> >It will be better to use the IomegaWare bundle to reformat your ZIP >>disks. With the gradual adoption of CD RW Zips aren't as popular as >>they once were but they do read/write in a manner more similar to a hard >>drive (i. e. faster). As Fred said, you should have enough software to >>at least read the drive but you may want to download newer versions from >>Iomega. >>Keith > >I don't understand why people persist in using the crappy Iomega software!?
Probably, because, there are those of us people that don't think that it is crappy software. Software is software, either learn how it is supposed to be used or don't use it. There is no software company that can produce software that will run as advertised on ANY given system with the wide span of experience, the user may or may not have. >Whenever I get a new Zip disk I simply insert the disk in the drive and >then from >the "Special" menu pulldown in the Finder I select erase disk and let drive >setup erase >and format the Zip disk as a MacOS volume (I usually use HFS for best >compatibility) As I stated, this can be also done. But by utilizing the system function and not IomegaWare, you loose some of the functionality of the Iomega ZIP system as intended. >By doing this the Mac sees the Zip disk as just another hard disk and I can >take it >with me and use it in ANY Zip drive and I don't have to worry about what >version >of the Iomega software is loaded or if there even IS any Iomega software!! Regardless of wether you use the system function or IomegaWare, the Mac sees it the same. IF<the mac sees the ZIP there is at least Iomega drivers in tyhe system for the ZIP drive. AFAIK, the Software version level of the IomegaWare that formatted the disk, has no bearing on any other system that can or can not read it. Where problems come, is the added functionality of ActiveDick, FindIt, RecordIt conflicting with other software that is loaded. I have found that changing the load order of the extensions for this items solves a lot of the conflicts. IomegaWare is just as good as any other software package that you can name, and like any other software package, the user has to learn how to use it and possibly finagle it. -- Fred.... [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
