Archos XS100 12.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning.

Problem: (Hard Disk Mode) What do I do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting “The device

‘Generic Volume’ cannot be stopped now. Try stopping the device again later.”

Solution:

Use the green arrow a second time. Sometimes Windows

does not update its status. Shut off any

program that might be accessing data on the Gmini, including Windows

Explorer. If this does not work, shut down

all programs, wait 20 seconds, then try the green arrow again. If this does not work, you should shut down the

computer and disconnect the USB cable once the computer is off.

Problem: I have Windows® XP and a USB 2.0 port, yet my ﬁ le transfer rates are very slow.

Solution: The original version of XP does not have native support for USB 2.0. You must update your Windows®

XP to a minimum of SP1 (Service Pack 1) in order for it to transfer ﬁ les at the full USB 2.0 port capacity.

Problem: The Gmini shuts off by itself.

Solution: This is normal. If you are not playing music or using it, it will automatically shut off based on the

automatic power-off parameters in the Power submenu. Go to the menu [ Setup > Power ] where you can adjust

the Power off parameter.

Problem: The Gmini locks-up. None of the buttons react.

Solution: Did you set the Gmini to ‘lock’ mode? This is the mode that blocks the buttons from functioning so that

you can put the Gmini in your pocket or backpack without worrying about buttons getting accidentally pressed.

Hold down for three seconds on the Menu button to unlock all the buttons. The other possibility is an electrostatic

phenomena. That is, static electricity has temporarily knocked out the Gmini. Hold down on the STOP button for

15 seconds and the Gmini will shut off. Restart it normally now.

Problem: When I go to the Music icon in the main menu, I cannot see the mp3 ﬁ les or albums that I just put into the Gmini.

Solution: The Gmini’s ARCLibrary must be refreshed. Go to Setup > Playmode > Update ARCLibrary . Your

newly transferred ﬁ les will be indexed into the ARCLibrary. Files that are not in the folder Music will not be

included in the ARCLibrary.

12.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning.

Problem: I want to clean up my Gmini’s hard drive, but Windows® will not let me use the standard hard drive

cleaning tools.

Answer: This is because Windows® sees your Gmini as a Windows Device and not a hard drive (USB Port is set

to Windows Device in Setup > System ). Do not change back to hard drive and run a defragmenter program.

This will give unexpected results.

Problem: On the Gmini, I ﬁ nd new ﬁ le names and folder names that I never created or they have strange

gibberish names.

Answer: (Hard Drive Mode) Most likely, the Gmini’s File Allocation Table (FAT) has been corrupted. This could

have been due to a shut down while the Gmini was connected to your computer. To ﬁ x a corrupted FAT problem,

you should use the Error Checking utility or the Check Disk utility explained at the end of this section. Attention:

Windows® and Macintosh® often write extra ﬁ les to the hard drive such as ﬁ nder.def or System volume info .

These are normal and will not harm the Gmini.

Problem: Can I defragment the Gmini’s hard drive?

Answer: (Windows Device Mode) The Gmini maintains an optimized ﬁ le system and does not need to be

defragmented. Defragmenting will cause unexpected problems

Problem: I want to reformat the hard drive of the Gmini.

Solution: You can do this, but it will erase ALL of the data on your Gmini. First, as explained above, you should

run ScanDisk or the DOS chkdsk (Check Disk) program to try to ﬁ x your problem. These will solve your problems

99% of the time. Note that Windows® XP and 2000 will, by default, format your Gmini hard drive in the NTFS ﬁ le

format. This will make the Gmini unusable. Make sure you tell it to format the hard drive in FAT32 format .

12.2.1 Windows® ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) - Hard Disk Mode only

• Quit all running applications.

• Properly connect the Gmini to your computer as explained in chapter 9.

• Right click on the Gmini hard drive in Windows® Explorer and select Properties.