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)
Hi Tony,
What OS is on that iMac?
You might want to have a look here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60394 to see if any of these suggested updates would be helpful.
Maybe check to see if there is a more recent driver from Iomega's site.
I used a Sony USB pendrive with my Rev D iMac with no problem. (While running OS 9.1.)
Mary
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