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User ’ s Manual Hi-S peed USB 2.0 Flash Disk[...]
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- 2 - Contents Introduc tion ................................................................................................................... 3 Features ................................................................................................................................... 3 System Requirement s .......................................[...]
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- 3 - Introduction Thank you for your purchasing this Hi-speed USB 2.0 Flash Disk. This portable Plug&Play USB Flash Disk enables you to exchange huge amount of data easily between any computers with a USB port. With high storage capacity and blazing fast speeds, this handy small device is the best choice to repl ace fl oppy disks, ZIP di sks a[...]
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- 4 - System Requirements z Desktop or laptop computer s with USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port z One of following operation systems Windows 98/98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP Mac OS 9.x or later Linux Kernel 2.4 or later Before Use 1. Please keep this Hi-speed USB 2.0 Fl ash Di sk away from heat, direct sunlight, and water. Do not bend, flex, or dro[...]
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- 5 - Driver Installation T o use this Hi-speed USB 2.0 Flash Disk, it is not necessary to inst all any driver in Windows ® ME, Windows ® 2000, Windows ® XP , Mac TM 9.x or later , Linux TM Kernel 2.4 or later . Only Windows ® 98 and Windows ® 98SE need to install the enclo sed driver . Driver Installation for Windows 98/98SE 1. Please execute[...]
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- 6 - 3. It is now ready to install t he driver . Please click I nst al l to continue the installation. 4. Executing Setup.exe will guide you to inst all the USB Flash Disk Windows 98/98SE driver on your computer .[...]
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- 7 - 5. The installat ion has completed, please click F inish to exit Setup. 6. The following window will show up when driver inst allation has finished. Please re-plugin USB Flash Disk to activate the driver .[...]
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- 8 - Disk Partitions and Security Function This Hi-speed USB 2.0 Flash Disk provides utility program named “Format.exe” to enable user to partition the Flash Disk and/or to set Security Area with p assword check to secure your personal data. Also, you can configure this Flash Disk as an MS-DOS S t artup Disk by this utility program. T o run th[...]
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- 9 - 3. Security Area: Shows the disk cap acity of security area. The minimum capacity of security area is 3MB. 4. Cap acity Scroll Bar: Us ers c an drag t he scr oll bar t o adjus t the di sk capacit y between public area and security area. Only after enabling the P ASSWORD option in Security Function, the Capacity Scroll Bar can be dragged. (See[...]
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- 10 - 11. PA S S W O R D : After users enable this option, the display window of 12, 13 and 14 becomes valid to edit as shown in the following. User can ke y in up to four characters used as password (at least one ch aracter is required). After enabling t his option, the capacity of Security Area will be allowed to be set in the P ARTITION functio[...]
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- 1 1 - Configuration Function 15. USB ZIP Boot: This function is only supported for Window s 98. After completing the format, the USB Flash Disk will become MS-DOS S tartup Disk and be shown as “Removable Disk” in the system. 16. USB HDD Boot: This function is only supported for Windows 98. After completing the format, the USB Flash Disk will [...]
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- 12 - Note 1: Users are asked to re-p lugin the USB Flash Disk after Format.exe is fini shed to activate these selected fun ctions. Note 2: If Security Function is enabled, t he login program (Lock.exe) for security function will be loaded into the USB Fl ash Disk. Otherwise, L ock.exe will not be generated. Note 3: If USB Boot function failed, pl[...]
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- 13 - 1. Disk St ate: Indicates disk mode of the USB Flash Disk. When the Disk S tate is LOCKED, users are accessing the Public Area. When the Disk S t ate is UNLOCKED, users are accessing the Security Area. 2. Unlock: If the USB Flash Disk is in LOCKED mode, users can enter the password then click the “Unlock” button to switch to UNLOCKED mod[...]
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- 14 - 7. Cancel: Clicks this button to cancel the p assword change. 8. Apply Change: Clicks this button to complete Change Password for the Security Area. 9. New Password: The entry field for new password. 10. V erify Password: The entry field for verifying new password. Note1: When executing Lock.exe, u sers can find its icon in the menu bar show[...]
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- 15 - Disclaimer All the information in this document is subject to change without prior notice. The manufacturer makes no representations or any warranties regarding the Contents of this manual. The information contained in this manual is provided for the g eneral use by the customers. No part of th is document may be reproduced or transmitted in[...]