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What operating systems are supported with my Iomega® CD-RW, DVD or ZipCD™ 650 drive?
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You will need to know which Iomega® CD-RW, DVD or ZipCD™ 650 drive you own in order for you to obtain accurate information from this document. If you are unsure which drive you own, please go to http://www.iomega.com/europe/support/english/documents/11381e.html


Iomega CD-RW Predator™ Drives

How to use this table:

 N/S - Drive and software not supported. Click here for more information.
 X - Drive and software supported. Click here for more information.
 X* - Drive will work, software may work depending on software version. Click here for more information.
         Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver 4.02 or higher
         Not Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver. 3.5c
 D/O - Drive only, the software included with the drive is not supported. Click here for more information.
Drives
DOS, 3.1, Linux, Unix & CE
95
98
98SE
NT
2000
Me
XP
Mac OS 8.5.1 or lower
Mac OS 8.6 - 9.1
Mac OS 9.2 - 9.2.x
Mac OS 10.1 - 10.2.x
Iomega CD-RW
Predator 40x24x40 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
Predator 40x12x40 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
Predator 24x10x40 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
Predator 8x4x32 FireWire
N/S
N/S
N/S
X
N/S
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
Predator 4x4x6 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
X
D/O
D/O


Iomega CD-RW Drives

How to use this table:

 N/S - Drive and software not supported. Click here for more information.
 X - Drive and software supported. Click here for more information.
 X* - Drive will work, software may work depending on software version. Click here for more information.
         Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver 4.02 or higher
         Not Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver. 3.5c
 X** - Drive will work, software will only work if you are using Iomega HotBurn®. Click here for more information.
 D/O - Drive only, the software included with the drive is not supported. Click here for more information.
Drives
DOS, 3.1, Linux, Unix & CE
95
98
98SE
NT
2000
Me
XP
Mac OS 8.5.1 or lower
Mac OS 8.6
Mac OS 9.0 - 9.1
Mac OS 9.2 - 9.2.x
Mac OS 10.1 - 10.2.x
Iomega CD-RW
52x24x52 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW 48x24x48
DVD-ROM USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
48x24x48 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
40x12x48 FireWire
N/S
N/S
N/S
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
N/S
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
40x12x48 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
24x10x40 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
16x10x40 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
X
D/O
D/O
Iomega CD-RW
16x10x40 ATAPI
N/S
X
X
X
X
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
Iomega CD-RW
12x10x32 ATAPI
N/S
X
X
X
X
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
Iomega CD-RW
4x4x6 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X*
X*
X**
N/S
X
X
D/O
D/O


ZipCD 650 Drives

How to use this table:

 N/S - Drive and software not supported. Click here for more information.
 X - Drive and software supported. Click here for more information.
 X* - Drive will work, software may work depending on software version. Click here for more information.
         Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver 4.02 or higher
         Not Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver. 3.5c
 D/O - Drive only, the software included with the drive is not supported. Click here for more information.
Drives
DOS, 3.1, Linux, Unix & CE
95
98
98SE
NT
2000
Me
XP
Mac OS 8.5.1 or lower
Mac OS 8.6 - 9.1
Mac OS 9.2 - 9.2.x
Mac OS 10.1 - 10.2.x
ZipCD 650
12x10x32 ATAPI
N/S
X
X
X
X
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
ZipCD 650
12x4x32 ATAPI
N/S
X
X
X
X
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
ZipCD 650
8x4x32 ATAPI
N/S
X
X
X
X
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
ZipCD 650 DVD
6x4x24x4 ATAPI
N/S
X
X
X
X
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
ZipCD 650
4x4x24 ATAPI
N/S
X
X
X
X
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
ZipCD 650
4x4x6 USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
X
D/O
D/O


Iomega DVD and DVD+RW Drives

How to use this table:

