User guide

6 Part # 11313539 Rev. B
iScan System Overview
Hard Drive Configuration
TheiScanSystemcontainstwopermanentdrives(C:andD:)onthecomputerandone
removabledrive(H:)withintheiScanReader.
DrivesC:andD:arephysicallyseparatedrives;theyarenotpartofonelargedrive
partitionedintotwo.
iScan Control Software
TheiScanControlSoftware(ICS)allowsyoutocontroltheiScanReaderwhenscanning
BeadChips.
ICSincludesa graphicaluserinterfacefor:
` LoadingBeadChips
` Acquiringimages
` Automaticallyregisteringandextractingimages
` Organizingandviewingtheacquiredimages
Table2HardDriveConfigu rationoftheiScanSystem
DriveC: DriveC:isabout75GBinsizeandisinstalledwithallofthegeneric
scannersoftwareneededtoruntheiScanSystem.Ithastwopartitions,
onefortheWindowsoperatingsystemandonefortheBIOS.There
should
beatleast30GBinfreediskspaceonthisdrivetokeepthe
scannerfromslowingdownortimingoutduringascan.
DriveD: ThescannerusesdriveD:toholdthetemporaryimagesandscandata
before*.idatfilesarecreatedforasample.DriveD:isabout
500GBand
isintendedtostorescandataloca lly.Ithasasinglepartitionforthe
entiredrive.
DriveH: TheiScanReaderhousesaremovabledriveH:thatcontainsareader‐
specificconfigurationfile.Thisfilekeepsreader‐specificinformation
withtheiScanReader,incasethecomputerfails.
WARNING
DonotdisconnectorformatdriveH:.Allreader‐specificinformation
willbelost,requiringanIlluminafieldserviceengineertoreinstall
andreconfiguretheiScanSystem.