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- SCSI ZIP DRIVE NOTES:
- Copyright 2000, by Dan H. Eicher
-
- DOCUMENT SCOPE:
- This document is intended to give the end user a step by step
- guide of setting up the IOMEGA SCSI ZIP 100 drive with the
- ASCSI disk controller produced by the System Ninety Nine Users
- Group. This is intended as a reference document for the
- 99/4a only. Setting and configuration will be difference on
- the SNUG SGCPU and Myarc 9640.
-
- HARDWARE SETUP:
- On the back of the drive set the following:
- SCSI ID:5
- Termination: On
-
- Note: The device name will be in the form of SCSX. Where X
- is the SCSI ID + 1. So SCSI ID 5 will be accessed as SCS6.
-
- If you purchased the Macintosh version of this drive you
- should have received a SCSI cable with DB25 male connectors
- on both ends of the cable.
-
- If you do not have such a cable, one can be purchased
- directly from IOMEGA (approximately 10 dollars), a more
- expensive, but workable solution is Belkin Part Number:
- F2A047-06.
-
- Note: The IOMEGA cable is approximately 3 feet long, the
- Belkin cable is 6 feet long.
-
- The Belkin cable is symmetrical (meaning, it doesn't matter
- which end is plugged in to the zip drive and which end is
- plugged into the SCSI controller.
-
- The IOMEGA cable is labeled. The end of the cable labeled
- ZIP should plug in to the back of the ZIP drive in the
- connector labeled ZIP. The end with the international SCSI
- symbol should plug into the back of your ASCSI card.
-
- One end should be plugged into the connector labeled ZIP on
- the back of the zip drive, the other should be plugged into
- the SCSI controller.
-
- In general (just like floppy drives the last device in a
- chain needs to be terminated. So, if you were to add another
- Zip drive, you would turn termination OFF on the device
- closest to the SCSI card and turn termination ON on the last
- device in the chain.
-
- Here is an illustrated example:
-
- +-------------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+
- | SCSI CONTROLLER |---|ZIP DRIVE ID:5|---|ZIP DRIVE ID:6|
- | | | Term. OFF | | Term. ON |
- +-------------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+
-
- My SCSI card is set for >1700
-
- SOFTWARE SETUP:
- (Note: All programs listed here should be included with the
- disk you received with your card - although the versions you
- have may be older).
-
- Do avoid any potential problems all software should be
- loaded with a real Editor/Assembler Module.
-
- All programs listed here, follow the TI standard of F9
- performing the "back" function.
-
- ================================================
- =================== SCUZZY =====================
- ================================================
-
- Load SCUZZY - Version 1.1, copyright 1994 by Brad Snyder.
- This is an E/A option 5 file.
-
- With this software we will do a low level. This may not be
- necessary as most zip drives come formatted at 512 sectors
- per track, but it shouldn't hurt anything either, if you do
- choose to low level format.
-
- Press any key to get past the title screen.
- Choose the number, corresponding to the drive number you
- wish to format.
-
- Select 3. Format.
- Select 2. 512 Sectors.
- Enter the password: FORMAT
-
- This will run from six to seven minutes.
-
- Press CTRL-= to exit.
-
- ===============================================
- ================= DM12N;O =====================
- ===============================================
-
- Load DM12N;O - This is an E/A option 3 program by David
- Neiters. This program includes a few bug fixes over DM12M;O.
-
- This software will do a "high level" format. Meaning it
- will write the TI standard directory structure onto the
- drive.
-
- Select 1. Disk Function
- Select 1. Select Drive.
- Enter 6 for SCS6
- Select 4. Initialize SCSI Drive
- Press Enter.
- Enter SCS6.
- Type Y to Proceed.
- Select 2. Catalog
- Enter SCS6 (Should show a blank directory).
-
- You are done and can press CTRL-= to exit.
-
- WARNING - Do not use this program for disk management
- functions like copying files, making directories etc.
- It tends to be buggy and will eventually result in the
- need for reformatting your zip drive to make it functional
- again!!!!
-
- On my drive Selecting option 6 - display drive
- informations, returns the following:
-
- Drive Number: SCS6
- Vendor: IOMEGA
- Product ID: ZIP 100
- Sector Size: 512
-
- ==============================================
- ================= DM2K =======================
- ==============================================
-
- Load DM2K - Version 1.8 by Fred G. Kaal.
- This is an E/A option 5 program.
-
- Note: 1.8 works with both a HFDC and SCSI card in the
- same P-Box.
-
- With nothing on this drive, the following figures
- should be reports: Used = 72, Free= 393136.
-
- Copy DM2K, DM2L, DM2M and DM2N to the root of the drive.
- This will insure the your hard drive is functioning normally.
- You can also now load this program at about the same speed as
- a ramdisk by typing SCS6.DM2K!
-
- Notice: This program is very good at trapping errors! It is
- also very tolerant of the hardware environment in which it
- is running. Like any fully functional program to make the most
- of it, please read the documentation.
-
- ACCRONYMS:
- ASCSI - Advanced SCSI.
- SCSI - Small Computer System Interface.
- SGCPU - Second Generation CPU.
- SNUG - System Ninety Nine Users Group.
- WHT - Western Horizon Technology
-
- RERFERENCE:
- IOMEGA - www.iomega.com
- Belkin - www.belkin.com
- SCSI FAQ - www.scsifaq.org
-
- International SCSI Symbol: /\
- < --
- \/
- It is actually a diamond!
-
-
- WHT SCSI NOTES
- BY Ernie Pergrem
- Non-ASCSI owners may purchase a 50-pin ribbon header SCSI-1
- to a DB25 female connector from JAMECO (1-800-831-4242) for
- $7.95 (as of this writing). The part number is 133920.
- Attach one end of the ribbon cable to the card, the other
- to the adapter. It's not as pretty as what we ASCSI owners
- have, but it works like a champ.
-
- CLOSING:
- Corrections, enhancements, additions should be sent
- to eicher@delphi.com.
-
- L.D.O.M. 10.17.2000