Conference noted::ibmpc-95

    Staples is advertising the IOMEGA ZIP portable 100 Mb external disk 
    drive with free ZIP tools software for $199.99 less $50 mail in rebate.
    They also have 10 pack of IOMEGA ZIP disks, formatted for $149.99 less 
    a $20 mail in rebate.  Offer expires 2/22/97.  Is this a good deal?
    
    

	BJs and Costco normally have ZIP drives for $179 (plus the $50 rebate
from IOMEGA), Sams sells 'em for $169 (and last week had a coupon for an
additional $20 off) plus the $50 rebate.

	Otherwise, $199 seems to be the going rate.


					--Doug

re: .114

CompUsa is adverstising 6 packs of sony zip disks for $60 (after a $10
mail-in rebate).  I stopped in yesterday and had to place an order since 
they were all sold out.

Don't know when the sale is over

Regards,

Peter.

    Need help!
    
    I just cannot get my W95 PC to recognize my ZIP drive.  Where do I
    start debugging this problem?  Trying to get a contact with Iomega
    Tech. Support is a JOKE!  My printer (on LPT1:) is connected to the
    Zip Drive and it works just fine.  But Explorer just does not see the
    drive.  I've downloaded the latest W95 driver ie WIN9552.EXE and the
    lastest installation program ie FLPY52.EXE - installed both -
    successfully - but still - I keep getting the message when Opening
    Guest - "No Iomega drives could be found ..."
    
    Any help would be greatly appreciated!
    
    Thanx .... Dan

Has it ever worked?  I find that if I boot with the driver loaded
and the ZIP drive not attached, then hook up the drive and try to
run Guest95, that it behaves as you describe.

Check the Hardware tab in My Computer->Properties and see if you have 
the device listed with the "!" symbol. If so, remove it, then try and 
run Guest95 again.

mark

    NO - it's never ever worked  - I just decided that today was going to
    be the day that I "get it to work!" But as you can see - no luck. 
    
    I checked the SYSTEM PROPERTIES - DEVICE MANAGER - and found the Iomega
    Adapter installed/list under my SCSI controllers line item.  I REMOVED
    it as you instructed - still no luck.
    
    What now?
    
    Thanx .... d.

what kind of printer port is on your system? ECP? EPP? or
Std. Bi-Direct.? ... maybe setting the wrong one in bios 
is to blame? - I've had problems like that with Lap-Link...

-Bill

    Well .... it's a parallel port - but how can I tell you what kind
    specifically?

It might be selectable via the BIOS setup... what brand of
BIOS is in your system... in my Award I can choose from
3 or 4 types (Different versions)...

/Bill

    Problem solved - I called Iomega Co. - what trip that was - but anyway
    - seems that with W95 systems you specifically cannot allow W95 to go
    off and search for the Iomega Adaptor - it just won't find it - and if
    for some reason it does find it - it associates it with your SCSI
    Adaptor - which means you'll have to remove it before installing it
    again - manually.  You have to force it to look at wherever you keep
    the Iomega ZIP driver file then tell W95 to use it - manually.
    
    Anyway - now that it's working  -  it's been running flawlessly ever
    since!
    
    Thanx  for all your help .... Very much appreciate it!
    
    Dan

    Has anyone tried to run two ZIP drives on one system?  I know you can
    cascade the parallel versions but I'm trying to help a friend get an
    external parallel version working with an internal SCSI version.  The
    system recognizes the external but not the internal.  Will recognize
    the internal if the external is powered off or disconnected.  Machine
    types tried on 486DX133 PCI MB and 586 P100 PCI motherboard.
    
    thanx
    
    Robert

Almost makes one wish that they didn't sell the parallel version.

I have two Zip drives on my system (one internal, one external).  Since
they're both SCSI, there haven't been any problems.  Since they're IOMEGA,
you can only put two of them on one SCSI bus (because they give you the
choice of only two SCSI IDs, but that's just me being upset).

As far as mix 'n match:  One would think that if the system detects any
devices on the SCSI bus, it'd also detect the SCSI Zip drive.  Then again,
I haven't tried it.

Q: Is the internal drive connected to an IOMEGA proprietary SCSI interface? 
I'm wondering whether their drivers try to be universal (and stupid), and
only recognize one interface at a time.

    re -1
    Yes the internal is hooked up to the proprietary SCSI card.  The
    external is the parallel.  Also have an external SCSI with SCSI card. 
    Is this what you're doing?  As far as addressing, haven't noticed any
    problems or limitation with id's.  Original external started at id #2
    and is now at 5 on another system.  Set the internal to 6.  Kind of
    funny about detection.  SW detects only the parallel if both are 
    hooked up and powered on.  SW seems to be happy only detecting one
    and continues on ignoring the second.  Will try the two SCSI's 
    (internal and external) together on the same machine and see what 
    happens.  
    
    thanx
    
    Robert

    Are they actually selling Zip drives that allow SCSI IDs other than 5
    or 6 now?