on 10/9/03 11:37 PM, Tony Elkan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm working on a relative's *very early* iMac (tray CD) trying to > hook up a USB zip drive. The computer sees the drive (shows up in > System Profiler just fine) but never mounts it, sends an error > message that "The software needed to run this device is not > installed". I've installed the drivers from the Iomega CD (more than > once) but still no luck. Guest mode doesn't work either. > > I recall hearing long ago that the early iMacs had problems with > peripherals. Does anyone know any of the details of this problem? Has > anyone tried to hook up those new USB keychain/flash/vault storage > devices to any early iMac? (The main purpose of all this fuss is to > provide a means for backing up critical files)
What revision is your iMac? Mine is the Revision D Grape 333 MHz with the tray loading CD. I can use the Smart Disc USB floppy drive and Micro$oft Intellipoint USB optical mouse on it with no problems, though I have not tried other USB thingies on it yet. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
