Help with ZIP drive!!!

[WeaponX]

I have a parralel port zip drive, with a printer attached to the Zip. It's a Zip100, and last night it was working just fine and windows recognized it. But today when I started up my computer, I noticed that it wasn't recognized at all by Windows!! I have Windows XP. I don't know what's wrong. I've checked all the connections, unplugged them, replugged them all. Nothing works. My Zip100 and my Printer aren't being read! Help please!

[donny_paycheck]

Maybe disable your LPT1 in CMOS and boot to the xp desktop, then restart, enable it as a good old SPP again and boot to the desktop once more. Then turn off the PC, wait 10+ seconds, turn it on and at the same time turn on the Zip. Failing this, go to the iomega website where they have the new drivers HERE (http://www.iomega.com/software/ioware31pc.html) and try installing them.

I sound like a tech support guy when I tell you to update the drivers but if you do both of these things and it doesn't work then I'll think of something else. Parallel zips are finicky sometimes. I have one (had, actually) just like yours so I know all about their nuances. Let me know what happens. Good luck.

[Ridenow]

It is possible that the port went bad. I would remove the zip drive and try to print. If possible I would confirm the printer works on another computer.

[donny_paycheck]

Originally posted by Ridenow
It is possible that the port went bad. I would remove the zip drive and try to print. If possible I would confirm the printer works on another computer.

Good idea. Same with the Zip drive also.

[WeaponX]

Well, I fixed my problem by going into the BIOS and setting "Plug & Play OS" to No. Thanx anyways you guys :)

[Ridenow]

OK, XP has PnP issues. Yet another reason for me to not like it.