Kanguru MICRO CF User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the Distance between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Table of Contents:

Introduction ............…………………………………….….……1

Features & Specifications ............................…………….…..… 2

System Requirements…..…..……………………………………3

Installation Procedure ........……...…………………….………. 4

FAQ…………………………………………….…………………5

1.) Introduction:

Thank you for purchasing the KanguruMicro CF from Kanguru Solutions!

Taking personal storage to the next level, the KanguruMicro CF offers all of the
convenience and benefits of the original KanguruMicro Drive, plus the ability to upgrade
its capacity through the use of Compact Flash or IBM Microdrives! Add any capacity CF
or MD Card for instant additional storage. The KanguruMicro CF not only provides the
storage for any format of data, but also can read/write on CF/MD cards as well. The
KanguruMicro CF is the total solution to consolidate your data among laptop computer,
notebook, PDA and digital camera.

NOTE: The Kanguru Micro CF drive will appear as two drives on your system; one for
the USB flash drive, and another for CF cards or IBM Microdrives.

CF cards should be inserted with the underside facing up.

2.) Features & Specifications:

o Supports top grade Toshiba & Samsung NAND flash memory.
o Support USB specification revision 1.1
o Transferring rate up to 12Mbit per second at "Full Speed".
o Supported by Windows 98 / 98SE / 2000 / Mac 9.x with device driver.
o Supported by Windows ME / XP / Mac 10.1.2 or above without any device driver.
o Supported by Linux Kernel version 2.4 (please note Q1 at FAQ section) without driver.
o Green LED light will indicate when KanguruMicro CF is connected and in use.
o Green LED blinking light will indicate when KanguruMicro CF is reading and writing.
o Hot Plug & Play - Enables you to insert/remove CF Drive at anytime.
o No external power is required - DC 4.5V ~ 5.5V from USB port.
o Dimension: 78mm x 25mm x 14 mm (LxWxH)
o Weight: approximately 20g
o Erase Cycles: 1,000,000 times
o Data retention time: 10 years
o Read transfer: > 750KB/second
o Write transfer: > 450KB/second
o Acoustic noise: 0 dB (at one meter)

o Shock resistance: 1000 G (maximum)

3.) System Requirements:

Hardware:

• Notebook or desktop computer with USB ports enabled.

Operating system:

• Windows 98/98SE/2000 with drivers. (2000 needs driver for CF reader only)

• Windows ME, and Windows XP without driver.

• Mac OS 9.0 with driver; Mac OS 10.1 above without driver

4.) Installation Procedure:

Windows 98/98 SE

You must install the drivers before inserting your Kanguru Micro CF into your USB port.
To install the drivers, simply run the Kanguru MicroCF.exe file located in the
98 and 2000 folder under the Kanguru CF folder.

Once the installation is complete, you will see two “Removable Disk” icons in “My
Computer.” The first “Removable Disk” is the KanguruMicro CF; the second
“Removable Disk” is the card reader for a CF/MD card.

Windows

Windows 2000

Windows 2000 has built in drivers to support USB Mass Storage devices, but not card
reader devices. Therefore you must install the drivers for the Compact Flash card reader
function. To install the drivers, simply run the Kanguru MicroCF.exe file located in the
Windows 98 and 2000

Once the installation is complete, you will see two “Removable Disk” icons in “My
Computer.” The first “Removable Disk” is the KanguruMicro CF; the second
“Removable Disk” is the card reader for a CF/MD card.

folder under the Kanguru CF folder.