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Since: Jan 04, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 2:35 am
Post subject: Can't change Zip drive letter designation
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I have an internal Zip 100 ATAPI drive installed in a home-built AMD-based
system with a KT400 chipset, 512MB, and an Athlon 2400+ processor... all
running on Windows Me.
I've installed the latest driver/software from Iomega, but I can't seem to
change the drive letter. By default, the Zip drive wants to show up as a
floppy drive B:. When I go into Device Manager to try to change it to D:, it
appears to accept the new letter, then tells me to reboot. After rebooting,
guess what? Yep, the Zip 100 is still showing up as drive B:! What's up with
that?!
Funny, though. I have internal Zip 100 drives on three other systems in the
house, all running the same Iomega driver/software version, and I had no
trouble at all setting those up as drive D:. (Those systems all have
different motherboard and chipsets.) It's not like I'm new at this! What
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External
Since: Feb 26, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 3:26 am
Post subject: Re: Can't change Zip drive letter designation [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 23:35:46 -0500, "Hackworth"
<spam_me_not.RemoveThis@spamless.com> wrote:
>I have an internal Zip 100 ATAPI drive installed in a home-built AMD-based
>system with a KT400 chipset, 512MB, and an Athlon 2400+ processor... all
>running on Windows Me.
>
>I've installed the latest driver/software from Iomega, but I can't seem to
>change the drive letter. By default, the Zip drive wants to show up as a
>floppy drive B:. When I go into Device Manager to try to change it to D:, it
>appears to accept the new letter, then tells me to reboot. After rebooting,
>guess what? Yep, the Zip 100 is still showing up as drive B:! What's up with
>that?!
>
>Funny, though. I have internal Zip 100 drives on three other systems in the
>house, all running the same Iomega driver/software version, and I had no
>trouble at all setting those up as drive D:. (Those systems all have
>different motherboard and chipsets.) It's not like I'm new at this! What
>could I be doing wrong?
>
LAST TIME I HAD THIS PROBLEM, THE FIX WAS TO DISABLE
DRIVE B IN THE BIOS. THEN THE ZIP TOOK THE NEXT DRIVE DOWN.
SEE IF THAT WORKS.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> |
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Since: Nov 09, 2003
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:44 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't change Zip drive letter designation [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On many systems made in the last few years, Zip will take A: or B: letter if
enabled (auto) in the bios. If set to none, will take the next drive letter
after all visible HD partitions.
My scheme is to leave the Zip as is (B  on one of my systems which is also
running WinME. Doesn't have Iomega software on it. Works fine. Unless
you're putting another bootable floppy in the PC, don't see the purpose of
the drive letter move.
Dave
"Hackworth" <spam_me_not.TakeThisOut@spamless.com> wrote in message
news:103qtt6f16h0i83@corp.supernews.com...
> I have an internal Zip 100 ATAPI drive installed in a home-built AMD-based
> system with a KT400 chipset, 512MB, and an Athlon 2400+ processor... all
> running on Windows Me.
>
> I've installed the latest driver/software from Iomega, but I can't seem to
> change the drive letter. By default, the Zip drive wants to show up as a
> floppy drive B:. When I go into Device Manager to try to change it to D:,
it
> appears to accept the new letter, then tells me to reboot. After
rebooting,
> guess what? Yep, the Zip 100 is still showing up as drive B:! What's up
with
> that?!
>
> Funny, though. I have internal Zip 100 drives on three other systems in
the
> house, all running the same Iomega driver/software version, and I had no
> trouble at all setting those up as drive D:. (Those systems all have
> different motherboard and chipsets.) It's not like I'm new at this! What
> could I be doing wrong?
>
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Since: Dec 08, 2003
Posts: 217
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:46 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't change Zip drive letter designation [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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If I remember correctly, there is a jumper on the drive that tells it to be
a floppy device. Take the drive out and look closely at the label and at
the jumpers.
--Dan
"Hackworth" <spam_me_not RemoveThis @spamless.com> wrote in message
news:103qtt6f16h0i83@corp.supernews.com...
> I have an internal Zip 100 ATAPI drive installed in a home-built AMD-based
> system with a KT400 chipset, 512MB, and an Athlon 2400+ processor... all
> running on Windows Me.
>
> I've installed the latest driver/software from Iomega, but I can't seem to
> change the drive letter. By default, the Zip drive wants to show up as a
> floppy drive B:. When I go into Device Manager to try to change it to D:,
it
> appears to accept the new letter, then tells me to reboot. After
rebooting,
> guess what? Yep, the Zip 100 is still showing up as drive B:! What's up
with
> that?!
>
> Funny, though. I have internal Zip 100 drives on three other systems in
the
> house, all running the same Iomega driver/software version, and I had no
> trouble at all setting those up as drive D:. (Those systems all have
> different motherboard and chipsets.) It's not like I'm new at this! What
> could I be doing wrong?
>
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Since: Dec 08, 2003
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 11:21 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't change Zip drive letter designation [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Was that it?
"dg" <dan_gus.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:F8N%b.3594$hU3.3555@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com...
> If I remember correctly, there is a jumper on the drive that tells it to
be
> a floppy device. Take the drive out and look closely at the label and at
> the jumpers.
>
> --Dan
>
> "Hackworth" <spam_me_not.DeleteThis@spamless.com> wrote in message
> news:103qtt6f16h0i83@corp.supernews.com...
> > I have an internal Zip 100 ATAPI drive installed in a home-built
AMD-based
> > system with a KT400 chipset, 512MB, and an Athlon 2400+ processor... all
> > running on Windows Me.
> >
> > I've installed the latest driver/software from Iomega, but I can't seem
to
> > change the drive letter. By default, the Zip drive wants to show up as a
> > floppy drive B:. When I go into Device Manager to try to change it to
D:,
> it
> > appears to accept the new letter, then tells me to reboot. After
> rebooting,
> > guess what? Yep, the Zip 100 is still showing up as drive B:! What's up
> with
> > that?!
> >
> > Funny, though. I have internal Zip 100 drives on three other systems in
> the
> > house, all running the same Iomega driver/software version, and I had no
> > trouble at all setting those up as drive D:. (Those systems all have
> > different motherboard and chipsets.) It's not like I'm new at this! What
> > could I be doing wrong?
> >
> >
>
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Since: Mar 02, 2004
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 3:49 am
Post subject: Re: Can't change Zip drive letter designation [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In message <_WM0c.32218$1o6.9240@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com>, "dg" wrote:
> Was that it?
You're pulling his leg, right?
--
-bob-
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