Zip 250 ATAPI as IDE2 slave: how?

[Murray Eisenberg]

I am trying to add a new Iomega Zip 250 drive to my Dell Dimension 4100
and am utterly stumped

as to why what I've tried is not working.

The IDE configuration:

IDE1: just the HD, as master of course

IDE2: master -- CD (specifically, an HP CD-Writer9700i),
jumpered as master

slave -- Zip 250, jumpered as slave.

With both these installed in the correct position on the IDE2 ribbon
cable, the system stalls during bootup, so that I cannot even reach the
BIOS settings.

If I disconnect the Zip drive, the system boots normally and the CD
works properly.

If I disconnect the CD and change the Zip drive to be master (changing
its jumper to master setting and putting it at the master end of the
IDE2 cable), then the system also boots normally and the Zip drive works
properly.

I did install Iomegaware, but surely that has nothing to do with the
problem since I cannot even get to the BIOS with both drives attached.

Note also that I had formerly had a DVD drive as slave on IDE2, and that
configuration worked fine.

Just in case the IDE2 cable had become damaged when removing the DVD and
installing the Zip, I replaced the cable -- but with exactly the same
no-go result.

Any ideas?

[Murray Eisenberg]

Iomega's on-line live-chat tech support supplied the answer quite
promptly: Make the Zip250 as IDE2 master and the CD as IDE2 slave.

Post by Murray Eisenberg
I am trying to add a new Iomega Zip 250 drive to my Dell Dimension 4100
and am utterly stumped
as to why what I've tried is not working.
IDE1: just the HD, as master of course
IDE2: master -- CD (specifically, an HP CD-Writer9700i),
jumpered as master
slave -- Zip 250, jumpered as slave.
With both these installed in the correct position on the IDE2 ribbon
cable, the system stalls during bootup, so that I cannot even reach the
BIOS settings.
If I disconnect the Zip drive, the system boots normally and the CD
works properly.
If I disconnect the CD and change the Zip drive to be master (changing
its jumper to master setting and putting it at the master end of the
IDE2 cable), then the system also boots normally and the Zip drive works
properly.
I did install Iomegaware, but surely that has nothing to do with the
problem since I cannot even get to the BIOS with both drives attached.
Note also that I had formerly had a DVD drive as slave on IDE2, and that
configuration worked fine.
Just in case the IDE2 cable had become damaged when removing the DVD and
installing the Zip, I replaced the cable -- but with exactly the same
no-go result.
Any ideas?

[Murray Eisenberg]

Iomega's on-line live-chat tech support supplied the answer quite
promptly: Make the Zip250 as IDE2 master and the CD as IDE2 slave.

Post by Murray Eisenberg
I am trying to add a new Iomega Zip 250 drive to my Dell Dimension 4100
and am utterly stumped
as to why what I've tried is not working.
IDE1: just the HD, as master of course
IDE2: master -- CD (specifically, an HP CD-Writer9700i),
jumpered as master
slave -- Zip 250, jumpered as slave.
With both these installed in the correct position on the IDE2 ribbon
cable, the system stalls during bootup, so that I cannot even reach the
BIOS settings.
If I disconnect the Zip drive, the system boots normally and the CD
works properly.
If I disconnect the CD and change the Zip drive to be master (changing
its jumper to master setting and putting it at the master end of the
IDE2 cable), then the system also boots normally and the Zip drive works
properly.
I did install Iomegaware, but surely that has nothing to do with the
problem since I cannot even get to the BIOS with both drives attached.
Note also that I had formerly had a DVD drive as slave on IDE2, and that
configuration worked fine.
Just in case the IDE2 cable had become damaged when removing the DVD and
installing the Zip, I replaced the cable -- but with exactly the same
no-go result.
Any ideas?