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Zip Drive
Zip drive does not
show up on desktop
1 Check that the Zip drive shows up in Apple System Profiler.
If it does, go to step 2. If it does not, go to step 6.
2 Mac OS 9: Make sure the driver is turned on in Extensions
Manager.
3 Replace the Zip disk with a known-good disk.
4 Check that the Zip drive shows up in Apple System Profiler
as ID = 1 (slave). If it does not, check the connector. There
should be no jumper on the 6-pin device setting’s connector.
5 Reinstall system software.
6 Reseat the drive data and power cables on the back of Zip
drive.
7 Replace the Zip drive.
8 Replace the drive data cable.
9 Try another connector on the power cable harness. If there is
a bad connector on the harness, replace the power supply.