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3. When I click on the GigaDrive icon in Network Neighborhood, I’m

prompted for a password.

This can happen in the following situations:
• Your Windows Logon name is recognized by the GigaDrive, but your Logon

password is not. Simply enter your GigaDrive password, or make your
Windows password the same as the GigaDrive password.

• Your Windows Logon name is not recognized by the GigaDrive, defaulting

you to guest access rights. Ask the GigaDrive Administrator to create a user
name for you. (Use the same name as your Logon name.)

• You do not have access permission for this share. Ask the GigaDrive

Administrator to grant you access.

4. When using the Web interface, some of the data will not fit on the

screen, and there is no scroll bar.

• You are likely using extra-large fonts in your Browser or in Windows. To

change your browser’s font size, select View from your web-browser’s
menu, and change the font size there. To change the size of your Windows
fonts, go to Display in the Control Panel. Choose Settings, then click the
Advanced button. Change the font size to either Small or Large. Both
should work.

5. A print job does not print and no error message is displayed.

• The amount of free disk space on the GigaDrive is probably not sufficient to

spool (queue) the print job. The GigaDrive’s disk usage can be checked
using the Status - Disk screen on the GigaDrive’s Administrator interface. If
this is the problem, you must delete some print jobs.

1. Select Printer from the Status menu of the GigaDrive’s Administrator

interface.

2. Use the Delete Current Job option to delete the current print job, or

Delete All Jobs to delete all print jobs.

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting

1. The GigaDrive Utility can’t find my Instant GigaDrive.

• Check that the GigaDrive is properly installed, that the LAN connections

are secure, and that the GigaDrive is powered ON.

• If you are using a router, make sure that your PC and the Instant GigaDrive

are on the same network segment.

• Make sure that your PC has the TCP/IP network protocol loaded. This is

done by checking the Network option of the Control Panel. If an entry for
TCP/IP -> Network card is not listed, use Add - Protocol - Microsoft -
TCP/IP to add it.

2. The GigaDrive is configured, but I can’t find it in Network

Neighborhood.

• Go to the Find function in the Start menu. Choose Computer, then enter

the GigaDrive’s name. In Windows 2000, go to Files and Folders to search
the Computer option.

• If this doesn’t work, choose the Network option of the Control Panel to

check that a TCP/IP protocol is installed. If it isn’t installed, use Add -
Protocol - Microsoft - TCP/IP to install it. In Windows 2000, click on
Install, not Add. In Windows NT, click on the Protocols tab, then Add.

• Check the network Bindings. First, ensure that the TCP/IP protocol is

bound to your Network card (NIC). Then, select your Network card in the
Control Panel, click Properties, and choose the Bindings tab. If TCP/IP is
not bound (checked), check it.

• Ensure that the TCP/IP -> Network card entry is bound to the Client for

Microsoft Networks service. Select the TCP/IP entry for your Network
Card, click Properties, and then choose the Bindings tab. If Client for
Microsoft Networks is not bound (checked), check it.

• If you don’t have a router, ensure that your IP Address is compatible with

the Instant GigaDrive’s. This means it needs to be in the same address range
(e.g. 192.168.1.3 to 192.168.1.254) and using the same Subnet Mask (e.g.
255.255.255.0)

• If you do have a router, check that your Gateway IP Address is set correctly.

Ask your LAN administrator for the correct value.

• Change the name back to the default Gigadrive name.

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