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| 13767 | 2001-06-07 05:04:00 | Why is it that I can copy 95 Megs of data to one PC in aprox 4-5 min, while on another PC it takes 25 Min for the same data using the same Parallel Zip drive. I am unable to find any info for this on Iomega's web site The fast transfer is to a Compaq Deskpro EN P3 1Gig Win 2000 The slow transfer is to a Solkek75kav kt133a MBoard running a 750Mhz Duron Win ME Any help would be appreciated |
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| 13768 | 2001-06-07 10:31:00 | Check the settings for your parallel port in BIOS | Guest (0) | ||
| 13769 | 2001-06-07 10:39:00 | go to control panal, system, scsi controllers, u should see the zip drive listed there,do a properties on it, or might be called settings, ne way u will see what i mean when u get there. Type in the space......... '/mode:epp /port:378 /speed:6' without the quotes. The port address & print mode must match... | Guest (0) | ||
| 13770 | 2001-06-08 01:03:00 | The main difference in speed is because of differences in the operating system utilisation of the parallel port controller. I have always found WinNT (and presumably therefore Win2K) MUCH faster than Win9x (presumably WinMe too) for transferring files on a parallel port Zip drive. I don't know if changing the port settings and speed as someone else suggested will work. If it does - I'm very interested, so please let me know. |
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| 13771 | 2001-06-08 07:31:00 | When I boot up, I get a message on the screen that it was using the imm interface rather than a ppa interface due to this being a newer drive. When you compile a linux kernel, you can choose whether you intend to use a ppa or imm drive, or both. I'm sure there must be a similar option in Windows. | Guest (0) | ||
| 13772 | 2001-06-10 21:55:00 | Thanks for your suggestion Malcolm, It worked. I changed the value in Device Manager as you suggested, I am now getting a trasnfer rate that is now equal to the Win 2k Machine. Brilliant Thanks for you help |
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| 13773 | 2001-06-10 22:07:00 | Just to let you know that Malcom's suggestion above worked. My transfer rate to Win ME is now equal to Win 2000. | Guest (0) | ||
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