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IMATION stopped making the "LS-120" (Laser Servo) drive many years ago, when USB-interface memory-sticks became cheaper & faster. Imation did have parallel-port device-driver software for Windows 95/98/ME, but never updated them for Windows NT/2000/XP.
Instead, disassemble the case, and you will find an IDE-interface Imation LS-120 drive inside. Connect the same "smaller" 4-pin power-connector that used to connect to a 1.44 Mbyte 3.5-inch diskette, set the "master/slave" jumper, and connect an 80-pin IDE ribbon-cable, and connect the other end of the ribbon-cable to an IDE socket on the motherboard.
You might consider downloading a Linux LiveCD (such as Knoppix), boot to it, and see if Knoppix detects the LS-120 when connected to the legacy computer via parallel port. Make sure that the parallel port is enabled in the BIOS. From there, you can transfer the content from the disks to a flashdrive or external hard drive. My assumption is that you want to retrieve the data that are on these disks. In most cases this ancient hardware should be deprecated once data retrieval is complete. From my experience, the Knoppix DVD is more compatible than the CD version.
I believe it's a usb connection? It should work on xp. The only problem i can think of is the driver, which should be available on their website. Is it an Imation brand?
Try plugging into windows xp and if it will ask for a driver then head over to manufacturer's site and download the appropriate driver.
If it is the "internal" Imation SuperDisk drive, then set the drive's "master/slave" jumper (just like you would set the jumper on a disk-drive or CD/DVD drive), and connect it to one of the IDE ribbon-cable connectors (which usually connect disk/CD/DVD drives to the motherboard).
No additional drivers are required, in the above configuration.
imation super disk SD-USB-M2.Solution to run under Vista service pack 1.Works for me
boot up your puter then plug in the imation super disk into your puter's usb port then into your power sulpply socket.Then if you have a reset button on your puter Press it
the puter then shuts down and resets itself when the screen appears it asks "Start up normally" Press enter.The drive is recognised and works.Its a bit of a ball ache but works for me.Hope this helps others with the same problem
JM.
IMATION made SuperDisk drives with different interfaces: IDE (same as a hard-drive), parallel-port (like an old printer), and USB.
So, if the SuperDisk is "inside" your laptop, it probably has the IDE interface. It also may have another interface, to adapt from the IDE interface to the ribbon-cable interface often used inside laptops; just unscrew/remove/disconnect that "extra" interface.
What's left is an IDE interface (just like your hard-drive and CD-ROM) and a 4-pin power-connector (just like a standard floppy-drive) and a "master/slave" jumper (just like your hard-drive).
So, I would temporarily connect the SuperDisk to an IDE ribbon-cable inside your desktop, setting the master/slave jumper appropriately, and connecting the 4-pin power-connector.
Then, start Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 and it will automatically recognize the drive, without needing any drivers.
Copy each of your diskettes onto your hard-drive, and burn CD/DVDs, and/or copy the files onto a USB memory-stick.
Uh! DUH!! Think I tried that 1st! Thanks for No help!
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