Can an iomega zip 100 drive be converted to read Zip 250 disks?
I have an old iomega Zip 100 drive and data on both Zip 100 and Zip 250 drives. Is there a way to update the firmware or hardware that will allow the drive to read the 250 disks?
I have an old iomega Zip 100 drive and data on both Zip 100 and Zip 250 drives. Is there a way to update the firmware or hardware that will allow the drive to read the 250 disks?
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No. Can't be done. The 250MB were developed after the 100MB. Heads are different.
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Vista is the biggest piece of nonsense so far released by Ms. Worse than the Millennium version of their OS. Vista is a 32/64 bit OS and zip drives were introduced in the 16 bit era so it probably incompatible. But anyway,release the disc by pricking the hole at the front of the drive. You've probably damaged or miss-aligned the read head or the motor drive unit or both in the process of putting the disc in so, as with other comments, dump it and buy a high speed dvd re-writer or an external USB hard drive unit as big as you can afford.