AST Premmia GX Series, User Manual

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Premmia GX Series
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Using the Zip Drive{ XE "Zip drive" }
If you bought your computer with a Zip drive installed, it will be below the diskette drive in
the front panel. A Zip drive allows you to store up to 100MB of data and programs on
special Zip 100 cartridges, and then share the information with the millions of other
computers with Zip drives installed.
The computer needs to be turned on to insert or remove a Zip 100 cartridge. Insert the Zip
100 cartridge shutter end first with the label up until it clicks into place. After inserting the
cartridge the light on the front of the drive flashes as the cartridge is initialized. After the
initialization, you can access the cartridge.
The cartridge eject button on the front of the Zip drive houses a light and the emergency
manual eject mechanism.
Light Activity
ON Steady Power on diagnostics
OFF No cartridge inserted
Cartridge inserted but not spinning
Cartridge inserted and spinning, but media not being accessed
Fast Blink Drive spinning up or down
Irregular Blink Media being accessed
Slow Blink Drive or cartridge malfunction
The best way to eject a cartridge is to use Windows, as this ensures that the cartridge is not
being used before removing it. In My Computer , right-click on the Zip 100 icon, then select
Eject .
You can also use the eject button; first check that the light on the front of the drive is not
on, then press the button. The cartridge spins down, then it is ejected. If the cartridge is
being used, it will not be ejected.
When you shut down Windows, the cartridge is automatically ejected.
If you need to remove a cartridge but cannot turn on the computer, there is an emergency
method. First wait for at least one minute after turning off the computer, then insert the a
thin stiff wire, like a small, straightened paper clip, into the small hole to the left of the LED
indicator on the cartridge eject button. The cartridge should be ejected.