So were can I find drivers for a modern Windows OS, or what could be other alternatives? Improve this question. Jon Jon 4 4 bronze badges. Would running an older OS one for which drivers are available in a virtual machine be an option?
You could then get the files into the virtual machine, and then grab the files from the VM most VM hypervisors will allow you to "mount" the virtual disk image in a modern OS and access the files.
The parallel port version would require a driver. I don't think newer boxes even have a parallel port anymore, so that is going to be more problematic. You can easily add a PCI parallel port card to modern PCs though, if that turns out to be what you need to hook it up. As you say, i understand that you are not trying to use this drive on windows 10, you are only interested in retrieving data on old disks.
If this is true, I strongly suggest that you put the model of your drive , it will help a lot. Also, a driver specifically made for Windows 10 may be not needed at all, depending on the interface of your device. Show 10 more comments. Active Oldest Votes.
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Power off the computer and disconnect the data cable ribbon cable that goes to the drive. Power on the computer with just the power connector attached and insert the cartridge. Double click on the System icon and select the Device Manager Tab.
Click on Properties and select the settings tab. It will ask you to reboot your system, hit yes. When you get back into windows, the drive should be listed in My Computer. Verify that it is accessible by copying a file over to the drive.
It sounds like you are getting an IRQ conflict. One way to resolve that is to do the entire installation in Safe Mode. Do the following:. First off, boot into Safe Mode. It only says it for a split second, so you may want to hit F8 repeatedly as your computer starts up.
If you get the blue screen with the Windows logo on it, reboot and try to hit F8 sooner. It can be a pain but.. If the installation gives you an error message saying that it could not load the driver successfully, close out of the installation. When you get back into Windows which should boot normally , the drive should be listed in My Computer. Once you get in setup, you will need to find the parallel port mode settings.
You may have to look around a bit to find the parallel port mode. It is normally listed under Integrated Peripherals or On-Board peripherals. Experiment with the different modes to find out which one works the best, but for the most part EPP is what you want to set it to.
If you have trouble getting into your BIOS or finding the parallel port settings, it would probably be a good idea to contact your computer manufacturer as they can walk you through the process. You can also search for and rename unused drivers that can conflict with the SyQuest drive.
If you have any of the following files:. Rename them to. Once you rename them, reboot your system for the changes to take effect. This is a neat trick that makes Windows use drivers to run the SyQuest. This is different on every system, so you may have to hunt and peck to find it, but find the location of your SyQuest drive For instance, Secondary Master.
If you have trouble getting into your BIOS or changing the mode, it would probably be a good idea to contact your computer manufacturer as they can walk you through the process. Do the following check to see if you have an Intel chipset. Look at your hard disk drive controllers. If they match the following:. This is actually a halfway common problem. You can search for the file on your SyQuest cartridge or on the floppy disk.
Once you have it downloaded, run it and allow it to update your files. When it is complete, reboot your system to allow the changes to take effect. If you find an entry, delete it. Removing this entry and rebooting should correct this problem.
From here, click on the system. It is very case sensitive, so you may want to cut and paste it from here. Exit, saving your changes, and reboot your system for the changes to take effect. Get the latest version to see if that corrects your problem. It will ask you which drive you have and how it is connected, as well as what operating system you are using.
Most likely, you will want to get the hard drive download as opposed to the Single Install Diskette, so download the first two files listed to a directory. Once you have them downloaded, run them. They will self-extract several files including an install.
Run this file to install the new version of the utilities. Most likely, you will want to get the hard drive download as opposed to the Single Install Diskette. Download the first two files listed to a directory. That error is rather general and not too descriptive on the actual problem.
Verify that the drive is listed in My Computer and is accessible. You should see a Removable Disk listed, double-click on it to open it, then drag and drop a file to the drive to make sure it is accessible.
If all of the above works OK, there here are three things you should do. You will see a couple of Generic hard drives listed, one of them will be the SyQuest drive. It may or may not come up as a Generic hard drive depending on your configuration, so you may have to guess… :. Highlight it and click properties, then click on the settings tab. At the bottom of the screen it will tell you what drive you are working with so you can double-check to make sure you are indeed working with the SyQuest drive.
If the INT 13 is not checked, check it. It will then ask you for the location of the. Specify the directory you saved the files to and click OK. It will then proceed to update your FirmWare. This process could take up to a minute, so please be patient. Once the update is complete, reboot your system for the changes to take effect.
If you get the blue screen that has the Windows logo on it, reboot and try to hit F8 sooner. If you get the blue screen that has the Windows logo on it, you missed it into Safe Mode, hit OK to the message it pops up on the screen. Go to Start, Settings, select Control Panel. When you get back into windows which should boot normally , the drive should be listed in My Computer.
There are three ways to reassign drive letters. Once you get in the settings for the SyQuest under Disk Drives, change both the Start and End drive letters to the letter you want to assign the drive to.
If these are grayed out, there are other ways to reassign the drive letters. Exit saving your changes normally F10 and boot into Windows. You can use the SyQuest Windows utilities to do this. Once again, this will erase all information on the cartridge, so proceed with caution.
Select Delete All partitions and click OK. This will erase all data on the cartridge. Once the format is complete, reboot shut down your system completely for the changes to take effect.
There are a few things to keep in mind when working with hard drive partitions and drive letter assignments: DOS, and more or less your computer in general, will recognize all Primary partitions before it will recognize an extended partition.
The first partition on your hard drive drive C: is a primary partition. Any other partitions E:, F:, etc. Since our cartridges are by default formatted as a single primary partition, they will be placed in front of your extended partitions. This means that if you boot with a cartridge in, it will bump the rest of your drive letters down one letter.
Removing the cartridge and rebooting reinstates the drive letters, however the drive may be inaccessible. If your SyQuest drive has reassigned your drive letters, try the following procedure to reassign your drive letters. At this point, you will most likely see the SyQuest listed. Highlight the SyQuest, select properties and then click on the Settings tab.
When your system comes back up, the SyQuest will be set at the new drive letter. One thing to note — SyQuest does not directly support formatting cartridges in FAT32 as this is not supported by our utilities, so unfortunately we will not be able to help you on this endeavor. The starter Cartridge contains over Megs worth of data, including DrawPlus and Heat, which are approx.
You may want to delete some of these programs. You can also format the cartridge, which will wipe out everything but will clear out the contents of the disk and give you just under a Gig of data to work with. You can also purchase another cartridge for your drive if you wish to keep a copy of the ShareWare that is included with the cartridge.
Second, it adds 2 lines in either your Config. Click on the Autoexec. Once you have done this, restart your computer, and run the normal installation through Windows. If it happens to lock up your system, reboot into Windows and do the following: Right click on My Computer and select Properties, then click on the Device Manager Tab. Click on Properties and click on the settings tab.
When you get back into Windows, the drive should be listed in My Computer.
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