My question is, once I have it installed on my HDD etc, how can I reformat the zip disk to be used as a normal disk again. My modern MacBook Pro can no longer see the disk, as it is written as a disk for the vintage macintosh.
Iomega Zip 100 Drivers For Macintosh
You may get the drivers for Iomega zip 250 external drive from links below for I believe windows based computers and the 2nd link may have for Mac. Good luck. I hope this helped you out, if so let me know by pressing the helpful button.
Unfortunately, I believe that that only works on a windows PC. As ZIP disks haven't been used on macs since the late '90's. So you would either need a pc to use it or an old mac with a ZIP drive. Or if a friend of yours has a pc or an old pc that you can use, that works too. You just need a PC or an old macintosh with a ZIP Drive.
The Iomega drivers like to update themselvesto a newer version, sad but true, which is what I think is actuallyresponsible for the ugly rumors. When you try to boot from a zip diskthat has been "updated" you either get a sad mac (SSW 6.0.8) or itrejects the disk (SSW 7.1).
Unfortunately, I can't write anything thatwill put the 4.2 drivers onto the media- as I would be opening myselfup to lawsuit from Iomega. That's why I was hoping the Iomega DeviceDriver would kindly do it for me. Oh well.
Iomega now has version 6 of their softwareavailable- they call it ioware 1.0, but it's really just the same oldbut newer version. I have never tried it- don't know if a zip disk w/iomega media driver 6.x will even mount in a Plus for erasing. I'llfind out soon enough, I guess.
Under DOS, you usually run guest with paraleter letter, like: guest letter=zinstalls ZIP under letter Z. Make sure the letter is not forbidden by LASTDRIVE. Parallel port ZIP won't work with unidirectional ports. More about using ZIP drivers can be read in this site.
There are some alternative drivers such as commercial PalmZip, which can work under DOS with very old computers (8086). Notice difference between ZIP 100 and 250MB in reflective surface (250MB on the right). Record=it was a sound streaming application which allowed to record sound directly to a ZIP disk.Not only IOMega made ZIPs, and many companies made accessories for ZIP drives: media towers or carrying bags which made a normal ZIP drive an easy portable device.
* For Windows 3.1/DOS systems, run GUEST.EXE from the "Install" floppy. Refer to the GUESTHLP.TXT file on the "Install" floppy for additional information on using Guest with IBM-compatible PC's. (If you install Zip Tools software under Windows, you will find the same information in "Guest Help" in the Iomega Zip Tools group.) * For information on using Guest on Macintosh systems, refer to "Guest Help" on the "Install" floppy for Macintosh. NOTE: On Windows 3.1, DOS, or Macintosh systems, running the Guest program provides a temporary driver installation that is removed when the computer is shut down or restarted. Running Guest95 permanently installs the drivers needed to support Iomega hardware under Windows 95. _________________________________________________________ Section 3 Installing Zip Support on DOS-Only Systems The SETUP.EXE program on the "Install" floppy disk for Windows/DOS runs correctly only under Windows. If you do not have Windows on your computer, you can still use the Zip drive, but you will not be able to use the Zip Tools software that requires Windows. This section describes the software support for Zip that is installed when you follow the software installation instructions presented in the printed "Zip Installation Guide" for DOS systems that do not have Windows. ______________________________ Section 3.1 Iomega Driver for DOS Running the INSTALL program from the DOSSTUFF directory on the Zip "tools" disk installs Iomega SCSI software to support your Zip drive. The Iomega SCSI Driver installs as a device (SCSIDRVR.SYS) in the computer's CONFIG.SYS file, and because of the way DOS handles drive letter assignments, this can shift your existing drive letters. Iomega software for Zip includes a TSR version of the Driver (GUEST.EXE) which will not cause any driver letter shifts when it is installed. Complete comparative information on SCSIDRVR.SYS and GUEST.EXE is contained in the electronic "User's Reference Manual" (REFMAN.EXE) which is installed with the software packages for Windows 3.1 and DOS. If you prefer using the TSR version of the Iomega Driver (GUEST.EXE), you can manually install it in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Refer to either the "User's Reference Manual" or the electronic "Installation Manual" (MANUAL.EXE) for manual installation instructions. (See Section 5 in this file for detailed instructions on accessing the electronic manuals.) NOTE: Iomega SCSI includes optional CD-ROM support. Refer to Section 7 in this file for additional information on installing the Iomega CD-ROM driver. ______________________________ Section 3.2 Zip Tools under DOS Iomega SCSI software includes a set of utilities that run under DOS. The Iomega SCSI Utilities handle a number of tasks related to using removable SCSI drives and disks, including Zip drives and disks. You can use these utilities to set software protection options on your Zip disks, copy data to or from Zip disks, format Zip disks, or lock the Zip drive so that you can install software to a Zip disk. You can run the Utilities in an easy-to-use menu mode or from the DOS command line. To start the utilities in menu mode, go to the DOS prompt for drive C: (the drive where your Iomega SCSI software is installed) and type: cd IOMEGA SCSIUTIL If you need help running the Utilities, press anywhere in the Utilities. Complete reference information on the Iomega SCSI Utilities is contained in the electronic "User's Reference Manual" (REFMAN.EXE). (See Section 5 in this file for information on accessing the electronic manuals.) _________________________________________________________ Section 4 Installation Troubleshooting This section includes problem solving information for the following problems: 4.1 Duplicate drive letters 4.2 No drive letter available for the Zip drive 4.3 Guest does not assign a drive letter to the Zip drive 4.4 Other problems 4.5 Special Information for Users of Adaptec EZ-SCSI _______________________________ Section 4.1 Duplicate drive letters If you see two drive letters for your Zip drive or other drive you are using with the Guest driver (GUEST.EXE), reboot the computer immediately. Using your Zip drive when duplicate drive letters are present on the system can result in data loss. After the computer reboots, do not load the Guest driver. You do not need to use Guest to access the Zip drive on this system because the Zip drive is already being assigned a drive letter.
cd iomega optppm1 NOTE: If you wish to restore the default settings on your system, run "OPTPPM1.EXE /NIBBLE" from the DOS prompt. (This works under Windows 3.1 as well as DOS.)
If you're using Linux, there is kernel support for the parallel ZIP disk, at least on Intel architectures; if you're willing to play with the dependencies, it might even be possible to compile the drivers on non-Intel architectures, but I make no guarantees! You'll need to enable the following drivers in Device Drivers:
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