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iScan System User Guide 69
Registration Issues
Registration Issues
CannotfindIDATfiles/NoIDATfilesarecreated/Cannotregister
images
Decodedatacannotbefoundduringregistration/Cannotfindbead
mapfiles
Cause Resolution
Networkerrormayhave
preventedfilesfrom
beingcreated.
Note:Onlyappliesto
networkedreaders.
UseWindowsExploreroranotherapplicationtoverify
networkaccessibility.Ifnetworkerrorsexist,askITfor
assistance.
Sectionsmaybebrokenor
dirty.
EjecttheBeadChipsandvisuallyinspectsectionsto
ensurethatnonearebroken
ordirty.Followlab
protocolsforcleaningsections,andreportbroken
sectionstotheresponsiblescientist.Tryscanningthe
BeadChipagain.
Sectionswerenotselected. ReruntheiScanControlSoftware,andbesureall
sectionsareselectedwhenaskedtospecifywhich
sectionstoscan.
Nodataarevisible. BeadChipsmaynothavebeen
prepared.Evaluatethe
historywiththeresponsiblescientist.
Usermaynothave
permissionstowritetothe
workspacedirectory.
CheckwithITtoverifythatyouhavereadandwrite
privilegestotheworkspacedirectory.
Cause Resolution
Incorrectbeadmapfile
locationspecified.
Verifythebeadmap(*.dmap)filelocationintheiScan
System
Optionsdialogbox,availablebyselecting
Tools|Options.
Beadmapfilesnotin
properlocation.
Verifytheexistenceofthebeadmapfilesforthearray
bynavigatingtothesubdirectorywherethebeadmap
fileshouldbelocated.Iffilesarenotpresent,askyour
ITsupportpersonnelor
thescientistresponsiblefor
managingarrays.Youcandeterminethefiledirectoryin
theiScanSystemOptionsdialogbox,availableby
selectingTools|Options.