Iomega Zip 750MB User manual

Using YourZip ®750MBDrive
Usethe Zip750MB drivejustlikeanyotherdriveon yourcomputer.Toaccess the Zipdrive,inserta750MB*Zip
disk,then selecttheZipdrive(ordisk)icon on yourcomputer.Storeand copyfilestoandfromthe Zipdriveusing
the samemethodsused forotherdrivesonyoursystem.Forinstructionson howtocopyfiles,see
BackingUpZip
Disks orrefertothe helpfileson youroperating system.
*750MBwhere1MB=1millionbytes. Thecapacityreportedbyyouroperatingsystemmayvary.
The following topics arediscussed inthissection:
HowtoUsethe ZipDrive
Inserting ZipDisks
EjectingZipDisks
Disk EjectinCaseof PowerLoss
Compatibilitywith250MBand100MB ZipDisks
Disconnecting theZip750MBDrive
HowtoUsetheZipDrive
The Zipdriveisversatile,reliable,portable, compatible,cost-
effective,easy toconnect,magneticstorageforall
yourimportantfiles.Thefollowing aresomeof the thingsyou candowithZipdrivesanddisks.
BackingUptothe ZipDrive
Restoring aBack Up
Transporting Fileson ZipDisks
Using ZipDisks toStoreImportantFiles
Archiving FilestoZipDisks
Using theZipDrivetoAssistinUpgradingYourComputer
BackingUptotheZipDrive
Using yourZipdrivewiththe Iomega AutomaticBackup softwaregivesyou an automaticbackup ofyour
importantfiles.Iomega AutomaticBackupwillallowyou toopen ormodifyyourbackupfilesdirectlyfrom
yourIomega drive—no need forcomplicated restoresfromcompressed files.
Using yourZipdrivewithIomega Backup will allowyoutoback upyourentireharddriveintheeventofa
systemcrash.
Youcan alsosimplydrag and drop yourfilestothe Zipdrive.
Fordetailedinstructionson howtouseIomegaSoftwaregotooursupportsiteat: www.iomega.com/support.
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RestoringaBack Up
Inordertorestorethe filesyoubackeduptothe Zipdrive,you willneed toknowwhatIomega softwareyou used to
back up the files.Fordetailed instructionson howtouseIomega Softwarego tooursupportsiteat:
www.iomega.com/support
.
IomegaBackup
1
-
Step Backup
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IomegaAutomaticBackup
NOTE:
Ifyou didnotuseIomega'ssoftwaretoback upyourfiles,contactthe manufacturerofthe softwareyou
used forinformationonhowtorestoreyourfiles.
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TransportingFiles onZipDisks
Doyouneedawaytocarryyourworkprojectorschoolworkwithyou, butfloppydisks aretoo smalland CD'sare
too hardtoupdate? IomegaZipdrivesand disksareagreatwaytotakeyourdatawithyou.A popularwayof
transferring datafromaharddriveontoaZipdisk istodrag-and-
drop the files.Mostsoftwareprogramshavea
SaveAsfeaturethatallowsyou tochoosewhereyou saveyourfiletoand whatyou want tonamethefile.
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UsingZipDisks toStoreImportantFiles
The Zipdriveanddiskscan be used asadditionalstorage foryourcomputer, similartohavingasecond harddrive.
WithIomega Zipdisks, youcancontinuetopurchasedisks asyou need thespacetohelppreventyourharddrive
frombecoming cluttered.Listed belowaresomeof theways youcanusethe Zipdisks foradditionalstorage.
Storepersonalfilesyou useeverydayon oneZipdisk toeasilyfind yourfiles.
Giveeachperson who usesyourcomputeraZipdisk fortheirownstorage.
Sort yourfilesbycategoryon differentZipdisks(i.e.photos,downloads,music,etc.).
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ArchivingFiles toZipDisks
Archiving isastorage methodthatisused tocleanfilesoffofyourharddrivethatarenotbeing used,butarestill
needed.Someexamplesofthesetypesoffilescouldinclude:
Previousyearstaxinformation
Previousyearsbankinginformation
Importante-mails
Lastsemester'sschoolprojects
Researchpapers
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UsingtheZipDrivetoAssistinUpgradingYourComputer
The Zipdrivemakesiteasy tosaveyourfilestoZipdisks priortoupgrading yourcomputerand thenrestorethose
filesafteryou havefinishedupgrading.
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NOTE:
Iomega currentlyisofferingthe WindowsXP migration tooltoassistyou inupgrading yourcomputerto
WindowsXP.Thistoolcan be downloaded forfree fromourSoftwareDownloadwebsiteat
www.iomega.com/software
.
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InsertingZipDisks
When you insertaZipdisk,thegreenactivitylightonthe Zipdrivewill flashmomentarily,thengo out. (Ifthelight
continuestoblinkslowly,pushthediskeject button toejecttheZipdisk,then reinsertit.)
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Ejecting ZipDisks
Mac®OSSystems:Selectthe Zipdrive(ordisk)icon andusethe PutAway
command inMacOS 8.6through9.x,
orthe Eject
command inMacOS X version 10.1orhigherfromtheFileMenu,ordrag the Zipdrive(ordisk)icon
ontothe Trash icon.The diskejectbutton willnotejectaZipdisk thatismounted on theMacdesktop.
Windows®98/98SESystems:Pushthe disk ejectbutton orusetheIomegaWare™
softwareejectcommand.This
command isavailablewhen you rightclick the Zipdriveicon in MyComputer or WindowsExplorer.
