Iomega Sound Cards & Media Devices Driver

Iomega released the 1GB JAZ Hard Disk removable cartridge drive system in 1995, and releasing an updated 2GB version in 1998 (which is fully backward compatible with 1GB cartridges). Iomega made the JAZ in both internal (SCSI & IDE in 3.5″ form factor) and external (SCSI & Parallel) configurations.

I use these for mass storage, backup, and data transfer on most of my vintage SCSI equipped computers like vintage Apple II and Macintosh computers, and even a few of my SCSI equipped vintage PCs. These drives are typically quite inexpensive on the 2nd hand market, I have 2x 2GB and 3x 1GB drives and a large stack of cartridges in both 1GB and 2GB capacities.

Being a removable hard disk platter based system, the drives and disks, when inserted should be handled gently as you would any hard disk, however when handled with care I have found these to be much more reliable than Iomega’s ZIP drive offering.

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The history of development of drives with removable media based on thehard discs started with SyQuest and its drivers based on the Bernoullieffect (when an air current resulted from disc rotation forms an air cushionwhich doesn't allow magnetic heads to touch a disc surface). Later Iomegawhich was famous for its ZiP drives decided to extend its sphere for thewhole range of drives with removable discs. It resulted in a new drivenamed JAZ. The struggle between Iomega and SyQuest wasn't long and endedin favor of Iomega which purchased its competitor. At almost equal speedsand reliability Iomega offered a cheaper data storage method. Besides,the company had a wider range of products and could carry out a more flexiblepolicy. The JAZ, thus, was the only drive with removable media based onhard discs for a long time. Some time ago Castlewood released a similarsolution - ORB, but there was, in fact, nothing new. The only advantagewas that the data storage cost much decreased, but prices for JAZ cartridgesalso fell down, that is why the situation was steady again. But soon theJAZ failed to meet the requirements of all users, especially because therewas a great demand for mobile devices. And a new drive meant to replacethe JAZ was Peerless.

Peerless

Specification:

Interface: USB 1.0, FireWire(IEEE 1394), SCSI (optional)
HotSwap support in case of USB and FireWire
Medium type: 10 and 20 GBytes cartridges
Date rate: up to 15 MBytes/s
Cartridge based on a 2.5' hard disc from IBM

Spindle speed: 4200 RPM
Internal data rate: 25 MBytes/s (buffer/disc)
Average access time: 12 ms
Typical SpinUp time: 3 s

Shock resistance (in an idle state)

cartridge: 400G
drive: 200G

Error-free running time: 250,000 hrs

We tested the drive with a FireWire(IEEE 1394) interface since it allows using all possible capabilities of the drive. In the box you can find the drive which consists of an interface module, a docking station module and a cartridge, a FireWire cable (6–6), and a power supply unit (if the FireWire controller can't supply enough power). FireWire controllers are usually able to feed an external device, but some models lack for such a possibility. A FireWire controller is able to supply 15W (12V 1.25A) to each port. And if a controller provides only 5W (12V 0.4A), it isn't meant for feeding external modules. In the box you can also find a case for you to wear it on your belt. And the last thing we found here was a CD with the required tools, Iomega drivers and software for working with photos (Photo Suite III SE) and video (VideoWave 3.5).

Despite the stylish design of the drive, it reminds me the LEGO since itconsists of modules. A docking station module which contains control electronicsis unchangeable. An interface module and a cartridge connect to it. Youcan buy separately an interface module which you need. Today you can getUSB1.1 and FireWire modules, and SCSI and USB 2.0 will be availablelater.

A cartridge is just a 'jar' of an IBM 2.5' hard disc enclosed in a specialcase which provides extra protection. Unlike its predecessors, this cartridgeis completely hermetic. Among other interesting things there is a speedindicator located on the docking station and an electrical cartridge fixingmechanism to prevent data losses during implementation of reading/recording.

Installation and operation

Installation means you have to assemble the units and connect them to your computer. If your FireWire controller doesn't provide enough power, then connect a power supply unit. Iomega recommends to install the software programs before the connection, but you can do without them. The FireWire version is much more universal than the USB one: you don't have to take with you everywhere a CD with drivers. Everything necessary for operation of FireWire devices is installed during installation of the FireWire controller.
If everything is OK, the indicator will go on:

When data are transferred it starts blinking. The disc can be formattedafter it's connected. The Peerless works only with the FAT32,and a user can't divide the cartridge disc into partitions.

The formatting of the 20 GBytes cartridge lasts 21 min. Now let's see howgood this controller works. First of all, we will test it with the Winbench99.In case of the FireWire the interface speed mustn't be much higher thanthe possibilities of the hard disc.

Winbench99

Business Disk Winmark – 3420
High End Disk Winmark – 10500
Disk Transfer Rate

Start – 17600 KBytes/s
End – 10100 KBytes/s

Disk Access Time – 20.5 ms
CPU Utilization – 16.4%

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Well, the FireWire interface looks excellent. Now we are going to implementcopying of files: one ~1G file and 4000 190 MBytes files.

The results are

1 1 GBytes file – 1m 32s
4000 190 MBytes files – 51s

When copying a great number of small files, the speed drops a bit, butthis is typical of many hard discs. Besides, you should remember that thePeerless can't operate with files larger than 4 GBytes. It is not a good newsfor those who want to use this drive for video capture in a real time mode.The docking station is equipped with a indicator of copying speed, butit is overstated, the real one is 10–15% lower.

The cartridge can be ejected from the docking station only after youdisconnected the device and pressed the button on the base, since the baselocks it. If you are trying to disconnect it incorrectly you will get ablue screen of death both in the Windows98 and in the Windows2000.

Conclusion

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High-speed USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces will let us touse all possibilities of the Peerless drive. Today the FireWire Peerlessis an ideal solution for working with video and audio information. Do youwant to make a full backup copy of your hard disc? No problem, it won'ttake you much time, above all. The FireWire promises to become more successfulthan even the USB 2.0. The market is glutted now with homedigital VCRs which have a FireWire interface for connection of digitalcameras and other similar devices.

As for downsides, there is obviously the price. I hope it will soondrop, otherwise the Peerless won't be popular. Besides, I wish the companydeveloped a combined interface unit instead of two separate ones (FireWireand USB).

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