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- Cracking Open the Iomega zip drive
- In 1995, Iomega's little blue zip drive made PC World's The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years. These popular drives gave many users their first taste of easy to use backup and storage media. Scott Wolf cracks one open. by Scott Wolf
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Iomega Corp., Iomega Zip Drive, Backups, Scott Wolf, cracking open, geekend, Iomega, zip drive
- Image galleries 2008-01-18
- zip drive in place of 3.5 floppy
- I have an old machine that requires me to place a file on a floppy disk. I want to install a zip drive onto the motherboard in place of the 3.5 floppy and want to know if this can be done. Is there some sort of cable conversion that will...
- Tags: floppy disk, Iomega Zip Drive, ewalsh@..., hardware, floppy drive, IDE
- Q&A 2006-07-24
- How secure is your data?
- USB flash drives, pen drives, portable hard disksthese tiny,high-capacity storage devices have a thousand and one uses. They have renderedmost other types of portable storagefloppy disks, ZIP drives, and evenrewritable CDspretty much obsolete. Their high capacity and high reliability(with no moving/mechanical parts to fail), combined with extreme ease of usemakes...
- Tags: disk, Iomega Zip Drive, storage, USB flash drive
- Blog posts 2006-05-02
- CAN WE BOOT FROM ZIP DRIVE?
- have client that has laptop which does not recognize hard drive. There is no floppyand platform is a Dell Laptop with a zip drivenever saw this buildCan a bootable cartridge be created?As far as I know, unlike a "SuperDrive" you cannot boot from a ZIP drive.The problem is that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, ZIP, Iomega Zip Drive, laptop computer
- Q&A 2006-01-18
- Format Zip Drive from FAT to NTFS
- Does anyone know how to format a zip drive using FAT system to NTFS using the command line. I have remember seeing it on Techrepublic at one time.Thanks.format f: /FS:NTFSreplacing f: with appropriate drive letter naturally.btw, format /?would have given the answer.To maintain the files already on the drive or...
- Tags: /FS:NTFS, coreypi@..., FAT, Iomega Zip Drive, NTFS, windows
- Q&A 2005-03-31
- Map drive through connected port
- I have an HP pavillion 4473 with only one connection for peripheral. I already have an external ZIP connected. I want to also map a path for the printer through the same connection. I have tried doing the HELP directions, to receive message that denies me a connection. I am...
- Tags: Iomega Zip Drive, nanceeisart@..., printer, windows, ZIP
- Q&A 2005-02-23
- Lost Floppy and Zip Drives
- Given: Using Windows 98 operating system. After installing a 2nd hard drive, I no longer have access to the Floppy Drives (3.5inch)A: and (5.25 inch)B: and Zip Drive formerly drive D: The newly installed 2nd Hard drive is now known as Drive D:How do I go about reocognizing/connecting these...
- Tags: BIOS, floppy disk, hard drive, Iomega Zip Drive, night-owl-24-7-365, windows
- Q&A 2004-12-25
- WinXP and flopping floppies
- So, I see myriad posts regarding the issue of WinXP being tempramental about reading floppies, but have yet to find a workable response. I am admin in a school enviroment where floppies are used extensively by both faculty and students. WinXp appears to have major issues with recognizing floppies formatted...
- Tags: berninga@..., diskette, floppy disk, Iomega Zip Drive, media, Microsoft Windows XP, windows
- Q&A 2004-11-02
- Internal Zip drive becomes External?
- I would like to take the internal zip drive out of my machine to make room for another drive. Still I would like to use the zip drive as an external drive. My question:Can I use an enclosure kit for internal hard drives (it allows an internal hard...
- Tags: Iomega Zip Drive, Zip
- Q&A 2004-10-24
- Tech Tip: Improve ZIP drive performance in Windows XP
- Follow these steps to improve ZIP drive performance. Are you using a ZIP drive that's connected to your Windows XP system via a USB port? If so, you may have noticed that it's a bit sluggish when transferring large groups of files to or...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Performance, Microsoft Windows XP, Iomega Zip Drive, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Technical articles 2004-07-29
- Build Your Skills: Fix unintentional drive letter changes with Win2K/XP Diskmgmt.msc
- In the discussion forum, I read a post from a member who had installed an Iomega ZIP drive and by doing so, had accidentally changed the drive letter of his DVD-ROM drive from D: to E:. At first, a simple drive letter change might not seem like that big of...
- Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, CD-ROM, CD-ROM drive, console, disk, Disk Management console, Iomega Zip Drive, management console, Microsoft Windows
- Technical articles 2003-01-08
- Talking Shop: Employee borrows company equipment for personal use: How should IT respond?
- See how TechRepublic members would deal with a sticky situation involving the uncondoned borrowing of equipmentWelcome to the second installation of our What Would You Do? column, a forum for sharing your knowledge and experience in dealing with the softer side of computer support. Every two weeks, I will present...
- Tags: information technology, Becky Roberts, Iomega Zip Drive
- Technical articles 2002-09-30
- Zip drive defies logic and OEMs
- USB Zip drives have a good reputation, but one TechRepublic member is having trouble with his. Read about his plaguing error messages, and then join the discussion.Some technologies, such as the floppy drive, seem to find a niche and last well beyond the point where superior technologies surpass it. The...
- Tags: USB Zip, Mike Walton, Tom Bamford, Iomega Corp., Iomega Zip Drive, software
- Technical articles 2002-03-08
- Debate over a bad Zip drive leads to troubleshooting tips
- When a debate erupted over an article about a Zip drive's faulty power supply, between the agreements, arguments, and sob stories, there were two tips that every tech should remember. Find out where you stand on the Zip issue and check out these tips.A discussion, which resulted from a recent...
- Tags: Mike Walton, Iomega Zip Drive, Iomega Corp., power supply
- Technical articles 2001-12-21
- When good Zip drives seem bad
- Don?t waste time spinning your wheels and your Zip disks the next time your Iomega Zip drive malfunctions. For one tech, the Zip drive fix was as easy as swapping out the power supply. It just took him a while to figure it out.A good support tech has many admirable...
- Tags: support tech, Mike Walton, Iomega Zip Drive, Iomega Corp.
- Technical articles 2001-11-13
Additional Resources
- Iomega to offer managed e-mail security
- Iomega, which got itself onto the IT map through its Zip and Jaz drives that were such a huge success, albeit of yesteryear fame, is working hard to transform itself into more than just a "zip drive company." According to eWeek, Iomega is partnering with Postini of...
- Tags: Iomega Corp., E-mail Security, E-mail, Backups, It Services, Retail, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-06-20
- Does new hard drive foreshadow 100GB iPod?
- Correct link to the photo galleryPhoto: Toshiba's 100GB small hard drivehttp://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1035_11-38647.htmlIomega has had a 100 GB drive this size for a while.One of my customers showed me a tiny hard drive from Iomega. It is an external hard drive with a USB interface and it is about the size of...
- Tags: Iomega Corp., toshiba, news, networking, hard drive, hardware, Sonja Thompson, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2006-12-06
- SolutionBase: Simplify SMB backups using Iomega Rev Disks
- First there was the ZIP disk, and then the JAZ. Iomega has recently taken removable disk storage to a new level with the Iomega Rev disk. Here's how you can use it as a tape alternative for backups in small and medium size businesses.
- Tags: Iomega Corp., Disk, Backup, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme
- Download resources 2007-05-03
- Iomega 250 Drive
- I recently upgraded memory, video card and extra HD. In the process reloading XP Pro my iomega drive is recognized as as a iomega 100 and will read a 100 disk, but not a 250 disk. This drive has worked before with XP Pro and the drive shown in XP...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Video cards, quinh@..., Iomega Corp., motherboard, memory, disk
- Discussion threads 2007-03-22
- Iomega acquires China disk drive manufacturer
- Iomega has acquired ExelStor Great Wall Technology, a hard drive manufacturer based in Shenzhen of China via a stock swap. No cash will change hands. Iomega CEO Jonathan Huberman will continue in his present positions, while Eddie Lui, who is currently CEO of ExcelStor, will become executive...
- Tags: Iomega Corp., Disk, Disk Drive, Government, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
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