#Iomega zip 250 driver for mac mac osx
#Iomega zip 250 driver for mac drivers
#Iomega zip 250 driver for mac software

Now turn off the 'File Exchange' control panel (more on this later). To format a disk as type DOS, first eject all zip disks. I knew I was doing this WITHOUT the Iomega garbage or a PC. I'll keep at it and post again later with more info. 'DOS 96 Meg'!! As far as I can tell all you have to do is format them as standard MacOS disks. If the disk size is reported as 96 Megabytes you will find that THERE IS ANOTHER DISK TYPE selectable in the format popup. The ones that are formatted with MacOS have a reported size of 96 Megabytes (either Standard or Extended). If the zip disk that you put in the drive was last formatted using the Iomega tools, you cannot format it in DOS format using standard MacOS! These Iomega formatted zip disks have a reported size of 95.7 Megabytes (when you go to format them). I'm still not 100% sure but here's what I THINK is going on. After screwing around with this for hours, it looks like it's something very simple. I'm running on an original revA iMac with 96MG RAM.Īlright! It looks like I don't have to eat humble pie after all. I hope my anecdotal input has helped you or anyone else out there.

#Iomega zip 250 driver for mac software

Although I can't 'splain it exactly, it seems that re-installing the software after I installed OS9 solved my problem. By the way, the version of software I use for my Iomega Tools is from the Iomega CD that came with my USB drive (Iomegaware version 2.1). I, too, thought I was screwed in the OS9 migration path, but was delighted to find that the software path wasn't as rough as I first thought. Password protect, do drive-copy, reformat, etc. Now I can do everything with them that I always have. That is, until I re-installed the ZipTools Software over OS9 from the original Iomega CD. Keep all of them checked and you should do just fine.Īt first, I, too, could mount the drives, but couldn't do anything with them using Iomega's Zip Tools. There are several of them, for 100 Zip, 250 Zip, and Clik drivers. They're to be found a bit later in the listing under the 'USB drivers' listings.

#Iomega zip 250 driver for mac drivers

Apple OS9 installs a set of 'generic' or 'universal' USB Zip drivers upon installation and they recognize the Zip/Jaz/Clik drive(s) just fine. Uncheck - yes! I said 'uncheck' the Iomega Zip Drive Extension that has the familiar 'I' logo with it. Using Apple's Extension Manager (or Conflict Catcher if you use it - CC *should be confirmed* as OS9-compliant before you go with me on this one.). Well, here's what I did to alleviate/solve the problem.

#Iomega zip 250 driver for mac mac osx

It was a clean install, but upon bootup, the Iomega Zip Drive icon would appear with the dreaded X through it (not the X of Mac OSX fame, mind you, but the dreaded 'it's not loaded' X of all previous OS fame. I thought I had the same problem as you when I installed OS9 on Dec 3, 1999.