Why won't my Iomega® parallel port drive and my printer work together? Document # 10392.html
The parallel port of your computer is designed to support only one device. You may be able to attach two or more devices to your parallel port at the same time, such as a printer and a Zip® parallel port drive, but problems may occur. You may experience one or more of the following symptoms when attaching a printer to an Iomega® parallel port drive.
Symptoms:
Your Iomega parallel port drive is not assigned a drive letter.
Your computer locks up when Windows® begins to load.
Your printer will not print when attached to the back of your Iomega parallel port drive.
To resolve problems between your printer and your Iomega parallel port drive, follow the steps below:
Select your printer from the list below and click the link.