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Iomega HDD External Hard Drive User's Manual NOTE: If you disconnect the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive and reconnect to the same USB port, the drive should be reassigned the same drive letter automatically. If you reconnect to a different USB port, you may have to manually reassign the drive letter. If the problem continues, there may be a driver conflict on your system. Please contact the Iomega web site (www.iomega. com) for additional troubleshooting information. | top of page | Windows 2000 Users: 1. Check all connections. 2. Make sure the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive is receiving power. 3. Make sure you are using the Iomega USB adapter cable that came with the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive. 4. If you are connected to a USB hub, ensure the hub is connected properly and has power. 5. Try connecting the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive directly to one of the USB connections on your computer, rather than to a USB hub or keyboard. 6. Try manually assigning a drive letter to the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive. NOTE: You must have administrator privileges for your local computer in order to change drive letters under Windows 2000. a. Select Control Panel, Administrator Tools, Computer Management, then Disk Management. b. Right click on the icon for the Iomega USB drive and select Change Drive Letter and Path from the shortcut menu. c. Click the Edit button. d. Click on Assign a drive letter and select the letter you want to use for your Iomega HDD External Hard Drive. | top of page | Iomega HDD External Hard Drive Performance Seems Slow q Other USB devices connected at the same time as the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive can affect performance, especially digital cameras or scanners that are processing large amounts of data. q If you are using a hub to connect several devices to your computer, disconnect the other devices and connect the device directly to either of the computer's USB ports. NOTE:The Iomega HDD External USB 2.0 Hard Drive is capable of running at speeds up to 40 times faster than the standard USB 1.1 technology. Connect the Iomega HDD External drive to a USB 2.0 port to achieve the USB 2.0 speed. Connected to a standard USB 1.1 port, the drive runs at the standard USB 1.1 speed. q If you are using a hub, make sure it is USB 2.0 compliant. q For additional informatation see the Formatting section in Using the Drive. | top of page | http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/hdde40u/trblshoot_usb.html (2 of 3)3/21/2005 12:36:26 PM

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Iomega HDD External Hard Drive User's Manual
NOTE:
If you disconnect the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive and reconnect to the same USB port, the drive should be
reassigned the same drive letter automatically. If you reconnect to a different USB port, you may have to manually
reassign the drive letter.
If the problem continues, there may be a driver conflict on your system. Please contact the Iomega web site (
www.iomega.
com
) for additional troubleshooting information.
|
top of page
|
Windows 2000 Users:
1.
Check all connections.
2.
Make sure the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive is receiving power.
3.
Make sure you are using the Iomega USB adapter cable that came with the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive.
4.
If you are connected to a USB hub, ensure the hub is connected properly and has power.
5.
Try connecting the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive directly to one of the USB connections on your computer,
rather than to a USB hub or keyboard.
6.
Try manually assigning a drive letter to the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive.
NOTE:
You must have administrator privileges for your local computer in order to change drive letters under
Windows 2000.
a.
Select
Control Panel
,
Administrator Tools
,
Computer Management
, then
Disk Management
.
b.
Right click on the icon for the Iomega USB drive and select
Change Drive Letter and Path
from the
shortcut menu.
c.
Click the
Edit
button.
d.
Click on
Assign a drive letter
and select the letter you want to use for your Iomega HDD External Hard
Drive.
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top of page
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Iomega HDD External Hard Drive Performance Seems Slow
●
Other USB devices connected at the same time as the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive can affect performance,
especially digital cameras or scanners that are processing large amounts of data.
●
If you are using a hub to connect several devices to your computer, disconnect the other devices and connect the
device directly to either of the computer's USB ports.
NOTE:
The Iomega HDD External USB 2.0 Hard Drive is capable of running at speeds up to 40 times faster than
the standard USB 1.1 technology. Connect the Iomega HDD External drive to a USB 2.0 port to achieve the USB
2.0 speed. Connected to a standard USB 1.1 port, the drive runs at the standard USB 1.1 speed.
●
If you are using a hub, make sure it is USB 2.0 compliant.
●
For additional informatation see the Formatting section in
Using the Drive
.
|
top of page
|