Cannot write large files to ATAPI IOMEGA 100MB ZIP


Win 98

IOMega ZIP 100

After installing internal ATAPI ZIP (common IDE) to motherboard ABIT KT7A-RAID ZIP seems to be everything OK, is was possible to read from ZIP any file but when I tried write to ZIP a larger file, file system collapsed and PC hang up. There was also impossible to format ZIP media (it collapsed at 10%). The same problem was in Linux, kernel 2.4.7.

Problem is in old VIA VT82C580 Bus Master IDE drivers. After reinstalling version 3/2000 to 11/2000 ZIP works. Drivers are on http://www.via.com.tw or http://www.epicpc.co.uk/tech/windowsu.htm.

After system was reinstalled then ZIP did not work. Driver dowloaded from IOmega site does help but CD-RW does not recognize inserted media and crashes. Problem is in VATAPI.VXD (VIA IDE VSD Driver). Working combination: 1st install 4in1 drivers (v4.35 11/2000), 2nd install VIA miniport driver (not VSD!!!). In WINDOWS/SYSTEM/IOSUBSYS directory must exist Viadsk.mpd (16.11.2000) and Viaide.vxd (16.11.2000).