[iyonix-support] Re: Iomega Zip Drive

On 12 Apr 2007  Gillian Bobbett <gmbobbett@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have an Iomega 250 Zip Drive which I use occasionally for back-ups,
> mainly photographs. It has worked well in the past.
> 
> Now when I plug it into the front USB connection on my Iyonix, USBinfo and
> USBKick acknowledge its presence but there is no icon on the iconbar, so I
> cannot access the Zip Discs. This may be a consequence of upgrading to
> USB2.  Is anyone else using an Iomega Zip Drive with USB2?

I successfully used a Zip drive for backups before and after I 
upgraded to USB2, but, as I have been warned by druck among others, 
the Zip discs don't last long. Don't let this happen to you! I now 
backup via a Windows machine to a USB hard drive.

With best wishes,

Peter.

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