After accessing data on a zip disk, I receive a delayed write failure notice
upon removing the disk from the drive. Event ID is 50 and the source is
fastfat. I close the error notice and can then proceed as normal. However,
it is an annoyance I would like to end. Any help would be appreciated.

Computer: Windows XP SP2 - ASUS
AMD Athlon 64 Processor
2800+
1.8 GHz, 1.00 GB RAM

Thanks,

Warren

Warren wrote:
> After accessing data on a zip disk, I receive a delayed write failure notice
> upon removing the disk from the drive. Event ID is 50 and the source is
> fastfat. I close the error notice and can then proceed as normal. However,
> it is an annoyance I would like to end. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Computer: Windows XP SP2 - ASUS
> AMD Athlon 64 Processor
> 2800+
> 1.8 GHz, 1.00 GB RAM
>
> Thanks,
>
> Warren
>
>

A fundamental rule from the past states that ZIP disks need
to be ejected via software control, in order to flush the
cache, instead of mechanically via the drive's eject button.
Try it.

Ghostrider wrote:

> A fundamental rule from the past states that ZIP disks need
> to be ejected via software control, in order to flush the
> cache, instead of mechanically via the drive's eject button.
> Try it.

I've been using Zip disks for years, but haven't heard anything about
this. Where do you get this information?

Jon Cosby wrote:
> Ghostrider wrote:
>
>
>>A fundamental rule from the past states that ZIP disks need
>>to be ejected via software control, in order to flush the
>>cache, instead of mechanically via the drive's eject button.
>>Try it.
>
>
> I've been using Zip disks for years, but haven't heard anything about
> this. Where do you get this information?
>


From the very first days of trying to get ZIP drives to work
properly with Windows NT, in 1996. Check out the sites of some
of our fellow travelers in alt.iomega.zip.jazz, such as DeepOne.
The Iomegaware just wasn't written well for Windows NT nor, IMO,
for its derivatives that includes Windows 2000 and XP. The Win9X
users had it far easier.

"Ghostrider" <-00-@fitron.142> wrote in message
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>
> Jon Cosby wrote:
> > Ghostrider wrote:
> >
> >
> >>A fundamental rule from the past states that ZIP disks need
> >>to be ejected via software control, in order to flush the
> >>cache, instead of mechanically via the drive's eject button.
> >>Try it.
> >
> >
> > I've been using Zip disks for years, but haven't heard anything about
> > this. Where do you get this information?
> >
>
>
> From the very first days of trying to get ZIP drives to work
> properly with Windows NT, in 1996. Check out the sites of some
> of our fellow travelers in alt.iomega.zip.jazz, such as DeepOne.
> The Iomegaware just wasn't written well for Windows NT nor, IMO,
> for its derivatives that includes Windows 2000 and XP. The Win9X
> users had it far easier.

First, and only time, I installed and used a Zip was on a ME system. No
Iomega breakware installed.
Never encountered the problem posed by the OP.
In fact, no problems whatsoever.