VST Zip 250 and Zip100 Drive ® For: 1999 Version Macintosh® PowerBook® G3 Series, 1998 PowerBook G3 Series, PowerBook 3400/G3 & 5300/190 and PowerBook 1400
What’s Inside The Box: VST Zip250 Drive or Zip100 Drive Installer CD-ROM including IomegaWare (and bootable system support) Also, in the box: • QuickStart Card • Product Registration Card © 2000 VST Technologies, Inc.. Iomega, the Iomega logo and Zip are trademarks of Iomega Corporation. All other Trademarks are property of their respective holders.
VST Zip User’s Guide Contents Setting Up the VST Zip Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Operating your VST Zip Drive Inserting and Removing Zip Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Drive Sleep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Emergency Disk Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Booting from the Zip Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting Up the VST Zip Software Before using your new VST Zip for PowerBook, it is necessary to install driver software to allow the drive to interact properly with your PowerBook. The Tools software adds functionality to the drive while extending its features making it easier to use. Follow the instructions below to ensure that the software installs properly. Note: You will need to restart your PowerBook during the installation process, so be sure to quit all open applications and save all files.
Operating Your VST Zip100 Drive Your VST Zip for PowerBook behaves much the same as a desktop Zip drive, and very similarly to any other Expansion Bay device. To access the Zip drive, insert a Zip disk and select the Zip disk icon once it has mounted to the desktop. Store and copy files to and from the Zip drive using the same methods as for other drives on your system. * The disk eject button is disabled during normal operation on Mac OScomputers.
Emergency Disk Eject The PowerBook must be powered on for normal disk ejection from the Zip drive. Never use force to remove a disk from the VST Zip Drive. If you must remove a Zip disk from the drive when power is not available, carefully push a fully straightened paper clip into the emergency eject hole located on the eject button (see illustration). Use care when using this method, excessive force or a bent paper clip may cause damage to your Zip drive.
Creating A Bootable Zip Disk - without Iomega Tools 1. 2. 3. 4. Reformat a blank Zip disk using the Erase Disk command from the Finder Special menu. Copy a valid System Folder (i.e. for your particular PowerBook model) or run the Mac OS installer to install a Mac OS to the Zip disk. If using OS 8.6 or higher copy the ‘Mac OS ROM’ file from the Macintosh System Folder to the System Folder on the rescue disk. You can now boot from this disk using either method described above.
Compatibility of 100MB and 250MB Zip Disks The 250MB Zip drive features backward compatibility that allows you to read and write 100MB Zip disks. However, because of the higher capacity of the 250MB Zip drive, performance when writing to a 100MB Zip disk is significantly reduced. This means that a large file that takes 10 seconds to write to a 250MB Zip disk could take about a minute-and-a-half to write to a 100MB Zip disk.
• • It is a good idea to return the Zip disk to its case when it is not in use. Avoid exposing Zip disks to direct sunlight, high temperature, moisture, and magnetic fields. Warning: Do not use ordinary 3.5” floppy head cleaning diskettes or data diskettes. They WILL damage your Zip drive. Troubleshooting If you encounter a problem while installing or using your Zip drive, check this section for help or visit VST’s web site at www.vsttech.com. 1.
Iomega Tools Software IomegaWare is a package of software tools and applications designed to help you take advantage of all the features of your Zip drive. You can use Tools to format, copy, and protect your Zip disks. If Iomega Tools are not already set up on your PowerBook, you need to install them using the instructions in the section “Getting Started” starting on page 1.
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