 N/S - Drive and software not supported. Click here for more information.
 X - Drive and software supported. Click here for more information.
 X* - Drive will work, software may work depending on software version. Click here for more information.
         Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver 4.02 or higher
         Not Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver. 3.5c
 D/O - Drive only, the software included with the drive is not supported. Click here for more information.
Drives
DOS, 3.1, Linux, Unix & CE
95
98
98SE
NT
2000
Me
XP
Mac OS 8.5.1 or lower
Mac OS 8.6 - 9.1
Mac OS 9.2 - 9.2.x
Mac OS 10.1 - 10.2.x
Iomega Super DVD
USB 2.0
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
Iomega Super DVD
4x2.4x12 ATAPI
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
Iomega Dual (+/-)
4x2.4x12 ATAPI
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
Iomega DVD+RW (+)
4x2.4x12 ATAPI
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S
Iomega CD-RW 48x24x48
DVD-ROM USB
N/S
N/S
X
X
N/S
X
X
X
N/S
X
D/O
D/O
ZipCD 650 DVD
6x4x24x4 ATAPI
N/S
X
X
X
X
X*
X*
D/O
N/S
N/S
N/S
N/S


N/S - Drive and software not supported

    This means that both the drive and software are not supported by Iomega on the operating system listed. No other options are available.

X - Drive and software supported

    Your Iomega CD-RW drive and software should work properly.

X* - Drive will work, software may work depending on software version

    Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver 4.02 or higher should work with the operating system.

    Not Supported: Easy CD Creator - ver. 3.5c will not work with the operating system. Iomega HotBurn has support for the latest Windows® operating systems, including XP, and Iomega HotBurn's user-friendly interface makes burning CDs easier and faster than ever. All current Iomega CD-RW (ZipCD 650) drive customers can purchase Iomega HotBurn® software at a discounted price. For pricing information and/or to purchase Iomega HotBurn, please go to the Iomega Online Store at http://www.iomega-europe.com/eu/en/shop/software/shop_software_family_en.aspx

X** - Drive will work, software will only work if you are using Iomega HotBurn®

    If the software that came with the drive is not Iomega HotBurn - Iomega HotBurn has support for the latest Windows® operating systems, including XP, and Iomega HotBurn's user-friendly interface makes burning CDs easier and faster than ever. All current Iomega CD-RW (ZipCD 650) drive customers can purchase Iomega HotBurn® software at a discounted price. For pricing information and/or to purchase Iomega HotBurn, please go to the Iomega Online Store at http://www.iomega-europe.com/eu/en/shop/software/shop_software_family_en.aspx If you are using Windows XP, you may also choose to use the built-in burning software included with the operating system.

D/O - Drive only, the software included with the drive is not supported

    Windows users: You can purchase or use software that will work with your drive and the operating system. Iomega HotBurn has support for the latest Windows® operating systems, including XP, and Iomega HotBurn's user-friendly interface makes burning CDs easier and faster than ever. All current Iomega CD-RW (ZipCD 650) drive customers can purchase Iomega HotBurn® software at a discounted price. For pricing information and/or to purchase Iomega HotBurn, please go to the Iomega Online Store at http://www.iomega-europe.com/eu/en/shop/software/shop_software_family_en.aspx If you are using Windows XP, you may also choose to use the built-in burning software included with the operating system.

    Macintosh users: The software that shipped with the drive is not compatible with this operating system, therefore, a third-party CD/DVD burning software or the CD burning software included with the operating system must be used. The drive will be seen as a regular CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive until compatible burning software is installed. If you are using Mac OS X, Iomega offers a solution for Iomega CD-RW (ZipCD 650) and DVD drive customers who are using Mac OS 9.2.x or Mac OS 10.2 or newer (not supported in Mac OS 10.1.x). For more information, please go to http://www.iomega.com/software/discribe.html You may also choose to use the built-in burning software included with the operating system. For more information about drive and software support in Mac OS X, please go to http://www.iomega.com/europe/support/english/documents/10967e.html For information about drive and software support in Mac OS 9.2 - 9.2.x, please go to http://www.iomega.com/europe/support/english/documents/11534e.html

    Note: Most Iomega CD-RW, ZipCD 650, and DVD drives work with Discribe Macintosh software. For more information about supported drives, please visit the supported drive list at http://www.charismac.com/Support/Discribe/discribedevice.html

If your drive is not recognized or not detected by the computer and/or CD software and you are using a supported operating system, please go to http://www.iomega.com/europe/support/english/documents/11083e.html



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