000 - As in Windows XP, the drive can be used without drivers.
If you use drivers implemented in the system or just installation of the drivers, it is also suitable to install the IomegaWare. Once I managed to format the medium wrongly and the medium did not worked correctly.
FAT32 - Cannot be read under Windows NT 4.0.
NTFS - Only for Windows NT 4.0.
FAT16 - The surest possibility working under any OS. Standard format for ZIP media.
Iomega Zip Drive User's Manual Pdf
IomegaWare
It extends the basic drive's functions. The setup and using of functions is controlled by help of the local menu displayed after clicking the right mouse button on the drive's icon.
Formatting diskettes - Preparation of the diskettes for their use and checking their surface (as in common diskettes with the possibility of creating a system disk).
Protection of the diskettes - possibility of setting password for the access to the diskette.
Iomega Zip Drive 100 Manual
View and Download Iomega ZIP 100 user manual online. ZIP 100 storage pdf manual download. Page 7 To view the User’s Manual HTML installed on your system. ® ® Macintosh users—Double-click the IomegaWare folder, then click on the FireWire Accessory User’s Manual folder icon. ® PC users—Double-click on the IomegaWare icon on your desktop, then the Get Help tab, then double click the FireWire Accessory User’s Manual folder.
Pentium® 100 processor or higher with built-in USB controller (Some USB controllers or motherboards may not support all types of USB devices)
Microsoft® Windows® 95 / 98 / Me /NT® 4.0 / or Windows® 2000 (Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 will not support non-Iomega USB devices while Iomega drivers are installed)
Internet browser - Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher - for viewing the manual
Drivers for Linux are included.
HW requirements
PC or iMac with USB port 1.0 or higher according to specification.
Must meet the minimum RAM requirements for your operating system
30MB hard drive space recommended
2X CD-ROM drive or higher for software installation
Technical parameters and speed
1.2 MB/sec maximum sustained transfer rate
29ms average seek time (4ms min., 55ms max.)
35mm x 133mm x 182mm and weighs 454 grams
Price - about $85
Transferring from disk to ZIP - Directory 57MB and 2260 files - 2m 30s
Transferring from disk to ZIP - file 82,7MB - 2m 3s
CD
Documentation and programs in several languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese)
IomegaWare - supporting programs and drivers for Windows and Linux (also in several languages).
Functionality
DOS - There is no. There is no USB support under the MSDOS system. If you need the DOS support, your drive must be connected through the parallel port or SCSI.
Windows 95 SR2 - Although the USB support itself usually mean a problem under Windows 95 SR2, the CD contains the driver and the support for the USB ZIP under Windows95. Then the drive functions without problems.
Windows 98 SE - The USB support is without problems here. As in case of Windows 95 you can use the update of USB support and drivers.
Windows ME - Drivers are not necessary, they are integrated in the system.
Windows NT 4.0 - Altough the official USB support does not exist, after installation of a special driver the drive can be used (the driver only works with the ZIP drive, but do not allows the USB support for other devices).
Windows XP - Drivers are not necessary. The disk can be formatted with FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS systems. But it is suitable to install the IomegaWare and to use the formatting directly from Iomega (FAT16). From unknown reason the copying under XP seemed much slower than under Windows 9x, but it could be an error of the drivers on the testing computer.
Windows 2000 - As in Windows XP, the drive can be used without drivers.
If you use drivers implemented in the system or just installation of the drivers, it is also suitable to install the IomegaWare. Once I managed to format the medium wrongly and the medium did not worked correctly.
FAT32 - Cannot be read under Windows NT 4.0.
NTFS - Only for Windows NT 4.0.
FAT16 - The surest possibility working under any OS. Standard format for ZIP media.
Iomega Zip Drive User's Manual Pdf
IomegaWare
It extends the basic drive's functions. The setup and using of functions is controlled by help of the local menu displayed after clicking the right mouse button on the drive's icon.
Formatting diskettes - Preparation of the diskettes for their use and checking their surface (as in common diskettes with the possibility of creating a system disk).
Protection of the diskettes - possibility of setting password for the access to the diskette.
Iomega Zip Drive 100 Manual
Notes
It is recommended to eject the medium before switching off the computer or disconnecting the drive. Under Windows NT 4.0 the disconnecting and connecting is made when the computer is on. In some OS the medium is automatically ejected when Windows is closed.
To disconnect the drive under Windows ME and Windows 2000 the 'Unplug or eject hardware' icon should be used. This icon appears in the right bottom corner.
At present, besides the ZIP 100MB there is also the ZIP 250MB drive on the market (also compatible with ZIP 100MB drives).
But at present, a lot of users prefer CD-RW drives and rewritable CDs. The ZIP media shall not be the substitute for CDs but for diskettes and should be used for easy transferring of middle size files. The drive is successful thanks to its easier connection, low demands on the PC knowledge and no installation of the drivers on newer OS. For transferring files between home and NTB computers without using CD this solution is completely ideal.
The drives reading and recording the ZIP disks is not only produced by the Iomega company, so you can meet other drives with other functions, other prices and other type of connection (e. g. www.nectech.com).
The SuperDisk - LS240 (successor of the LS120 drives and disks) becomes an interesting competitor. Its advantage: it can completely replace diskettes, it uses FD32 technology with a technology able to record whole 32MB onto common 1,44MB diskettes and also LS240 disks for 240MB (www.imation.com and SuperDisk™ 240MB, www.addonics.com/superd.htm ). Seek time 95ms, Data Transfer Rate 600 Kbytes/s.
