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How do I know which Iomega® CD-RW, DVD or ZipCD™ 650 drive I own?
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Please use the following steps to determine which Iomega® CD-RW, DVD or ZipCD™ 650 drive you own.

Important: This list was created to help Iomega CD-RW, DVD and ZipCD 650 customers determine which drive they own. If you do not have an Iomega brand CD-RW drive, please contact your CD-RW drive manufacturer for more information.

Note: If you have a Zip 100, Zip 250, Zip 750 or Zip Plus drive, please go to document http://www.iomega.com/europe/support/english/documents/11382e.html

STEP ONE - Find the product logo

Note: If a logo is not present on the front face plate of your drive, proceed to STEP TWO

    If you have a top loading drive and the product logo on the lid looks similar to one of the images below, you have an Iomega CD-RW Predator™ drive.

    Old Predator Logo  New Predator Logo

    If you have a front loading drive and the product logo on the face plate looks similar to one of the images below, you have an Iomega CD-RW drive.

    Old CD-RW Logo  New CD-RW Logo

    If you have a front loading external drive and the product logo on the face plate looks similar to the image below, you have an Iomega Super DVD Writer/All-Format USB 2.0 drive. This is the only all-format external USB DVD drive Iomega has shipped.

    Iomega Super DVD Writer/All-Format Logo

    If you have a front loading internal drive and the product logo on the face plate looks similar to the image below, you have an Iomega Super DVD Writer/All-Format ATAPI drive. This is the only all-format internal DVD writer Iomega has shipped.

    Iomega Super DVD Writer/All-Format Logo

    If you have a front loading internal drive and the product logo on the face plate looks similar to the image below, you have an Iomega DVD Dual +/-RW drive. This is the only DVD+/-RW drive Iomega has shipped.

    Iomega DVD Dual +/-RW Logo

    If you have a front loading internal drive and the product logo on the face plate looks similar to the image below, you have an Iomega DVD+RW drive. This is the only DVD+RW drive Iomega has shipped.

    Iomega DVD+RW Logo

    If you have a front loading drive and the product logo on the face plate looks similar to the image below, you have an Iomega ZipCD drive.

    ZipCD Logo

STEP TWO - Look at the back of your drive or adapter to determine the interface of your drive

    USB 1.1 and 2.0 Interface - The connection will look like the illustration below. The USB symbol may also be listed on your drive.

    USB Connection

    USB Symbol

    FireWire® Interface - The connection will look like the illustration below. The FireWire symbol may also be listed on your drive.

    FireWire Connection

    FireWire Symbol

    ATAPI Interface - All the internal drives have an ATAPI interface. The back of your drive should look similar to the illustration below.

    Back of Internal Drive

STEP THREE - Determine the speed of your drive

    Iomega CD-RW Predator Drives

    Iomega CD-RW Predator drives have three different speeds depending on the design of the drive and the interface. Please refer to the table below.

    Product and Interface Speed
    Predator Drive and Logo + USB Adapter
    4x4x6
    Predator Drive and Logo + FireWire Adapter
    8x4x32
    Predator Drive and Logo + USB 2.0 Interface
    24x10x40
    or
    40x12x40
    or
    40x24x40

    Iomega CD-RW, DVD and ZipCD Drives

    Iomega CD-RW, DVD and ZipCD drives usually have the speed of the drive referenced on the front face plate as shown in the illustrations below.

    Note: If the speed of your drive is not referenced on the front face plate, proceed to STEP FOUR

    CD-RW External


    CD-RW Internal

STEP FOUR - Pictures and names

Using the table below, locate the picture that looks like your drive. Listed next to each picture are all of the drives that look like the picture shown. Using the pictures in the table below and the information provided in the previous steps, you should be able to determine which drive you own.

    Important: If you still are unsure after using the table below, you can also look for your drive's model or model number on the product label, which is located on either the bottom or top of the drive. Browse through the list of model/model numbers listed in the table below to help you find your drive. (Some of the drives had multiple model/model numbers, so all of the model numbers available for each drive may not be listed.)

