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Transferring Zip drives

Hi, I want to transfer an internal ZIP drive from one computer to another and need some basic instructions on what to look for and the process that I need to go through. I am not at the location with the two computers right now, I just know one is a Gateway and the other is Dell. Thank you in advance for any assistance.

oldgreyguy

internal Zips are most commonly IDE... just like hard drives and CD drives...., there are internal SCSI ones.. but rarely.

moving the drive should be no problem... it is going to be jumpered either master or slave... just make sure that if it is chained with another drive that it is jumpered accordingly

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Snowguy

I type to slow OGG

wyogirl77

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Thank you both very much for the information, so just to confirm the hard drive would be the master and the zip drive the slave, and the stripe on the IDE cable needs to be on the same side. The only part I do not understand is this statement Snowguy, Also set in the BIOS to auto detect the drive(s). Am not sure how to do that, sorry am learning very slowly. Thank you again.

Snowguy

Most likely it is already set this way.
If it dose not detect the drive then you will need to enter bios setup.

Here is some key comands if you need to do this that may help.

Dell Dimension
Press the DELETE key as the system turns on.
Dell OptiPlex
Press the F2 key or CTRL + ALT + ENTER keys during startup.
Dell Latitude (except LM)
Press the FN + F1 keys simultaneously at any time.
Dell Inspiron and Latitude LM
Press the F2 key during startup.
Gateway
Press the F1 key as the computer starts.

I hope this helps Good Luck.

oldgreyguy

https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iomega_na_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=14432#zip

Iomega has a nifty PDF file you can download and print... it has a tutorial for installation of the drives

luck,

bill