Emax

I have an Emax HD (non-SE) with the external scsi upgrade. This 
requires my SCSI ID to be at 0 to recognize a drive as many of you 
may already know. I purchased a zip drive that will allow me to use 
the SCSI ID 0 and it will Scan disk for Errors just fine, but when I 
try to Format a disk, it just says "Loading Software". The light 
comes on the Zip drive I hear some noise and the whole thing is over 
in about 8 seconds. After this happens I try to boot from SCSI and 
its a no go. I am under the impression that formatting should take a 
few minutes not a few seconds, so I assume my zips havent been 
formatted. Has anyone else experienced this? 

I have experimented with different termination settings. I havc 
experimented with different scsi ID's, although becomes painfully 
obvious that nothing will happen unless at ID 0. The internal hard 
drive is obviously disconnected for the zip to work. I have checked 
cables and done everything that I can think of. Will the non SE Emax 
HD just not work with a zip drive? Am I missing something? I can 
format with the same zip drive and save files fine with my MPC 60. No 
go with the Emax. Tell what im missing here. 

Thanx in advance.....