Zip drive connector I.D.

[jadinolf]

I just purchased a USB 250 Meg Zip drive on eBay. No manual came with it. I am curious what the connector shown in this pic is. Thanks for reply.

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/jadinolf/zip250.jpg

 

[GrammatonJP]

scsi? one of my old 250 was scsi..

 

[Juno]

parallel port i think.

 

[GrammatonJP]

hard to see if its pins or and edge..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8830534379 - that one looks similar and is usb and scsi

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: GrammatonJP
hard to see if its pins or and edge..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8830534379 - that one looks similar and is usb and scsi

There are no pins. SCSI makes sense, I guess. I have no experience with SCSI so I'll take your word for it.

Thanks all, it is most appreciated.

 

[corkyg]

There are two connectors. One is USB and the other is a female Centronics. It looks too small to be SCSI. I have a cable with a small Centronics male on one end and a DB-25 male on the other end. I can't remember what it was for. But, I think it was for a printer connection way back when. I will take a picture and add it to this via edit. OK - here is the picture:

Pic

I think the one in the middle would mate with your Zip female connector.

OK - further investigation says it is a SCSI - Centroniucs to DB 25. That is the cable I have.

SCSI

Can you give us a width measurement of that connector?

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: corkyg
There are two connectors. One is USB and the other is a female Centronics. It looks too small to be SCSI. I have a cable with a small Centronics male on one end and a DB-25 male on the other end. I can't remember what it was for. But, I think it was for a printer connection way back when. I will take a picture and add it to this via edit. OK - here is the picture:

Pic

I think the one in the middle would mate with your Zip female connector.

OK - further investigation says it is a SCSI - Centroniucs to DB 25. That is the cable I have.

SCSI

Can you give us a width measurement of that connector?

Roughly 1 3/8" wide

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: Juno
parallel port i think.

Defiantly

 

[ForumMaster]

i think it's parallel. the parallel and SCSI ports have the same width and size.

 

[JimPhelpsMI]

Hi, The guys are correct. Looks like a Centronics connector. Same as on printers. Probably uses a printer cable to connect to the parallel (printer) port. Older Zips used the same configuration but used a standard parallel cable, same on both ends. Download free driver and information from Iomega. Good Luck, Jim

 

[jackschmittusa]

Some HP printers used the small Centronics connector. Printer cables are not the same on both ends.

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
Some HP printers used the small Centronics connector. Printer cables are not the same on both ends.

That's it - I have the cable with the small Centronics on one and and a standard DB-25 on the other. I think it is an old printer cable. One of these days, I am going to have to sort out my closet full of cables!

Cables

Been collecting those for about 14 years - the wife says they are reproducing at night.

 

[jadinolf]

And the answer is [drum roll] PCMIA!