the big fat zip zap problem- help me !!!

the problem is : I connect the zip to the mpc 2000 , press shift+ disc, go to device try to change it so i can use the zip drive... then "wait..." appeares and nothing happens . you can wait a hour but nothing happens just "wait..." is to be seen on the display. i postet two times before , thank everybody who wanted to help me . but the advice you gave did not work or i didn't understand it. please try to explain with more details . i am a rookee. i bought my mpc three weeks ago. help me please!
( what about the scsi ID? everybody told me that i should have a look at the back of my zip drive - there are a lot of numbers but which one is for the scsi ID... and how do i change the scsi ID at my mpc???)

Hey guy I have a 2000xl an di don't know if its the same but I just wanna try to help so here goes ......you change the scsi number for the MPc by going to the load screen and moving your cursor to the device option. It should say floppy I think. then trun your jog wheel and it will check each channel for a scsi device as you turn it. If i recall correctly the zip onlyhas two choices for scsi ID#'s thats 5 or 6 , make sure your terminater is on also ........GOOD LUCK

PLATINUM1 wrote:Hey guy I have a 2000xl an di don't know if its the same but I just wanna try to help so here goes ......you change the scsi number for the MPc by going to the load screen and moving your cursor to the device option. It should say floppy I think. then trun your jog wheel and it will check each channel for a scsi device as you turn it. If i recall correctly the zip onlyhas two choices for scsi ID#'s thats 5 or 6 , make sure your terminater is on also ........GOOD LUCK

if i go to the device option i can't turn my jog wheel to check each channel then "wait..." appeares. and nothing is possible anymore

I'm in the same boat...I just got my MPC a few days ago and it just freezes up at the load screen. I have no other choice but to turn the unit off. I have a 100 MB Iomega ZIP drive which is connected to the MPC via a cord with a couple of adapters. Judging from the FAQ about this, it sounds like I need a 25 male to 50 male in one cord (if I can find one). I may also need an external SCSI ZIP as opposed to the standard ones that are supposed to run through your PC printer parallel port. I'm just guessing here and havent tried it out but it does sound like a reasonable solution.