WindowsMe/2000/XP Systems
:Usethe IomegaWaresoftwareejectcommand.Thiscommand isavailablewhen
yourightclick the Zipdriveicon in MyComputer or WindowsExplorer.
CAUTION! Toavoiddamage tothe Zipdriveordisk,alwaysremovethe disk when itisnotinuseorbefore
disconnecting ormoving yourZipdrive.
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Disk EjectinCase of PowerLoss
The Zipdrivemustbepowered on fornormaldisk insertion and removal.Toejectadisk during apowerfailure,
disconnectthe powersupplyifone isconnected,thendisconnectthe USBorFireWirecablefromtheZipdrive.
Then pushastraightened paperclipintothediskeject hole(1)on the frontofthe Zipdrivetoejectthe Zipdisk.
CAUTION! Neverusethisdisk ejectprocedurewhilethe USBorFireWirecableisconnectedtotheZipdrive.
Neverforceadiskintooroutofthe Zipdriveasthiscoulddamage the drive.
1.DiskEjectHole
2.EjectButton/ActivityLight
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Compatibilitywith250MBand100MBZipDisks
The Zip750MBdrivefeaturesbackwardcompatibilitythatallowsyoutoread and writeto750MBand250MBZip
disks, and read onlyfrom100MBZipdisks.Performancewhenwritingtoa250MBZipdisk issignificantlyreduced,
becauseofthe highercapacityoftheZip750MBdrive.TomaximizeperformanceofyourZip750MBdrive,you
shoulduse750MBZipdisks.
Herearesomeimportantthingstoknowaboutusing750MB,250MBand100MBZipdisks anddrives
together:
1.
Ifthe Zipdriveappearstohang whenyou arewriting toa750MBor250MB Zipdisk,verifythatthedriveis
operating correctlybychecking thatthegreenactivitylightisblinking randomly.(A slow,steadyblinkmay
indicateaproblemwiththe drive.Ifthereisaslow, steadyblink,trypushingthe disk ejectbutton toejectthe
disk,then reinserting it.)
2.
Youcan usetheShortFormatoptionif youneed toformat a750MBor250MBZipdisk;ortheLong Format
option on 750MBZipdisks,intheZip750MBdrive.
NOTE: The 750MBZipdrivewill notsupportthe ShortFormatoptionfor100MBZipdisks ortheLong
Formatoptionfor100MBor250MBZipdisks.
3.
A750MBZipdisk cannotbeusedinaZip250MBorZip100MB drive;the Zip250MBorZip100MB drive
will automaticallyejecta750MB disk.
4.
Youcan read andcopyfilesfroma100MB Zipdisk,butyou can'twritetothe disk inaZip750MBdrive.
WithoutIomegaWareInstalled
Performing anyfunctionbesidesreadingthe 100MBZipdisk will causetheoperating systemtopresenta
warning dialog boxstating the operation wasnotsuccessful.
WithIomegaWareInstalled
When you inserta100MB Zipdiskintothe Zip750MBdriveyou willbewarned that youcannotwrite
tothedisk. The warning dialogboxwillhavea"Don'tremind meagain"checkboxthatcan be turned
off,otherwisethiswarning willbedisplayed eachtimeyou insert a100MBZipdisk.
Ifyou trytocopyto,move,renameordeleteitemsfromthe 100MB Zipdiskyou will receivea
warning message thatstatestheoperation wasnotsuccessful.
Ifyou trytocreateashortcut,fileorfolder, change the volumeinformationordisk attributesona
100MBZipdisk,an operatingsystemdialog errorwillstatethe disk iswrite-protected.Thiswrite
protectioncan'tberemoved.
5.
Ifyou encounteranyproblemsusing 250MB or100MB ZipdisksinyourZip750MB drive,go tothe support
siteat: www.iomega.com/support.
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Disconnectingthe Zip750MBDrive
When you shutdownyoursystem,you maywanttodisconnectpowertothe Zipdrive.It will notharmthe driveto
leaveitpowered up.Disconnecting the powersupplyfromthe driveisaneasy waytopowerdownthe Zipdrive.
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Ifyou disconnectpowerfromthedrivebutleavethe powersupplyplugged in,the powerdrawislessthan 2watts
(less than half the powerneeded foranightlight).The easiestwaytopowerdowncompletelyistoplug thepower
supplyintothe powerstripwiththe computer.Then usethepowerstripswitchtopowerdownboththe computer
and theZipdrive.Beforedisconnecting theZipdrive,ejectdisks fromthe Zipdrive.
MacOSUsers:
1.Ensureallfilesorprogramsareclosed.
2.SelecttheZipdrive(ordisk)icon and usethe:
PutAway command inMacOS 8.6through9.x,or
The Eject command inMacOS X version 10.1orhigherfromtheFileMenu,or
Dragthe Zipdrive(ordisk)iconontothe Trash icon,or
InMacOSX you can ControlClick the desktopiconandselect Eject.
3.Youcan then safelydisconnectthe drive.
WindowsPCUsers:
Usethe Device StopUtility beforeyou disconnectthe drive,power,ortheUSB orFireWirecable.
1.Ensureallfilesorprogramsareclosed.
2.Doubleclickthe Unplugor EjectHardware iconon the taskbar.
3.SelecttheZipdrive(ordisk)icon and click OK.
4.Youcan then safelydisconnectthe drive.
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