Microdia MICRO-FLASH, User Manual

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Page 2: ..._____________________________________ ________ Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the product that is not described in this guide Do not allow the product to come into contact with water or other liquids In the event that water or other liquids enter the interior immediately unplug the product from the computer Continued use of the product may result in fire or electrical shock Ple...

Page 3: ...e USB Free Hard Disk Space 3 MB and more Windows 98 SE does not support default Mass Storage Driver You have to install the driver bundled with the product The product can use the default driver in most of the OS If you want to run the application software bundled with the product install the vendor driver by the U StorageTools2 0 exe utility Then the application software will work properly The ap...

Page 4: ...tion of the device is the same as that of a hard disk 3 Unplug You can remove the device after you finish the action with the device However in Windows ME and Windows 2000 please follow the safe removal procedure You can find a safe removal icon in your computer s notification area Double click the safe removal icon the Unplug or Eject Hardware window will be pop up You can select the device you w...

Page 5: ... and Windows 2000 systems data loss caused by the write cache issue may happen In Macintosh systems you can drag the removable disk icon and put into the trash This action will perform the Eject function In Linux OS please follow the umount command procedure to un mount the device ...

Page 6: ...a or Security Area at the same time in the same disk logic unit number Drive In U Storage you can select the following partition combinations 1 Single Public Area Make all the device area accessible by everybody 2 Security Area Make the device area into two partitions in the same Drive Public Area and Security Area Everybody can access the Public Area The Security Area can be accessed Only with a ...

Page 7: ...nit Number Disk Letters in OS 1 Public Area Only No No 1 Drive1 1 2 Security Area Yes Yes 1 Drive1 1 3 Public Area Plus Security Area Yes Yes 2 Drive1 2 2 This table describes the functions of the three partition types Public Area Security Area Public Area Change View Through Login Logout Drive1 Drive2 Public Area Security Area Change View Through Login Logout Drive1 ...

Page 8: ...eTools exe program You can find the program in the U Storage CD ROM or Floppy 2 Double click the U StorageTools2 0 exe icon 3 Follow the on screen instructions to proceed Uninstalling the software To remove the installed software you can click the windows Start menu and select Setting Control Panel and Add Remove Programs The application software can also be uninstalled by clicking the Start menu ...

Page 9: ...ow Using U Storage exe Program the First Time Warning Due to the U Storage exe can only handle one U Storage device at the same time If you will not use the function of the U Storage exe like Resize Change Password or Log In etc you can insert more than two U Storage devices If you want to use the function of the program remove all other U Storage device Otherwise the U Storage exe may not perform...

Page 10: ...size As described in the Partition Type section you can do the Resize action to your U Storage Warning The Resize action will erase all the data or files existing in U Storage The action is not reversible You have to backup all the important files or data Also please close all the active programs and windows on the screen of your computer 1 Click the Resize button in the U Storage manager window T...

Page 11: ...can drag the scroll bar in the middle of the window to set the size of the Public Area and Security Area Or you can type in the size of each Zone you want in the Size window You can set the password for accessing the security area in the New Password window The maximum size of the password is 8 characters You can key in the hint of your new password in the Password Hint window This hint will be di...

Page 12: ...e size of the Public Area Drive2 was set the scroll bar of the Public Area Drive1 and Security Area will be set in the middle automatically Or you can type in the size of each Zone you want in the Size window You can set the password for accessing the security area in the New Password window The maximum size of the password is 8 characters You can key in the hint of your new password in the Passwo...

Page 13: ... needed when you insert your device into another computer It will install the U Storage software for you in the computer Login the Security Area If you partition the device with security you can execute the following Login function to access the security Area 1 Double click the U Storage icon in the notification window or click the Login button in the U Storage manager window The Unlock Protect wi...

Page 14: ...ed on the device If so it will cause data loss or damage 2 Key in the password in the Password area You can create the password hint in the Resize or Change Password functions Once you create the password hint you can click on the Hint button in the Unlock Protect window to prevent you from forgetting the password The hint will be shown for three seconds ...

Page 15: ...e will be shown You have three tries to input the password After three tries the following message will pop up And you have to unplug and plug the device in order to do future actions When you do the login or logout action please make sure you close all the programs ...

Page 16: ...o close the file manager in order to do the Login However not all the connection could be checked in all kind of OS 3 Click on the OK button 4 Once the file manager window contains the Security Area pops up you can do the operation you want with the Security Area The file manager window will be like the following figure The background is colorful Logout the Security Data Zone 1 Double click the U ...

Page 17: ...r documents unclosed on the device the following message will pop up In Win2000 even the file manager has accessed the device it will be treated as busy You have to close the file manager in order to do the Login However not all the connection could be checked in all kind of OS 2 Once the file manager window contains the Public Area Single Drive pop up you can do the operation you want with the Pu...

Page 18: ...n key in your new password and confirm in the Confirm Password area The maximum size of the password is 8 characters 3 You can key in the hint of your new password in the Password Hint window This hint will be displayed when you click the Hint button in the Unlock Protect window ...

Page 19: ...ea if it is with Security function 6 If you want to make your device as a bootable USB HDD you can t make the device as a Security one This option is only supported in Windows 98 SE Warning If you performed the Log In action with your U Storage and located in Security Area and run the BootUp function it will do the Log Out and erase all the data in Public Area When you are ready to process follow ...

Page 20: ...e computer will get the A prompt after you boot from the U Storage If your device is with Security function only USB ZIP can be selected 4 After the selection click the OK button The following warning message will be shown The data in the Public Area will be lost If it is OK click the OK button to continue the process Warning The program will do the format The existing data in the Public Area whic...

Page 21: ...r window by using the right button of the mice Select the Format item 2 Select the item for build up a bootable floppy in the format options Then click on the Start button 3 Make a directory called XP_Bootable in the root directory of your computer system disk 4 Copy all the files in the floppy to the XP_Bootable directory 5 Click on the Utility button in the U Storage manager window Then select t...

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Page 23: ... see the Removable Disk After you finish the program the device contains the files necessary for boot up function Please don t remove any file in this area Otherwise it will cause failure when you do the boot up procedure of your computer When you want to use the U Storage to boot up your computer please select the appropriate setting of the BIOS Please refer to the user manual of the motherboard ...

Page 24: ...click the Start button in the window the Recover process will be started 4 Once the job is finished the complete message will be shown in the middle area or else it will show error message Known Problems Problem 1 In Window2k or Window XP when user use VIA USB 2 0 host controller and run resize in U Storage AP will cause OS reboot or resize function fail Solution In Windows XP Update USB 2 0 drive...

Page 25: ...wise if you install VIA driver before you must update manually follow below step Right click My Computer and select Properties Select Device Manager in Hardware page Select VIA PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller under Universal ...

Page 26: ... 26 Rev 1 0 Serial Bus controllers and click right mouse button to select Properties Then select Update Driver in Driver page ...

Page 27: ... 27 Rev 1 0 Press Next Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Then select Microsoft Windows Update to update driver ...

Page 28: ... cause U Storage driver could not remove in VIA USB 2 0 host controller but this situation will not take any bad effect to use device After user reboot OS U Storage driver will be replace to default Microsoft driver Disclaimer We made every effort to ensure that the information and procedure in this guide is accurate and complete no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions Trademark A...

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