Zip Drive


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WINDOWS
Iomega 250MB Zip Drives are installed on the following PCs:
      etch-5101-28
      etch-5101-29
      etch-5101-30

How To Use:

  • Place your disk in the drive
    • Click on the "Zip Drive" icon on the desktop. Simply drag and drop to this folder instead of the hard disk.
    • Save to the "D:" drive instead of the "C:" drive from any application.
  • To remove disk from drive, hold down button for a few seconds and wait for it to be ejected.
LINUX
Every Linux workstation comes w/ a 250MB Zip Drive. To use:
  • Pop your Zip Disk into the Zip drive.
  • Click on Redhat Menu -> Utilities -> Disk Management
  • Highlight /dev/hdb4 /mnt/zip auto
  • Click on Mount. You will see a Zip icon on your desktop.
  • Double click on the Zip icon.
  • Now you can drag and drop files.
  • You MUST UNMOUNT the disk before you pop it out!

 


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