PowerBook G3 Series: Computer Stops Responding When Using Zip Drive in Drive Bay

Symptom

After updating to Mac OS 9.2.1 or higher, inserting or accessing a Zip drive placed in a PowerBook G3 series drive bay results in the computer no longer responding to mouse clicks or other input.


Solution

1. Open the Extensions Manager control panel.
2. Turn off the Iomega Driver extension.
3. Restart the computer.
4. Open the Iomega Guest application after inserting the drive or disk.

The Iomega Guest application is included as part of the IomegaWare software package, available from Iomega's Web site.
(http://www.iomega.com/).