6
Using Your Drive
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)
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).
Troubleshooting
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.
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).
User’s Manual
A complete user’s manual in HTML format is available on the Support & Downloads area on
www.iomega.com
.
