just in case...

-BACK UP YOUR WORK!!!!!!!Zips are great but once one goes bad crazy work it gone!

-this one might be obvious to some but I never really thought about it.
KEEP IT AND YOUR DISK AWAY FROM YOUR TURNTABLE(if you use one)
My 1200 put a hurting on my Zip disk. I didnt realize that I was sitting it on the damn turntable! Bad Idea.

-Oh and In case I forgot-BACK UP YOUR WORK!

I know you didnt ask about all of this but when I read your question, I got sick thinking about my first dealings with a ZipDrive and MPC

good luck