Product Picture Product Name Model/Model Number
External Iomega DVD Drives - Black/Silver

Super DVD Writer/All-Format
USB 2.0
Support
Downloads


DVDRW4224E2Q
or
DVDRW4224E2Q-D


External Iomega CD-RW Drives - Black

Iomega CD-RW 48x24x48
USB 2.0
Support
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 52x24x52
USB 2.0
Support
Downloads

Iomega CD-RW 48x24x48
DVD-ROM USB 2.0
Support
Downloads


CDRW55296EXT3
or
CDRW55292EXT3



CDRW55292EXT




CDDVD482416E23
or
DVDRW4216INP-A


External Iomega CD-RW Drives - Blue

Iomega CD-RW 16x10x40
USB 2.0
Support
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 24x10x40
USB 2.0
Support
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 40x12x48
FireWire
Support
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 40x12x48
USB 2.0
Support
Downloads


CDRW6402EXT (-A or -B may be at the end)




CDRW9602EXT3 (-A or -B may be at the end)




CDRW2304EXT
or
CDRW2304FEXT-B



CDRW9602EXT3 (-A or -B may be at the end)



External Iomega CD-RW / ZipCD Drives - Purple

Iomega CD-RW 4x4x6
USB
Support
Downloads


Iomega ZipCD 650 4x4x6
USB
Support
Downloads


ZIPCDUSB
or
ZIPCD650USB



ZIPCDUSB
or
ZIPCD650USB


External Iomega CD-RW Predator Drives - Silver & Blue

Iomega CD-RW Predator 24x10x40
USB 2.0
Support
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW Predator 40x12x40
USB 2.0
Support
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW Predator 40x24x40
USB 2.0
Support
Downloads


CDRW9602EXT-B





CDRW19202EXT2-B
or
CDRW1920EXT2-B



Not Available




External Iomega CD-RW Predator Drives - Silver & Blue

Iomega CD-RW Predator 4x4x6
USB
Support
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW Predator 8x4x32
FireWire
Support
Downloads


ZIPCD1024EXT





ZIPCD1024EXT




Internal Iomega DVD Drives - Beige

Iomega DVD+RW 4x2.4x12
ATAPI
Support
Downloads


Iomega Dual DVD+/-RW
ATAPI
Support
Downloads


Super DVD Writer/All-Format
ATAPI
Support
Downloads



DVDRW4216INP-A
or
ND-1100A



DVDRW4216IND-A
or
ND-1300A



DVDRW4224INQ-D
or
IOM-4040B



Internal Iomega CD-RW Drives - Beige
Iomega CD-RW 12x10x32
ATAPI
Support
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 16x10x40
ATAPI
Support
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 24x10x40
ATAPI
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 32x10x40
ATAPI
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 40x12x40
ATAPI
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 48x24x48
ATAPI
Downloads


Iomega CD-RW 52x24x52
ATAPI
Downloads



ZIPCD3840INT (-A or
-B may be at the end)




CDRW6400INT (-A or
-B may be at the end)




CDRW9600INT (-A or
-B may be at the end)



CDRW15360INT-B




CDRW19200INT-A
or
CDRW23040INT-B


CDRW55296INT (-B or -C may be at the end)




CDRW64896INT (-B or -C may be at the end)



Internal ZipCD Drives - Beige

Iomega ZipCD 650 4x4x24
ATAPI
Support
Downloads


Iomega ZipCD 650 8x4x32
ATAPI
Support
Downloads


Iomega ZipCD 650 12x4x32
ATAPI
Support
Downloads


Iomega ZipCD 650 12x10x32
ATAPI
Support
Downloads


ZIPCD384INT





ZIPCDP1024INT
or
ZIPCD1024INT



ZIPCD1536INT
or
ZIPCDINT1536



ZIPCD3840INT (-A or
-B may be at the end)





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