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1. Make sure the ASPI manager for your controller is loading.

2. Did GUEST report any information about your SCSI controller? If
GUEST reported information about the SCSI controller, the problem is
caused by cabling, SCSI termination, or SCSI ID. Reconnect the
hardware. If GUEST did not report information, it could not load the
ASPI manager for your SCSI adapter. This may be caused by a port
address or IRQ conflict. Refer to the SCSI adapter manual for
information on how to change these settings.

If the Green Power light on the front of the drive is lit, check the
items below:

1. Is the Zip Drive is receiving power? Make sure that you are using
an EPSON Zip Power Supply. Check all power cables and connections.
Make sure that the power supply is plugged in to a working outlet.

Q: Does the green light come on now?

If not, either the drive or the power supply are damaged. Contact your
computer dealer or EPSON at 1-800-922-8911.

Software Configuration and Options
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After verifying all steps above, use the following software options
are available to help solve and debug problems.

Is the Zip driver loading properly?

1. Verify the Zip driver software has been installed.

2. Two files are required to use a Zip drive. GUEST.EXE and the
appropriate ASPI manager for the SCSI adapter being used. (For your
convenience, the EPSON provides drivers for some common SCSI
adapters.) Verify that the following files are located in the ZIPTOOLS
directory:

ASPIPPA3.SYS - ASPI manager for the PPA-3 Adapter & Parallel Port Zip.
ASPIPC16.SYS - ASPI manager for the Zip Zoom & PC1600 adapters.
ASPI1616.SYS - ASPI manager for the Iomega PC1616 adapter.
ASPIPC8.SYS - ASPI manager for the Iomega PC800 adapter.
ASPIPC2.SYS - ASPI manager for the Iomega PC2x adapter.
ASPIPC4.SYS - ASPI manager for the Iomega PC4x adapter.

See the GUESTHLP.TXT file on the Windows/DOS Install diskette for help
using GUEST with a SCSI adapter.

3. Verify that the AUTOEXEC.BAT file contains a line to start
GUEST.EXE. For example: C:\ZIPTOOLS\GUEST.EXE

If you complete the steps above and there is still no drive letter for
the Zip drive, use the INFO command line switch in the GUEST utility
to debug the problem. The INFO switch causes GUEST to display the
ASPI information. Check what the ASPI manager reports. The following
steps outline how the GUEST driver operates, and how to determine

Summary of Contents for Zip-100S (SCSI

Page 1: ... the parallel port but the parallel port will not work with this Zip drive If the adapter in your computer has a 50 pin SCSI connector connect the Zip drive using a 25 to 50 pin SCSI cable or a cable converter If you need a cable or converter call your computer dealer or contact EPSON at 1 800 922 8911 5 If you want to you can connect your Zip drive to another SCSI device or another Zip drive by u...

Page 2: ...ess Enter If the drive is assigned to drive letter E type e scsi install and press Enter and so on If you need help see the SCSI Zip Troubleshooting Web Pages or Troubleshooting in the EPSON Zip Installation User s Guide There is also troubleshooting information on the Zip Install disk in the README TXT file Windows 95 Users 1 Open My Computer and double click the diskette drive icon Then double c...

Page 3: ...h format As soon as you load the Tools disk on a Windows 95 system the Macintosh format files become unusable However the disk does not automatically release all the Macintosh space so it can be used in Windows 95 To release this space you must remove the write protection on the disk and Reclaim the tools disk using the steps below 1 Double click the My Computer icon 2 Double click the C hard driv...

Page 4: ... s Guide If you want to use your Zip drive on a Macintosh as well as on your PC the GUEST program on the Install diskette for Macintosh provides temporary access for the Zip drive on any Macintosh For full Zip benefits call 1 800 922 8911 to order a copy of Zip Tools software for Macintosh Zip SCSI Installation Problems If you have problems installing the Zip SCSI drive the EPSON Zip Installation ...

Page 5: ...e continue with the troubleshooting checklist below If the Green Power light on the front of the drive is lit check the items below 1 Check the data cable 2 Make sure the Zip drive is connected to a SCSI controller connector not the parallel port or to a SCSI connector in a chain with other devices 3 Try reconnecting the cable and make sure that all connections are secure Q Is your Zip drive attac...

Page 6: ...ebug problems Is the Zip driver loading properly 1 Verify the Zip driver software has been installed 2 Two files are required to use a Zip drive GUEST EXE and the appropriate ASPI manager for the SCSI adapter being used For your convenience the EPSON provides drivers for some common SCSI adapters Verify that the following files are located in the ZIPTOOLS directory ASPIPPA3 SYS ASPI manager for th...

Page 7: ...adapter and GUEST hangs the system when it tries to load the ASPI manager for the SCSI adapter needs to be loaded in the CONFIG SYS file For Example DEVICE C SCSI ASPI2DOS SYS ASPI manager for the Adaptec 1520 After rebooting with the SCSI ASPI manager loaded rerun SETUP or GUEST GUEST Locks up the System If GUEST locks up the system when it is loading from either the AUTOEXEC BAT file or the MS D...

Page 8: ...e and add a line for this ASPI manager If the adapter does not have an ASPI manager GUEST will not be able to operate Edit the GUEST INI file as described below Use a text editor to open the GUEST INI file The GUEST INI file is a text file on the Install diskette for Windows DOS You can use the Notepad in Windows the DOS EDIT program or any other ASCII text editor to edit the GUEST INI file Add a ...

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