If you had just did a software upgrade on OS X then I would have said your problem was the new software. As for the zip drives, and OS X well lets say I am pulling my internal zip drive from my G3 AIO and going to use my jaz drive from now on. On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at 02:14 PM, Edgarbc1 wrote:
> > Ok my situation is this. > I transfer files, to and fro between home > and work. I used Zip disks to do this. > Recently my parrallel port Zip drive for my > PC croaked.(not reading disk). Prior > to this I had no problem reading the PC > formatted disk on my 8600 mac with the built-in > Zip 100 drive. > > 1) Now i recently bought a USB zip drive to run > on my PC (which was recently upgraded to XP) > and it works fine. I can also plug this same > zip drive into my mac and read the PC formatted > zip disk just fine. > > 2) But my problem is that the PC Zip disk can > no longer be read on the vintage Zip drive > which came with my Mac. I have contacted > Iomega and they tiptoed around the subject > saying its Apples File exchange program which > allows the Mac to read PC formatted files. > By the way this internal drive can still read > Mac formatted disks! > > 3) This cant be true because I can use the USB > port and read the PC disk through the external drive! > > 4) What are your opinions on this internal drive? > Has anyone heard of this problem before? Id like > to not buy another external USB zip drive, if I dont > have to. I have argued with Iomega that it is > their drivers, but they just ignore these statements. > > Vitals: 8600 g4sonnet, 512 RAM, usb belkin card > > thanks > Edgar -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
