Using your home network hard drive, Backing up with your drive, User’s manual – Iomega Home Network Hard Drive User Manual

Page 10: Troubleshooting

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Using Your Home Network Hard Drive

Disconnecting the Drive

CAUTION: To prevent data loss, do not disconnect the drive during data transfer. The LAN LED on the drive flashes when
it is transferring data. Use caution when moving the drive while it is connected to power.

Discovering Your Drive with Iomega Discovery Home Tool

Iomega Discovery Home Tool allows users to easily configure the Iomega Home Network Hard Drive. Simply run the tool
on each computer connected to your network to quickly assign a drive letter for browsing the drive.
For more information on Iomega Discovery Home Tool, see the user’s manual on the Solutions CD.

Backing Up with Your Drive

Iomega recommends data backups to ensure that your critical data is always protected. The frequency of your backups
should depend on the importance of your data. To protect your data, you can simply drag and drop copies of your critical
files onto the drive, or you can use the included software to schedule regular backups.
For complete setup instructions and more information on backup strategies, install the software and select

Help.

Backup Software Availability

Most network drives include backup software in the package. Specific software versions and features differ. Visit the
Support & Downloads area on www.iomega.com for the latest information and software downloads.

User’s Manual

See the Solutions CD for a complete user’s manual in HTML format. If you have additional questions on your new drive
and software, visit

www.iomega.com and check the Support & Downloads section.

Troubleshooting

Drive Not Detected

If the Iomega Discovery Home Tool cannot detect the drive, try the following suggestions:

• Make sure the drive is powered on. The Power LED on the front of drive should be solid blue.
• Make sure you are using a functional Ethernet cable. Verify that the link LED on the back of the drive is on.
• Try re-running Iomega Discovery Home Tool to assign a drive letter for the Iomega Network Network Hard Drive. You

should run Discovery Home Tool on each computer connected to your network.

NOTE: The drive will not be detected if it is powering up when Discovery Home Tool runs. Wait until the indicator
light is solid blue and run Discovery Home Tool again.

If the drive is still not detected, check the support information on

www.iomega.com.

Utilisation de votre disque dur réseau Home Network Hard Drive

Déconnexion du lecteur

ATTENTION : pour éviter toute perte de données, ne déconnectez pas le disque pendant un transfert de données. Le voyant du
disque clignote pendant le transfert de données. Déplacez le lecteur avec prudence lorsqu’il est connecté à l’alimentation.

Découverte de votre disque avec le logiciel Iomega Discovery Home Tool

Le logiciel Iomega Discovery Home Tool permet aux utilisateurs de configurer le disque dur réseau Iomega Home Network
facilement. Exécutez simplement l’outil sur chaque ordinateur connecté à votre réseau afin d’attribuer rapidement une lettre de
lecteur pour parcourir ce dernier.

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