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2 Select the check boxes of the strings you want to insert in the file names:
To specify the directory where the chip data files are to be stored:
1 Select Default Directory, if you want to use the “..\Data” directory under the
2100 expert installation directory or select a Custom Directory of your choice.
2 Select the check box Create Daily Subdirectories, if you want daily subdirectories to be
created.
This option helps you to better organize your chip data files. If selected, every day a chip
run is started, a subdirectory with the naming format “YYYY-MM-DD” will be created in
the destination directory, for example, “..\2003-08-22“. All chip data files generated on
this day will be stored in this subdirectory.
3 Click OK to confirm your modifications.
Option Meaning
Prefix Inserts an annotation to identify the data file. This string can be
modified. The default file prefix is “2100 expert”.
Assay Class Inserts the assay class in the file name. Examples: “DNA1000”,
“GFP”, “Apoptosis”.
Serial Number Inserts the serial number of the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer
instrument used for the chip run.
Date Inserts the date of the chip run.
Time/Counter Inserts the time of the chip run/inserts an auto-incremented
3-digit number.