Can I use a ZIP drive with my LCII?

Can I just plug in a SCSI ZIP drive in my pizza-box and get it working? I can use it with mac OS 6 or 7, I need to exchange and storage files.
Something like this : http://cgi.ebay.it/IOMEGA-ZIP-100MB-EXTERNAL-SCSI-DRIVE-MAC-PC-AOK-WARANTY-/1305 26545470?pt=PCC_Drives_Storage_Internal&hash=item1e63fd063e#ht_1239wt_1141
Thank you!

Do you need to store the files on Zip disks or could you use an external SCSI hard drive?  The reason I ask is that Zip drives, while very useful and convenient, had some production problems and/or a design flaw (depending on one's point of view) for a while.  The problem was named after the symptom that it caused - "Click of Death" or "Death Click."  You'd insert a disk into the drive and hear the heads click down to find the control track, then after a few moments, the heads would release, then click down again, then release, etc.  While the drive was still powered ON and trapped in this endless cycle, you couldn't eject the disk with the Mac OS "Put Away" command or by pressing the manual eject button.  Whether it was an alignment problem or not, the disks became damaged.  I don't think that Iomega ever compiled a definitive serial number range for affected units, so there's really no way to determine whether or not a used unit will develop the problem at some point.  I bought an internal SCSI Zip drive about 6 years ago at eBay and it developed the problem within a couple of weeks.  Fortunately, the seller sent me a replacement and didn't require return shipping of the bad drive.  You could be lucky and get a drive that has had little usage and delivers trouble-free performance for as long as you need it.  As for using the Zip drive with your LC II, you may need to download an older version of the IomegaWare software from Iomega's web site, to be compatible with the Mac OS you're running - especially if it's System 6.  I've never used a Zip drive with anything older than 7.5, possibly 7.1 on my LC III - I can't remember since I soon upgraded the LC III to OS 7.6.1.  With the Iomega software on a floppy disk, you can run the "Iomega Guest" program, that enables use of the Zip drive without installing the software on the hard drive.  Otherwise, installing the IomegaWare software on the hard drive would be most beneficial to you.

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