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User’s Guide
• Operating Your Zip Drive
• Zip Tips
• Iomega Tools Software
• Special Information for Windows NT,
Windows 95, and Windows/DOS
 User’s Guide

Operating Your Zip Drive ................................................. 3

Zip Tips ............................................................................ 4
Iomega Tools Software ....................................................... 5
Special Information for Windows NT Users ...................... 6
Special Information for Windows 95 Users ....................... 9
Special Information for Windows/DOS Users ................. 12

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Operating Your Zip Drive
Use your Zip drive just like any other drive on your system. To access the Zip
drive, insert a disk and select the Zip disk icon or drive letter. Store and copy
files to and from the Zip drive using the same methods you use for other drives
on your system.

Disk Eject Button / Green Busy Light

(Flashes when drive is transferring data
or when inserting or ejecting a disk)

Inserting and Removing Zip Disks

Insert Gently!

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Eject Button / Green Busy Light

Always turn on power to the computer before inserting a Zip disk. When you
insert a Zip disk, the drive busy light will flash momentarily and go out. (If the
light continues to blink slowly, push the disk eject button to eject the Zip disk,
then reinsert it.)
When you remove the Zip disk from the drive, store it in the protective case. It
is not necessary to remove the Zip disk from the drive when you shut down
your computer; however, if you desire to remove the Zip disk, do so before
turning off power to your computer.

CAUTION Never force a disk into or out of the Zip drive. M

Handling Zip Disks

Always store Zip disks in their protective cases when they are not inserted in
your Zip drive.

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Drive Sleep
The Zip drive has an automatic sleep mode designed to reduce power consumption
and prolong the life of Zip disks. Sleep mode automatically spins down a disk after
15 minutes of inactivity, and the disk automatically spins up again when accessed.
You can change the sleep mode time using your Iomega Tools software.

Disk Eject in Case of Power Loss

The computer must be powered on for normal disk ejection from the Zip drive.
If you must remove a Zip disk from the drive during a power failure, access the
rear of the Zip drive and push a straightened paper clip into the emergency eject
hole which is located just above the power connector (see illustration below).

CAUTION Disconnect power from the computer before using the

emergency disk eject hole. Do not try to forcibly remove a Zip disk from the
drive. If the disk does not eject immediately, repeat the emergency disk
eject procedure as described above. M

Emergency Eject Hole

Zip Tips
• Always turn on power to your computer before inserting a Zip disk.
• Never force a Zip disk into or out of the drive.
• Never use ordinary 3.5" diskettes or floppy head-cleaning disks in
your Zip drive. They will damage your drive.
• It is a good idea to return the Zip disk to its case when not in use.
• Avoid exposing Zip disks to direct sunlight, high temperature,
moisture, and magnetic fields.

WARNING Do not use ordinary 3.5 inch floppy head cleaning

diskettes or data diskettes. They will damage your Zip drive. M

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Iomega Tools Software
Iomega Tools software is a complete package of software tools to help you take
advantage of all the features of your Zip drive. If your computer has Windows
NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, or DOS, you will
find the necessary Tools package for your system already set up on your
computer. For complete information on using Tools, check the help file for
your system as listed below.

Windows NT 4.0 Users

Open ToolsNT Help from the Iomega Tools folder on your Start Programs menu.

Windows 95 Users
Open Iomega Tools Help from the Iomega Tools folder on your Start
Programs menu.

Users with Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups

Double click on the Tools Help icon that is located in your Iomega Tools
program group.

DOS Users (Windows not Installed)

Type REFMAN.EXE at the DOS prompt under the IOMEGA directory on
drive C, then press the Enter key.

Reinstalling Iomega Tools

If you ever need to reinstall your Tools software, you can do it easily from the
Iomega Tools CD. For detailed instructions, refer to the “Special Information”
section for you computer’s operating system.

Read/Write Protecting Zip Disks

Your Tools software includes a special read/write protect feature that lets you:

• Write Protect a Zip disk through software instead of with a

mechanical write protect switch.
• Write Protect a Zip disk and assign a password that must be used to
remove the write protect.
• Read Protect a Zip disk so that it cannot be read from, or written to,
unless the user enters the password you assign.

For information on using read/write protect, refer to the Tools help file.

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Special Information for
Windows NT Users
How to Install or Reinstall Iomega Software
The Zip ATAPI drive shipped with your computer must be installed on your
system in order for the Zip ATAPI drive to operate correctly.

M IMPORTANT! You must have administrator privileges for your local

computer in order to install software drivers under Windows NT. You must also
have administrator privileges for your computer to run the ToolsNT utilities. M

M Reinstalling Windows NT: If you reinstall Windows NT, you must also
reinstall the Iomega ATAPI driver and ToolsNT software. If you do not
reinstall the Iomega software, disks will not format correctly in your Zip
drive and/or the Zip drive will appear as a floppy drive (b:). M

Installing Iomega Software under Windows NT 4.0

1. Insert the Iomega Tools CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive and run
install.exe from the root directory.
2. Select the language you want to use and follow the screen instructions to
install ToolsNT software.
3. After the ToolsNT software installation is complete, reboot the system to
load the ToolsNT software.

