Using Zip Drives with the SP-PCI
Release Notes:
NOTE: The default input/output range for the SP-PCI card works with
Zip™ drives using new Iomegaware™ software. The instructions
"Connecting a non-printer device" given above apply to Zip™ drive
users using old versions of Iomegaware™. For best results with Windows
2000 and XP, we recommend downloading the latest "Iomegaware"
from Iomega. Additional instructions on optimizing Zip Drive
performance with the SP-PCI can be found at www.lavalink.com.
A. This documentation describes installing the SP-PCI on a
Windows95/98/Me/2000/XP PC. Instructions and software for DOS,
Windows 3.x, and Windows NT 4.0 may be found in the NT4.0
subdirectory of the SP-PCI card Installation diskette. Instructions for
Linux installation are available at www.lavalink.com.
B. Because the SP-PCI card uses PCI (not ISA) I/O address ranges, it will
never be seen by your BIOS at boot-up as a standard port even if the
address has been changed in Windows using the above procedure.
This is normal, and does not indicate a fault in your SP-PCI card.
C. The parallel port of the SP-PCI card will not work at address 0278h or
0378h if it is installed in a PCI slot that is behind a PCI-to-PCI bridge.
If you have trouble installing the SP-PCI card, try seating it in a
different slot.
D. In standard installations of Windows 2000/XP, the I/O address cannot
be changed to a legacy address.
E. Some devices (like external CD writers) default to "word mode" (ie:
16-bit data transfer) for fastest performance. Such devices need to
operate in "byte mode" (8-bit data transfer) to work with the SP-PCI.
Look in your device software for a "byte mode" setting, and enable
it.
