>>>Ah, the old OS. As much as a loved it then.... >Look to see if anything in your extensions folder might be competing >for the Zip Drive. The USB Mass Storage extension is a culprit. and >disable them. Also, for the sake of trouble shooting, try disabling any >other storage drivers, like the Super Disk Drive, USB Floppy Drive, MP3 >players, Card Readers, .... Stuff like that Restart the computer. If it >works, your golden, just turn on the extensions one by one till you >find the culprit. If it doesn't work... Hmmm. You can get an OS 8.5 CD >from Mac Solutions real cheap.
>On Friday, October 10, 2003, at 06:52 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: > At 21:37 -0700 10/9/03, Tony Elkan 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)<<<< <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Yes, the beloved old OS. By the way, which version of the old OS are you dealing with? If you are not now on OS 9.2, I would certainly upgrade it to either 9.2.1 or 9.2.2, doesn't matter which. There were numerous USB problems with OS 8.1 and its descendants, but were corrected with 9.0 and later. Apple has built-in drivers for Iomega devices beginning with 9.0, certainly by the time of 9.2. As a result, one should not install Iomega drivers if running the 9.0 versions, as this will certainly cause problems. Just use the "generic" USB extensions that come with the OS. If you are connecting the drive to a hub, this could also be a source of the problem. Unpowered USB hubs can be notorious for causing startup problems and other such ills; even some powered ones have been known to cause problems. Try starting up with your drive disconnected, then connect it after the startup and see if it can be accessed. Jerry -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