Installing Iomega Software under Windows NT 3.51

1. From the Windows NT Main program group, double-click on the
Windows NT Setup icon.
2. From the Setup window, choose the Options pull-down menu and select
“Add/Remove SCSI adapters.”
M NOTE: Windows NT installs drives or adapters that use the ATAPI or
parallel port interface as SCSI adapters. M

3. When the list of adapters appears, click “Add,” then click “OK” in the
message box.
4. Click the down arrow next to the window for “Select SCSI Adapter
Option” to open the adapter list.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the adapter list box and click on “Other.”
6. Insert the Iomega Toolbox CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

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 7. Type the following command in the dialog box:
d:\english\wntstuff\ide
(replace d: with the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive), then click “OK.”
8. When the list of Iomega adapters appears, select the Iomega Zip IDE drive
and click “OK.”
9. Click the “Install” button. Windows NT will automatically copy the
driver files and add the driver to the list of adapters found by the operating
system.
10. Make sure that the drive letter listed in the message box matches the drive
letter for your CD-ROM drive, and click “Continue.”
11. Click the “Close” button and exit Windows NT Setup.
12. Click “OK” at the message box. Do not reboot the system as you will
reboot after installing the ToolsNT software.
13. Open the Iomega Tools CD and double-click on INSTALL.EXE.
14. Follow the screen instructions to install ToolsNT software.
15. After the ToolsNT software installation is complete, reboot the system to
load the Zip IDE/ATAPI driver and ToolsNT software.

Technical Notes for Zip ATAPI under Windows NT

Microsoft Disk Copy Utilities

When copying disks in the Zip drive, do not use Microsoft DISKCOPY.EXE
or the CopyDisk utility that is available when you right mouse click on the Zip
drive icon. These utilities only work correctly with floppy drives.

Copy Machine
When using Copy Machine, the estimated amount of data to be copied is only
a rough estimate. Depending on the size of the swap file available and the
number of programs in use that Copy Machine cannot access, this estimate can
differ significantly from the exact amount of data actually copied.

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Additional Drivers on the Iomega Tools CD
The Iomega Tools CD contains several drivers to support Iomega SCSI and
parallel port adapters. You do not need to install these drivers on your system.

Office 95-Find Fast Indexer

The Office 95 Find Fast Indexer does not recognize that the Zip ATAPI drive
is removable under Windows NT. As a result, an error window will appear
stating that the ATAPI drive is not ready. You can choose the Ignore option in
the error window to skip the Zip drive and continue using Find Fast Indexer
with other drives on your system. In order for Find Fast Indexer to work with
the Zip drove, a disk must be present in the Zip drive when the system boots.

Zip ATAPI Disk Eject

If a disk does not eject from the Zip ATAPI drive, one of the following
suggestions should solve the problem:
• Close any windows listing the disk contents (such as My Computer or
Windows Explorer).
• The Iomega Zip ATAPI driver may not have loaded correctly. Try
reinstalling the driver following the instructions on page 6 or page 7.
If the disk still does not eject immediately, it may be due to the way Windows
NT handles disk caching. Eventually, NT will allow the disk to eject.

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Special Information for
Windows 95 Users
How to Install or Reinstall Iomega Software
If you ever need to reinstall your Iomega Tools software, use the instructions
below. Note that you should reinstall your Tools software whenever you
reinstall your computer’s operating system.
1. Insert the Iomega Tools CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Follow the screen instructions to install the Iomega Tools software.
3. When the software installation is complete, restart Windows 95.

Technical Notes for Zip ATAPI under Windows 95

Microsoft Disk Copy Utilities

When copying disks in the Zip drive, do not use Microsoft DISKCOPY.EXE
or the CopyDisk utility that is available when you right mouse click on the Zip
drive icon. These utilities only work correctly with floppy drives.

Copy Machine
When using Copy Machine, the estimated amount of data to be copied is only
a rough estimate. Depending on the size of the swap file available and the
number of programs in use that Copy Machine cannot access, this estimate can
differ significantly from the exact amount of data actually copied.

BIOS / CMOS Support

Your computer should ship with BIOS support for the Zip ATAPI drive
disabled in the CMOS Setup. If your system includes autodetection, it should
be turned off for the Zip ATAPI drive. If BIOS support or autodetection is
active for the Zip ATAPI drive, the system may hang or the Zip drive might
not appear in My Computer or Windows Explorer.

