Using Your Drive; Troubleshooting; User's Manual - Iomega DESKTOP USB FIREWIRE Guide De Démarrage Rapide

Disconnecting the Drive
Always use the safe removal procedure for your operating system when disconnecting the drive.
CAUTION! To prevent data loss, do not disconnect the drive during data transfer (activity light flashing). Use caution
when moving the drive while it is connected to power.
Using the Iomega Hard Drive Side Stand (Some Models)
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The side stand is stored on the bottom of the drive. To use the side stand, remove the bottom plate from the hard drive.
Lock the bottom plate tabs securely into the vent slots on the side of the drive opposite the drive access light.
Locating the Iomega Hard Drive Registration Number (Some Models)
On some models the registration number is stored under the drive's bottom plate. To find the serial number, remove the
bottom plate from the hard drive (as shown in the first illustration above).
PC USERS: Formatting the Iomega Hard Drive
The FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0 model ships preformatted as a Macintosh Extended (HFS+) volume. This format is not
recognized on Windows operating systems, and you must reformat the drive to either FAT32 or NTFS. Users with Windows
XP/2000 can use the following instructions to format the drive. Users with Windows 98/Me, visit the support section on
www.iomega.com to find detailed formatting instructions.
CAUTION! Reformatting the Iomega Hard Drive will erase all existing data on the drive.
1 Connect the Iomega Hard Drive to your computer following the instructions on page 4.
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2. Open Windows Disk Management (right click on My Computer, select Manage, and click on Disk Management).
3. If the Disk Wizard opens, click Next. Select the disk, click Next, then Finish.
If the Wizard does not open, locate the drive in the lower list. Look for a disk that does not show a drive letter or file
system. Right click on the drive name and select Initialize Disk (Windows XP) or Write Signature (Windows 2000),
then OK.
4. The drive will now appear as Unallocated and the bar will be black. Right click on the black bar and select New
Partition (Windows XP) or Create Partition (Windows 2000).
5. When the Partition Wizard opens, click Next.
6. Verify that the partition type is Primary partition and click Next.
7. Leave the maximum disk space selected and click Next.
8. Assign the next drive letter available and click Next.
9. To format the drive with an NTFS file system, click Next, then click Finish. The drive will be ready to use when the
format completes.
NOTE: If you want to use the drive with other operating systems, download the Iomega FAT32 Formatter from the
Support and Downloads area on www.iomega.com and use it to change the format to FAT32 (provides cross-platform
compatibility).
A complete user's manual in HTML format is available on the Support & Downloads area on www.iomega.com.
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