sorry, another zip drive question though

i just got a zip 100 for my mpc 2000 but only one end fits in the zip drive, and only that same end fits in the mpc, the other end of the cable is too small. i never worked with a zip drive before, am i doin something wrong or what? what should i do, thanks.



Peace and Love

you may have to purchase a male scsi 25 pin to 25 pin cable. i think this is what you need. they also have converters that you can buy to convert smaller sizes to whatever you need but i think its easier to buy the cable itself. im not at home so im not able to confirm which size you'll need at this time but when i get back i can tell you for sure.

DONT quote me on this but i think this will work...........hope this helps.


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=& ... scsi+cable

thanks smooth, one more question, ( and u were right by the way with the cable size) i hooked the scsi drive up and when i try and format the disk it says drive not ready, i got the channels set right and everything, u know what could be up with that?



Peace and Love

I have a Zip question as well. I usually keep the zip plugged up to my MPC 2000 classic. Can I hook it up to my computer then download sample into the zip drive, then hook it up to the MPC 2000 again. Forgive me if this has been answered already. I did a search and couldn't quite find it.

You wanna get a parallel zip for your computer.Movin' your zip back and forth could short the fuse on your mpc.Connecting and disconnecting the zip when the mpc is powered can blow it.


Peace.

aye homie im gon tell u some good shi*

go on http://www.ebay.com and look up usb zip drives

they hook up to your computer by usb. seriously i got mine for under $30

very cheap on ebay. peace

and to unphasable, im not too sure. but im sure someone else around here knows what thats about...anytime it says that for me is whenever i restart my mpc and i try to switch to the drive id (which is usually 5 for me) it says that too. but i juss go back one then turn back to 5 and its aight. so im not sure.

good luck yall

@unphaseable : Have you turned the terminator switch on the back of your zip to 'ON' ? If the zip is the only scsi device hooked up to your mpc or the last one in a chain then the terminator must be turned on.