NOTE: This section is included in the manual to provide complete reference information in one document. Most users will use the installation instructions from the electronic Installation Guide which is included on the Zip Install floppy for Macintosh.
• Macintosh System Software, version 7 or higher
(compatible with all versions of System 7, including 7.5)
• Minimum 4MB RAM
*Includes compatibility with the PowerMac, Quadra, Performa, Centris, Macintosh, LC, Macintosh II, PowerBook, and PowerBook Duo series computers.
NOTE: Version 4.2 of the Iomega Driver and the Iomega Guest program work with System 6.0.8 or higher. The Zip Tools software package, including Iomega Tools, requires System 7 or higher.
Use the following instructions to install your Zip Tools software under System 7. If you are installing the Iomega Driver under System 6, use the Special Instructions for System 6 Users at the end of this section.
Step 1: Connect the Zip drive to your Macintosh.
If you have already connected your Zip drive, proceed to step 2. If you need to connect your Zip drive, refer to the instructions in the Installation Guide for Macintosh that came with the drive.
Step 2: Hold down the Shift key and start your Macintosh.
Hold down the Shift key until you see the message indicating that extensions are disabled.
Step 3: Run the Zip installer.
Insert the Install floppy for Macintosh in your Mac’s floppy drive. Double click on the Zip Install icon to run the installer.
 
Step 4: Install the Software.
The installer will guide you through the installation process. Carefully read each screen for instructions. Unless you select different settings, Zip Install will automatically install the Iomega Driver and all of the Zip Tools software package on your current startup disk when you select Install.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SYSTEM 6 USERS:
Drag the Iomega Driver from the Zip Install floppy to your System Folder, then restart your Macintosh. Run the Zip installer as described in steps 3 and 4 above to complete the installation process. (You won't be able to write files to your Zip Tools disk until you complete the installation.)
When you install Iomega software to support your Zip drive, you can select to install any of the Zip Tools for Macintosh to the disk you select. This section briefly describes each component of the current package and how it will install on your system.
• Iomega Driver
 
The Iomega Driver is an extension which allows your Macintosh to talk to the Zip drive. The Iomega Driver installs in the System Extensions folder on the disk you select for installation (usually the Mac's hard disk).
• Iomega Tools
 
Iomega Tools is a collection of utilities for Zip drives and disks, including format, write protection (with or without password), and read/write disk protection (password required). Installing Iomega Tools places a copy in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the disk you select for installation and adds an alias for Iomega Tools to your Apple menu items.
• Iomega Guest
 
Iomega Guest is a utility that allows you to use a Zip drive temporarily on a Mac without having to install the Iomega Driver in the System folder. Installing Iomega Guest places a copy of the Guest program in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the disk you select for installation. It also places a copy of Iomega Guest Help in Manuals and Help within the Iomega Zip Tools folder.
• Personal Backup™
 
Personal Backup is a background backup and disk synchronization utility provided by SunStar Publishing. You can set Personal Backup to backup automatically at shutdown or any other convenient time, or you can use a command or hot key to launch a backup whenever you wish.
Personal Backup is a control panel and installs in your System Control Panels folder. An alias that allows you to open the Personal Backup Control Panel installs in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the disk you select for installation. An electronic manual for Personal Backup installs in the Manuals and Help folder within the Iomega Zip Tools folder.
• VirtualDisk™ Starter
 
This is a starter version of the cataloging utility from Continuum Software, Inc. VirtualDisk is used to track applications and files on multiple removable disks.
VirtualDisk Starter is a control panel and installs in Control Panels within your System Folder. An alias that allows you to open the VirtualDisk Control Panel installs in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the disk you select for installation. An electronic manual for VirtualDisk installs in the Manuals and Help folder within the Iomega Zip Tools folder.
• DiskDup Pro™
 
This is a starter version of the single drive disk duplication utility from Continuum Software, Inc. DiskDup Pro can be used to copy your Zip disks and floppy disks.
Installing DiskDup Pro places a copy in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the disk you select for installation.
• EasyLabels™ Starter
 
This is a starter version of the utility that allows you to create and print labels for organizing and identifying all your Zip disks and other removable disks. EasyLabels is provided by Continuum Software, Inc.
Installing EasyLabels places a copy in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the disk you select for installation. Information on EasyLabels is included in the electronic VirtualDisk Manual.
• Zip Tour
 
Zip Tour is a multimedia program that familiarizes the new Zip user with the features and uses of Zip drives and Zip Tools software. Selecting to install Zip Tour installs only an alias in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the disk you select for installation – the actual files for running Zip Tour remain on your Zip Tools disk.
• Pathways into Darkness Demo
 
This is the first four levels of the 3-D real-time action game which received the 1993 MacWorld Game Hall of Fame award (provided by Bungie Software Products Corporation). Selecting to install the demo installs only an alias in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the selected disk - the actual game files remain on your Zip Tools disk.
• Marathon Demo
 
The demo includes three single-play levels and one network-play level of the futuristic multiplayer follow-up to Pathways into Darkness. The demo supports two players for network play; the full game supports eight players for network play. Marathon Demo is provided by Bungie Software Products Corporation. Selecting to install the demo installs only an alias in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the selected disk – the actual game files remain on your Zip Tools disk.
After installing your Zip Tools software, you will see an icon or alias for each of the installed Tools in the Iomega Zip Tools folder on the disk you selected for installation. The Manuals and Help folder inside the Iomega Zip Tools folder contains the electronic documentation available for the Tools you selected to install. For additional information about the Zip Tools package for Macintosh, refer to Zip Tools Help, either in the Manuals and Help folder or on the Zip Install floppy for Macintosh. Zip Tools Help also contains support information for each of the Zip Tools programs.
