> >My gremlin-infested 9600/200/G3/OS9.1/lotsa RAM has an external SCSI > >Zip drive attached to the SCSI port on my Scanmaker E6 scanner (old > >but solid & reliable), which is connected to the external SCSI bus. > > > >If I pop a Zipdisc into the drive no icon appears on-screen. I had to > >figure out for myself that I had to click on the Iomega Guest CP to > >activate the drive... it loads the driver (v5.1.1) each time I want > >to use the drive! So I have a CP alias on the desktop. > > > >This is ridiculous. I'm not the guest, I'm the USER. How can I correct this? > > > >I have an internal drive and Jaz drive too, which I will fit as soon > >as I can find a long internal SCSI cable, and expect that I may have > >the same problem... > > > >I just checked Apple System Profiler. The Zip drive does not appear > >on ASP when connected, even when it's running and a disc is there on > >the desktop... > >-- > >Andrew Grebneff > >Dunedin, New Zealand > -------------- > Well, I have (and still do) Zip drives connected to many Macs. The most > consistent thing to be said about them is that they are a fickle bunch. > They are very particular about their location in the SCSI chain. Assuming > that you have the Iomega driver in the active extension set, then I would > suggest two things: First, make sure that the termination switch is > activated, and second, connect the Zip directly to the computer port to > see if it is then "seen." > > If it is "seen" then I would change the order in which the devices are > connected and/or change the SCSI ID of the Zip and try again. > > Ken When other people have asked questions about external chains before, they always seem to involve scanners. The answer is frequently the the scanner needs to be the last item in the chain, and need a terminator attached.
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