Troubleshooting for HDL-GXW series
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How to assign network drive (Windows)  

You can assign this product ([disk] shared folder) as a network drive.
If this product is assigned as a network drive, it will be easily accessible from [My computer].

How to assign this product as a network drive will differ depending on the OS. Select your OS from the following.

   
Assigning in Windows XP
Assigning in Windows 2000
Assigning in Windows Me
Assigning in Windows 98

 

Assigning network drive in Windows XP
 

By assigning a folder of this product as a drive, it will be easily accessible from [My computer] or Explorer.

 

1

Click [Start] and right-click [My Network Places], then click [Search for Computers].

 

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When [My Network plase] is not displayed, please execute the followings.
1. Click [Start]-[Search].
2. When the message "What do you want to search for ?" is displayed, click [Computer or people].
3.

When the message "What are you looking for?" is displayed,click [A computer on the network].

2

Enter "hdl-gxw" in [Computer Name] and click the [Search] button.

 

3

Double-click "HDL-GX series (Hdl-gxw)" once it is searched.

* The display differs depending on the setting in Windows.

2 copies of this product are found when there should only be 1!

In some cases two HDL-GXWs may be found when search is carried out by using a computer name of this product in Windows XP.
In this case, double-click any of the two HDL-GXWs.


This is a result of the firmware specifications used by this product.


The "HDL-GX series (Hdl-gxw)" is not found!

[Troubleshooting]

4

Right-click [disk] folder, then click [Map Network Drive].

 

5

1.In [Drive], select a letter to assign it to this product. (In the example screen, L is selected.)

2.Check the [Reconnect at logon] box.

3.Click the [Finish] button.

When the assigning of drive has completed, a window of the assigned drive will be displayed.

 

6

Open [My computer] and confirm that the assigned drive is recognized.

You can access the network drive in the same way as with an ordinary disk.

 

 
Reference
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By checking in the [Reconnect at logon] box in step-5, this product will be registered as a drive when you boot the computer the next time.
If this product has not been connected to the network,the following error message will be displayed when the computer is booted.

Caution
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If this product is assigned as a network drive by many computers, its performance may deteriorate.

 

 

The assigning of network drive is now complete.

 
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Assigning network drive in Windows 2000
 

By assigning a folder of this product as a drive, it will be easily accessible from [My computer] or Explorer

 

1

Right-click [My Network Places], then click [Search for Computers].

 

2

Input "hdl-gxw" in [Computer Name] and click the [ Search now] button.

 

3

Double-click "hdl-gxw" once it is searched.

The display differs depending on the setting in Windows.

"hdl-gxw" is not found!

[Troubleshooting]

 

4

Right-click [disk] folder, then click [Map Network Drive].

 

5

1.In [Drive], select a letter to assign it to this product. (In the example screen, L is selected.)

2.Check in the [Reconnect at logon] box.

3.Click the [Finish] button.

When the assigning of drive has completed, a window of the assigned drive will be displayed.

 

6

Open [My computer] and confirm that the assigned drive is recognized.

You can access the network drive in the same way as with an ordinary disk.

 

 
Reference
O By checking in the [Reconnect at logon] box in step-5, this product will be registered as a drive when you boot the computer the next time.
If this product has not been connected to the network, error message will be displayed when the computer is booted.
Caution
O

If this product is assigned as a network drive by many computers, its performance may deteriorate.

 

 

The assigning of network drive is now complete.

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Assigning network drive in Windows Me
 

By assigning a folder of this product as a drive, it will be easily accessible from [My computer] or Explorer.

 

1

Right-click [My Network Places], then click [Search for Computers].

 

2

Enter "hdl-gxw" in [Computer Name] and click the [Search Now] button.

 

3

When "Hdl-gxw" is searched, double-click it.

The display differs depending on the setting in Windows.

"hdl-gxw" is not found!

[Troubleshooting]

 

4

Right-click [disk] folder, then click [Map Network Drive].

 

5

1.

In [Drive], select a letter to assign it to this product. (In the example screen, L is selected.)
2. Check the [Reconnect at logon] box.
3. Click the [OK] button.
When the assigning of drive has completed, a window of the assigned drive will be displayed.

 

6

Open [My computer] and confirm that the assigned drive is recognized.

You can access the network drive in the same way as with an ordinary disk.

 

 
Reference
O By checking in the [Reconnect at logon] box in step-5, this product will be registered as a drive when you boot the computer the next time.
If this product has not been connected to the network, the following error message will be displayed when the computer is booted.
Caution
O

If this product is assigned as a network drive by many computers, its performance may deteriorat

 
 

 

Now, assigning network drive is complete.
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Assigning network drive in Windows 98
 

By assigning a folder of this product as a drive, it will be easily accessible from [My computer] or Explorer.

 

1

Right-click [Network neighborhood], then click [Find Computers].

 

2

Input "hdl-gxw" into [Named] and click the [Find Now] button.

 

3

Double-click "hdl-gxw" once it is searched.

The display differs depending on the setting in Windows.

"hdl-gxw" is not found!

[Troubleshooting]

 

4

Right-click [disk] folder, then click [Map network drive

 

5

1.

In [Drive], select a letter to assign it to this product. (In the example screen, L is selected.
2. Check the [Reconnect at logon] box
3. Click the [OK] button.
When the assigning of drive has completed, a window of the assigned drive will be displayed.

 

6

Open [My computer] and confirm that the assigned drive is recognized.

You can access the network drive in the same way as with an ordinary disk.

 

 
Reference
O By checking in the [Reconnect at logon] box in step-5, this product will be registered as a drive when you boot the computer the next time.
If this product has not been connected to the network, the following error message will be displayed when the computer is booted.
Caution
O

If this product is assigned as a network drive by many computers, its performance may deteriorate.

 
 

 

The assigning of network drive is now complete.
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