Special Information for Windows NT Users

 

Zip® disk won’t eject using Windows NT

If a disk does not eject from the Zip Internal drive, one of the following suggestions should solve the problem:

  1. Close any windows listing the disk contents (such as My Computer or Windows Explorer).
  2. The Iomega Zip ATAPI driver may not have loaded correctly. Try reinstalling the driver following the instructions in the IomegaWare Software section.
  3. If the disk still does not eject immediately, it may be due to the way Windows NT handles disk caching. Eventually, NT will allow the disk to eject.

 

NTFS formatted Zip® disk won’t eject (Windows NT)

The NTFS format is a fixed disk file system, which locks the disk when it is mounted under Windows NT. This means that once you access an NTFS formatted Zip disk, the disk will no longer eject using the eject button on the front of the drive. To eject the disk, you must first close any windows listing the disk contents, then use the software eject command (available when you right mouse click on the Zip drive icon on your Desktop or in My Computer).

 

Computer will not boot under Windows NT unless a
disk is present in the Zip® Internal drive.

This happens if Windows NT has set the Zip Internal drive as the location for the system page file. To eliminate the problem under version 4.0, open the Control Panel and double click on the “System” icon. Click the “Performance” tab and change the location of the system page file. Note that you may not be able to use the default hard drive as the location for the system page file if it does not have sufficient space available. (This may be why Windows NT set the Zip drive as the system page file location.)

 

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.

Changing drive letter assignments under Windows NT is complicated and technical. For instructions, refer to the MS Knowledgebase at:

NOTE: If you are not already registered to use the Microsoft Knowledgebase, Microsoft will direct you to the link to register.

 

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 utililties only work correctly with floppy drive.

 

Drivers on the IomegaWare CD

The IomegaWare™ CD contains several drivers to support Iomega SCSI and parallel port adapters. If you have a Zip ATAPI drive, you do not need to install these drivers on your system.

 

Office 95—Find Fast Indexer

The Office 95 Find Fast Indexer does not recognize that a Zip ATAPI drive is removable under Windows NT. As a result, an error window will appear stating that the ATAPI drive is not ready. You can choose the Ignore option in the error window to skip the Zip drive and continue using Find Fast Indexer with other drives on your system. In order for Find Fast Indexer to work with a Zip ATAPI drive, a disk must be present in the Zip drive when the system boots. (This problem does not occur with a Zip SCSI Insider drive.)