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About External Hard Drives
How to Use USB External Hard Drives
How to Connect a USB Drive
How to Use Flash & Thumb Drives
How to Use FireWire Hard Drives
How to Connect a FireWire Drive
How to Use Multiple External Hard Drives
How to Build an External Hard Drive
External Hard Drive Problems
Troubleshooting External Hard Drives
Troubleshooting FireWire & USB Hard Drives
Connecting External Hard Drives
What is a Computer Network?
How to Access a Hard Drive Network
How to Name an External Hard Drive
How to Check Space on an External Hard Drive
How to Format External Hard Drives
How to Backup Data on a CD-R
How to Backup Data on a DVD-R
How to Backup Data on a CD-RW
How to Backup Data on a DVD-RW
How to Backup Data on a Dual Layer DVD
Types of Media Supported by Computers
Different CD & DVD Burning Speeds
How to Store Data on Floppy Disks
How to Use a Zip Drive
How to Store Data Online
Summary: Learn about zip discs and drives for backing up data in this free vide on secondary storage devices and media.
"Hi! This is Zach with Expert Village and today I am going to talk to you about some zip drives and media. Zip drives are an older media but they are a higher capacity than a standard floppy disk and they are still useful today in many situation. Over here we have a zip drive and a disk. This is a disk and it looks pretty similar to a floppy. It is a little thicker and a little heavier and it holds a lot more space. Most zip drives are self-powered. As you notice here we have only the USB cable plugged into our zip drive. It doesn't need any more power than what the the USB drive gives it which is a great advantage, less cables to deal with and less to have to have plugged in. In using a zip drive with your computer is as easy as popping it in and plugging the drive into your system. "
eHow Article: How to Use a Zip Drive
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Comments
pops1 said
on 8/2/2008 Thank you zach very good video and info.
MarilynG said
on 10/7/2008 Zack, I found that information useless for my purpose. I have backed up my computer, now I need to know how to use stuff stored on my zip drive. Can anyone help me?
MarilynG said
on 10/7/2008 I had my computer backed up to a WD external Zip Drive 320. They restored my hard drive to like new. Only thing is, I am stupid and have no clue how to use the programs I have backed up to the external zip drive. Can anyone tell me how to in dummie English? Where do I click and what do I choose? Thanks in advance for any or all help.