[Deja News] HomeÊá Resource Directories [New!] [-------------------------------------] Quick SearchÊá Power SearchÊá Search FilterÊá Interest FinderÊá Browse Groups [Search the Yellow Pages] Find Phone Numbers and E-Mail Addresses Anywhere!! ÊArticle 195 of exactly 1425 Text Only ÊÊÊHelp[?] [Previous Article] Previous Article [Next Article] Next Article [Current Results] Current Results [View Thread] View Thread [Post Message] Post Message Subject: Re: Partitioning Zip Disks -- Possible? From: pubpc1@library.ucla.edu Date: 1997/04/16 Message-ID: <5j316p$18ls@uni.library.ucla.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 [More Headers] wily@svpal.svpal.org (Paul Creager) wrote: >Captain Harlock (Z5D31@ttacs3.ttu.edu) wrote: >: > So using IBM formatted zip disks would be the thing to try most likely. >: Okay, I'll try it. Thanks for the info. > >Yes, you're better off using IBM formatted Zip disks because they lack >that special Mac partition, which apparently is hard to remove with a II. > >I'm in the market for a Zip drive myself. I know they come in SCSI and >parallel models (for IBMs). My question is, is the disk that ships in the >SCSI version already formatted for Mac or IBM? I want to avoid those Mac >disks, including the one supplied with the unit. > >Wily Yes they are. :( The GS should be able to remove the Mac partition, however. The disk just needs to be unlocked first. The Zip disk has a special crystaline area on the bottom, lower right corner. It stores the lock/unlock signal (methods unknown). If the disk is locked, you can't partition or write to it. The ZipTools disk included with the drive IS locked. -Scott G. ----------------------------------------------------------- [Search the Yellow Pages] Find Phone Numbers and E-Mail Addresses Anywhere!! ----------------------------------------------------------- Previous Ê|Ê Next Ê|Ê Results Ê|Ê View Thread Ê|Ê Author Profile Ê|Ê Post Message Ê|Ê Post Reply Ê|Ê Send Email ----------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1995-97 Deja News, Inc. All rights reserved.