Special Information for Windows 95/98 Users

 

You want to change the drive letter assigned to
your Zip® drive, or installing the Zip drive changes
other drive letter assignments on your system.

Drive letter assignments are controlled by the operating system—in order to change a drive letter assignment, you must work with the procedures required by your computer’s operating system.

If your computer is running Windows 95/98, you can change drive letters as desired for any of your removable drives (including your Zip drive and CD-ROM drive) by running the Guest program (guest9x.exe). Use the instructions below:

  1. Open the IomegaWare™ folder on your Desktop.
  2. Double click on the Guest icon.
  3. Guest will display the current drive letter assignments on your system.
  4. To change the drive letter for any removable drive, click the drop-down arrow next to the current drive letter and select the drive letter you want to use.

 

You can’t change the drive letter assigned to your Zip® drive.

Make sure BIOS support for the Zip Internal drive is disabled in the computer’s CMOS setup. This may require turning off autodetection for the Zip Internal drive. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for the computer if you need instructions on getting into the CMOS setup and disabling autodetection.

 

You want to use Windows 95/98 DOS mode with Zip®.

NOTE: Some systems do not support DOS. This section describes how to switch in and out of the MS-DOS mode which is a start option for Windows 95/98. It does not apply to the DOS box (or window) that opens when you double click the MS-DOS Prompt icon within Windows 95/98. Use of the DOS box with the Zip drive works the same as it does with any other drive under Windows 95/98.

In order for the Zip drive to operate properly in Windows 95/98 DOS mode, you must perform a clean reboot when switching to or from DOS mode. Do not use the option from the Windows 95/98 Shut Down menu that reads: “Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.” This option does not fully support the Zip drive at this time.

To switch to DOS mode:

  1. Restart the computer and press F8 just before the full-color Windows logo screen loads. (If you are using Windows 95, look for the text line "Starting Windows 95" to appear on the screen . If you are using Windows 98, watch for a black screen with a blinking cursor.)
  2. When the menu appears, select "Command Prompt Only."
  3. After the system boots into DOS mode, run guest.exe* from the directory containing your Iomega software. If you have used the default directory for a new software installation, the command line is:

This procedure will provide access to any Iomega drives on the system. To return to the Windows 95/98 graphical interface again, restart the computer.

IMPORTANT! Do NOT type "WIN" at the DOS prompt after running GUEST.EXE as this will cause duplicate drive letters.

 

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.

 

Installing Third Party Software

Some software install programs must have a disk present in every drive connected to the system (including the Zip® drive) in order to run properly . If a disk is not inserted in the Zip 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.