Iomega SCSI 250Mb Zip and System 7.x

[aris95]

Hello is it possible to use Iomega SCSI 250Mb Zip with System 7.x? Even make the Macintosh LC II to boot from SCSI zip drive?

Or should i stay with Iomega SCSI 100Mb Zip? Are there possible speed issues when using 100mb disks in 250mb drive?

 

[MacTech68]

Yes, apparently it is possible, but you'll need the correct driver. IomegaWare v1.1.3 is the only version that works with System 7 and seems to provide support for Zip250MB drives.

However, there seemed to be a problem with an unimplemented trap which is as yet unresolved.

Have a look at this thread for links to the IomegaWare installer:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1794031/

 

[Anonymous Freak]

It should be able to boot from it no problem, just put the disk in the drive *BEFORE* powering on the Mac. Most removable-disk SCSI drives will, if the disk is in when starting up, report that they are a hard disk rather than a removable-disk drive.

At least, I've used a Zip100 this way - when you do it in this order:
1. Power on Zip drive.
2. Insert disk.
3. Power on computer.
4. Computer boots from Zip disk, treating the disk as a hard drive.

 

[aris95]

Thank you for your answers i'll start hunting 250mb zip drive 🙂