Hello! Can anyone help me set up an Iomega Zip drive as a HDD for my Macintosh Plus? I have pieced a few instructions together from my research on the web. This is the process I’m trying to get working:
The Zip drive model I have is Z100P2 with a SCSI interface. I have seen some things on the internet about switching to ID 6 and making sure the end point is switched on. I do not have these switches on my Zip drive. Would this be an issue?
I also read this thread “Zip drive and Mac Plus”, but it doesn’t help me with my driver problem.
Thanks for your help!
- Jon
- Make system disks of 6.0.7 or 6.0.8 (I have both).
- Create a start disk (I made one for 6.0.8)
- Make an Iomega Zip 4.2 installation disk (I have this)
- Insert the Zip 4.2 installation disk and drag the Iomega driver to the start disk
- Open the start disk and drag the driver to the system folder
- With Zip drive connected to the SCSI port, restart the Mac Plus with the start disk (you should notice the Iomega driver load at the bottom of the screen) —> ***I am stuck here, the driver appears at the bottom of the screen while booting up, but it has a giant X through it.
- Put a zip disk in the zip drive, the Mac will ask if you want to initialize it - agree to it
- Once complete it will mount
- Eject the start disk and insert the system tools disk
- Open system disk an click on system install and install system 6.0.8 to the Zip drive
- Drag the Iomega driver to the system folder on the zip disk system folder
- Restart the computer with only the zip disk drive connected and it should boot
The Zip drive model I have is Z100P2 with a SCSI interface. I have seen some things on the internet about switching to ID 6 and making sure the end point is switched on. I do not have these switches on my Zip drive. Would this be an issue?
I also read this thread “Zip drive and Mac Plus”, but it doesn’t help me with my driver problem.
Thanks for your help!
- Jon