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DilLy · 06-19-2002, 01:49 AM

Well I have a external Zip250 USB. At first when I got XP and installed the drive I made the mistake of then installing the "latest" drivers off hte IOMEGA site. Big mistake. I then just used the ones that came with it and all was much better.

the thing is I thought it was still slower and quirkier than on ME/98. I found that right clicking the drive, going to "properties", then choosing the "hardware" tab and selecting the Zip drive, then going to "policies" and select "Optimize for Performance" (as opposed to Optimize for quick removal) and maker sure "Enable Write Caching on the Disk" is also checked. This made things about 7 times faster. Make sure to read what each one does, though, so you are informed.

06-19-2002, 01:49 AM	#2
DilLy Member (10 bit) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 772	Well I have a external Zip250 USB. At first when I got XP and installed the drive I made the mistake of then installing the "latest" drivers off hte IOMEGA site. Big mistake. I then just used the ones that came with it and all was much better. the thing is I thought it was still slower and quirkier than on ME/98. I found that right clicking the drive, going to "properties", then choosing the "hardware" tab and selecting the Zip drive, then going to "policies" and select "Optimize for Performance" (as opposed to Optimize for quick removal) and maker sure "Enable Write Caching on the Disk" is also checked. This made things about 7 times faster. Make sure to read what each one does, though, so you are informed.