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Installing Applications to the Zip Drive
Certain applications and games will install only to a fixed disk. In order to
install these programs to the Zip drive, first right mouse click on the Zip drive
icon in either My Computer or Windows Explorer and select "Make
Nonremovable." This enables the software to install by making the Zip drive
appear as a hard drive to the system. After the software installation is complete,
again right mouse click on the Zip drive icon and select "Make Removable" to
restore disk removability.

Changing Drive Letters under Windows 95

To assign a specific drive letter to the Zip ATAPI drive under Windows 95, use
the following procedure:
1. Right mouse click on the icon for My Computer and select "Properties."
2. Click on the "Device Manager" tab.
3. Click the plus sign ( + ) next to "Disk drives," then click on the icon for
the Zip ATAPI drive to select it.
4. Click on the "Properties" button located at the lower left of the Device
Manager window.
5. Click on the "Settings" tab.
6. The Settings windows will tell you the current drive letter for the Zip ATAPI
drive. To set a specific drive letter for the Zip drive, select the desired drive
letter in the dialog box for “Start drive letter." Note that the same drive letter
should appear in the dialog box for “End drive letter.”
M NOTE: If "Reserved drive letters" is grayed out, it is probably because
your Zip drive is being detected in BIOS. Run your computer’s CMOS setup
and disable BIOS support for the Zip drive, then follow the instructions for
changing the Zip drive letter. M

Installing Third Party Software

Some software install programs must have a disk present in every drive
connected to the system (including the Zip ATAPI drive) in order to run
properly. If a disk is not inserted in the Zip ATAPI drive during such an
installation, you will see a "System Error" blue screen reading the Zip drive
letter. Simply insert a disk in the Zip drive to continue the installation.

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Windows 95 DOS Mode
Operation of the Zip ATAPI drive under Windows 95 DOS mode is not fully
supported at this time. Until full support is available, you must perform a clean
reboot when switching to or from DOS mode in order for the Zip drive to
operate properly.
To switch to DOS mode: (1) Restart the computer and press F8 at the prompt
"Starting Windows 95." (2) When the menu appears, select "Command
Prompt Only." (3) After the system boots into DOS mode, insert a Zip disk in
the Zip ATAPI drive. (4) Run GUEST.EXE from the "Tools_95" folder on
drive C.
This procedure will provide access to any Iomega drives on the system.
To return to the Windows 95 graphical interface, restart the computer. Do not
type "WIN" at the DOS prompt after running GUEST.EXE as this will cause
drive letter ghosting.

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Special Information for
Windows/DOS Users
How to Install or Reinstall Iomega Tools Software
You can easily install or reinstall Iomega Tools software for your system using
the Iomega Tools CD.

Windows 3.1 Users:

1. Start Windows.
2. Insert the Iomega Tools CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
3. Use File Manager to open the Iomega Tools CD, then double-click
INSTALL.EXE
4. Follow the screen instructions to install the Iomega Tools software.

DOS Users (Windows not installed):

1. Insert the Iomega Tools CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2. At the DOS prompt type: d:\english\dosstuff\install (use the CD-

ROM drive letter in place of d: ).
3. Press Enter and follow the screen instructions to install Iomega software.
4. After the software installation is complete, reboot the computer.

Technical Notes for Zip ATAPI under Windows/DOS

Using Copy Machine under Windows

When using Copy Machine in Windows 3.11 or Windows for Workgroups,
turn off 32-bit disk and/or file access. (This option is available when changing
virtual memory options under 386 Enhanced in the Windows Control
Panel). If 32-bit access is not turned off, your hard drive will not appear for
selection in the Copy Machine window.

Microsoft Backup
Microsoft Backup does not support removable disk drives other than floppy
drives. Copy Machine can be used to backup files on the hard disk to the Zip
drive, or you can use Windows drag-and-drop to copy files.

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Microsoft DISKCOPY
When copying disks in the Zip drive, do not use Microsoft DISKCOPY.EXE.
This utility only works correctly with floppy drives.

Windows Format Utility

Do not use the format utility available in the Windows File Manager to format
Zip disks. Open the Tools program available in the Iomega Tools group and
use the Iomega format utility (either short or long format).

Installing Applications to the Zip Drive

Certain applications and games will install only to a fixed disk. To install these
programs to the Zip drive, use the Iomega Tools "Make Nonremovable" or
"Lock" utility to make the Zip drive appear as a hard drive to the system. After
the software installation is complete, use "Make Removable" or "Unlock" to
restore disk removability.

Installing Third Party Software

Some software install programs must have a disk present in every drive
connected to the system (including the Zip ATAPI drive) in order to run
properly. If a disk is not inserted in the Zip ATAPI drive during such an
installation, you will see a "System Error" blue screen reading the Zip drive
letter. Simply insert a disk in the Zip drive to continue the installation.

BIOS/CMOS Support
Your computer should ship with BIOS support for the Zip ATAPI drive
disabled in the CMOS Setup. If your system includes autodetection, it should
be turned off for the Zip ATAPI drive.

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