FastATA and Iomega ZIP

indigolemon · 04 July 2017, 17:51

Debated whether this was a hardware or software issue, but I'll start with the hardware in case I've missed something obvious.

System: Amiga 1200 running OS3.9 (BB4), Blizzard 1260, 64M RAM, Mediator with Radeon, Network and Soundcard. Everything is working perfectly apart from this one small issue!

Backstory: I was using an IDEFix buffered IDE Splitter and associated software in my A1200 until this week, when I finally fitted my Power Flyer Gold (or FastATA Mk2 as it's more conventionally known).

I've installed the latest drivers from the Elbox site, and everything is actually working really well. Well, except for the ZIP drive.

Using IDEFix, it was hooked into trackdisk.device and worked as a 100meg floppy from a usability point of view. Utterly painless, which was great!

Using ATA3.driver it is still hooked into trackdisk, but is actually being treated as a conventional 880k floppy. I can't see anything I've set to cause it to behave like this - and I'm really struggling to find anyone who has fixed the problem. All threads seem to end before any valid fix is posted!

Anyone experienced this? And if so, how did you resolve it?

indigolemon · 05 July 2017, 12:44

Double post for fun!

I added the PC7 mountlist supplied with the FastATA to DEVS: DosDrivers and the ZIP drive can now read PC formatted ZIP's, seeing the full 95 meg available.

Until you reformat it, then it formats it as a 720k PC floppy. Gnng!

04 July 2017, 17:51	#1
indigolemon Bit Copying Bard Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Kelty, Fife, Scotland Age: 41 Posts: 1,293	FastATA and Iomega ZIP Debated whether this was a hardware or software issue, but I'll start with the hardware in case I've missed something obvious. System: Amiga 1200 running OS3.9 (BB4), Blizzard 1260, 64M RAM, Mediator with Radeon, Network and Soundcard. Everything is working perfectly apart from this one small issue! Backstory: I was using an IDEFix buffered IDE Splitter and associated software in my A1200 until this week, when I finally fitted my Power Flyer Gold (or FastATA Mk2 as it's more conventionally known). I've installed the latest drivers from the Elbox site, and everything is actually working really well. Well, except for the ZIP drive. Using IDEFix, it was hooked into trackdisk.device and worked as a 100meg floppy from a usability point of view. Utterly painless, which was great! Using ATA3.driver it is still hooked into trackdisk, but is actually being treated as a conventional 880k floppy. I can't see anything I've set to cause it to behave like this - and I'm really struggling to find anyone who has fixed the problem. All threads seem to end before any valid fix is posted! Anyone experienced this? And if so, how did you resolve it?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
FOR FREE: 12x Iomega ZIP disks	dirkies	MarketPlace	5	17 November 2015 12:57
I am after the IOmega Zip Drive Amiga Software by HiSoft	Steve	request.Apps	12	03 January 2015 20:25
iomega zip 100 SCSI drive (external) for Amiga	KKnD	support.Hardware	3	14 September 2014 05:44
Iomega Zip drive	aohovland	support.Hardware	4	29 November 2009 10:35
iomega parallel 100mb zip drive question	DeAMI	support.Hardware	8	16 March 2003 04:54

05 July 2017, 12:44	#2
indigolemon Bit Copying Bard Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Kelty, Fife, Scotland Age: 41 Posts: 1,293	Double post for fun! I added the PC7 mountlist supplied with the FastATA to DEVS: DosDrivers and the ZIP drive can now read PC formatted ZIP's, seeing the full 95 meg available. Until you reformat it, then it formats it as a 720k PC floppy. Gnng!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)