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Parallel Port-attached ZIP 100, ZIP+, and ZIP 250 driver | Parallel Port-attached ZIP 100, ZIP+, and ZIP 250 driver | ||
This driver supports daisy chaining, up to a total of five drives. The connections must be CPU | This driver supports daisy-chaining, up to a total of five drives. The connections must be CPU → ZIP Plus/250 → ZIP Plus/250 → ZIP (original), which MUST be last. Note that ZIP Plus terminator MUST BE OFF unless it is the LAST drive in the chain. If a ZIP (original) is the last drive, then the ZIP Plus terminator MUST BE OFF. | ||
BASEDEV=PPAOS2.ADD | BASEDEV=PPAOS2.ADD | ||
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==Limitations== | ==Limitations== | ||
OS/2 versions that use LVM for managing hard file space exhibit several | OS/2 versions that use LVM for managing hard file space exhibit several peculiarities working with ZIP drives. | ||
# Even though media is inserted at boot time, a drive letter may not be assigned. To force the assignment of a driver letter, double click on the "Refresh Removable Media" object. If that fails, eject the media, re-insert, and double click on the "Refresh Removable Media" object. | # Even though media is inserted at boot time, a drive letter may not be assigned. To force the assignment of a driver letter, double-click on the "Refresh Removable Media" object. If that fails, eject the media, re-insert, and double-click on the "Refresh Removable Media" object. | ||
# LVM may report the ZIP drive as corrupted. You can still create a volume. | # LVM may report the ZIP drive as corrupted. You can still create a volume. | ||
# Do NOT do an LVM "Commit Changes" with ZIP media that already contains data inserted. The data may be lost. | # Do NOT do an LVM "Commit Changes" with ZIP media that already contains data inserted. The data may be lost. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:43, 6 November 2022
Parallel Port-attached ZIP 100, ZIP+, and ZIP 250 driver
This driver supports daisy-chaining, up to a total of five drives. The connections must be CPU → ZIP Plus/250 → ZIP Plus/250 → ZIP (original), which MUST be last. Note that ZIP Plus terminator MUST BE OFF unless it is the LAST drive in the chain. If a ZIP (original) is the last drive, then the ZIP Plus terminator MUST BE OFF.
BASEDEV=PPAOS2.ADD
Parameters
- /V Verbose Output
- /PORT:# # = Parallel port address (i.e. 378, 278, 3bc)
MULTIPLE PARALLEL PORT DRIVES Each driver instance supports ONLY one parallel port. To install TWO instances, you MUST specify the /PORT: parameter on at least one driver statement to get to the LPT2 port; for example:
basedev=ppaos2.add /port:378 basedev=ppaos2.add /port:278
Limitations
OS/2 versions that use LVM for managing hard file space exhibit several peculiarities working with ZIP drives.
- Even though media is inserted at boot time, a drive letter may not be assigned. To force the assignment of a driver letter, double-click on the "Refresh Removable Media" object. If that fails, eject the media, re-insert, and double-click on the "Refresh Removable Media" object.
- LVM may report the ZIP drive as corrupted. You can still create a volume.
- Do NOT do an LVM "Commit Changes" with ZIP media that already contains data inserted. The data may be lost.
| Product Support | |
|---|---|
| OS/2 1.3 | |
| OS/2 2.0 | |
| OS/2 2.1 | |
| OS/2 2.11 SMP | |
| OS/2 Warp 3 | C |
| OS/2 Warp Connect | C |
| OS/2 Warp 4 | C |
| OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business | S |