Iomega 250 zip drive driver update for windows 10

Hello, I have a lot of photos on my two Iomega 250 zip drives and am not able to load the software on Windows 10 to download them.  I only have windows 8 and windows 10 on my computers.  Can you please tell me where I can download driver updates to used these zip drives? Thank you very much. Russell Conrad

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Russell Conrad,

Try here:

http://ww38.iomega.com/

http://www.driverguide.com/driver/company/Iomega/index.html

Bev.

I went to the referenced address and found several companies offering help with downloading drivers.  It gave the appearance that they could provide Iomega Zip Drive support.  After subscribing to Driver Navigator and Driver Update, I learned this was not true.  Driver Navigator refunded my money immediately, without question.  Driver Navigator is continuing to try to get me to keep the software and is not wanting to refund my money, even though they state a 60 day 100 percent refund if not satisfied.  I have told them why I do not wish to continue use of their software and they keep trying to get me to keep it.  I will have to go to PayPal and get them to arbitrate.  I would advise anyone against subscribing to Driver Navigator.  I did learn through a forum that driver software is not required for the USB supported Zip Drives.  I was able to just plug in my Iomega 250 Zip Drive and download my date.  Just plugging in the USB cable activates the drive.  I also learned from this forum that there are no driver updates beyond Windows XP.

Correction to my previous statement.  It was Driver Update that immediately refunded my money.  Driver Navigator is the company that is trying to get me to continue using their service and refusing to refund my money at this time.  I would definitely recommend Driver Update to anyone for they never quibbled over refunding my money.

I apoligize for my incorrect statement about Driver Update.

Russell Conrad

Purchase a PCI (or PCIe)-to-EIDE adapter for desktop computers.  I got mine from Microcenter:  https://www.microcenter.com/product/307896/sata---ide-pci-controller-card

Purchase an ATAPI Zip 250 drive from a junk peddler on eBay.  I got mine locally from a local used computer parts dealer:  https://www.computerresetdallas.com/

Once you get that hooked up in Windows you will have access to your drive and Zip disks without any additional software.  I just did it two nights ago.  No software 'should' be required as the PCI-to-EIDE adapter will operate the ATAPI Zip drive from the auspices of its own SCSI driver.

This page has a lot of drivers for the USB Zip drives, and I tried one of them on a Windows 98 Second Edition retrobox and it worked with the ATAPI Zip 250 connected directly to the motherboard's EIDE connector (no adapter required).  It would probably have worked on Windows 10 as well, but my Windows 10 desktop does not have an EIDE connector so I was forced to acquire the adapter spoken of.  Your mileage may vary:  https://members.driverguide.com/driver_search.php?q=zip+250&company=513&si=f89dbc5675e62c15570fa840528687da&st=1548810992&ref=www_company_page&gqm0=zip+250+Iomega

Most of the 'driver' sites are scams.  Find someone with IT experience to get your solution going if you don't follow mine, but mine is simple...

Thanks for the reminder that Iomega made an ATAPI model. I've ordered one from Amazon for $25 shipped.  I don't need to fool with the parallel Zip100 model and it's obscenely slow transfer rate.

The first link was refused by Malwarebytes (PUP detected) and the second is convoluted and fraught with pitfalls as mentioned below. Order an ATAPI Zip 250 model on Amazon or Ebay and adapter per WarsawPact1955's instructions below, transfer your pics and then sell on the drive to someone else with the same challenge.

I hope that worked out for you.  I get a tickle using antiquated hardware operationally on modern OSs...