Microdia MICRO-FLASH User Manual
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MICRO-FLASH USER’s MANUAL
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the U-Storage device. The manual explains how to use the
U-Storage software bundled with the device.
Safety Precautions
Please follow the safety precautions carefully before you use the U-Storage device and the
application software (the product). Make sure that you use the product correctly according to
the procedures described in this guide.
Warnings This mark indicates topics that could lead to serious injury
of your body or damage of the product if ignored or
handled incorrectly.
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Warnings
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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. Please
consult your product distributor or the closest support center.
Do not handle the product to do the plug and unplug operation if your hands are wet.
Otherwise it will cause electrical shock.
Do not place the product near a heat source or expose them to direct flame or heat.
Never place the product close to equipment generating strong electromagnetic fields.
Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or corrupt data.
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System Requirements
There are minimum hardware and software requirements that must be satisfied to ensure the
product to function properly.
Computer Model IBM PC/AT Compatible, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMAC
or iBook
OS Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition
(Windows ME), Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux 2.4 or
higher, Mac OS 9.0 or higher
Interface 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 application software only can run with Microsoft Windows OS.
However, the U-Storage basic functions can be supported in all OS listed above.
Basic Functions
1. Plug and Play
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When you plug the device into the USB port of your computer, you will see a
“Removable Disk” icon in the file manager window. In Macintosh, once you plug the
U-Storage into the USB port. You can see the disk icon in the “Desktop”.
In Linux OS, you can mount the device by the following instruction.
■ Execute cd /etc/sysconfig/ ( cat /etc/sysconfig/hwconf | more )
■ Check the device information in hwconf，write down the mount point.
■ Make a directory in /mnt (ex: mkdir /mnt/usbHD )
■ Then, execute mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbHD (if mount point was .dev/sda)
2. Read and Write
You can retrieve or store files in the device as a hard disk. The read/write operation 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 want to remove. Then, click the [Stop] button. After
that you can unplug the device from the USB port of your computer.
Warning When you want to remove the U-Storage device, make sure
the LED is not flashing. When the LED flashes quickly, there
are some traffic on going between the OS and the U-Storage
device. Don’t remove the U-Storage at this moment.
Otherwise, it will cause some damages to the data or even the
U-Storage device itself.
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Warning If you do not follow the safe removal procedure in Windows
ME 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.
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Partition Type
The U-Storage may be partitioned into three types of disk. We will use the following terms in
this guide,
1. Public Area There is no “Security” function at all. You can do any basic
functions, described in the “Basic Functions” section, in this area.
2. Security Area This area cannot be viewed without the application software. Once
you do the “Log In” action in the application software, you will
switch view from “Public Area” to “Security Area”. After successful
switch, you can do any basic functions, described in the “Basic
Functions” section, in this area.
You can only view either “Public Area” 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 password.
3. Public Area Plus Security Area Make the device area into three partitions in two Drives,
Public Area and Security Area in Drive1, and Public Area
in Drive2. You can access these partitions by the
multiple-Drive driver. The partition status was shown in
the following figure. The partitions in Drive1 will perform
as described in item 2. The partition in Drive2 will
perform as described in item1.
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This figure shows detailed operations of single Drive.
This figure shows detailed operations of multiple Drives.
Function
Typ e
Security Password
Disk Logical Unit
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
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Using the Software
On the Windows Platform
Installing/Uninstalling the Application Software:
Installing the software:
If you are installing the application software onto Windows OS, you must first log on as the
administrator and then install the application software.
Precaution about the USB Interface
Please connect the device to the USB port of your computer when you install the
application software.
If you do not connect the device to the USB port and install the application software in
the Microsoft Windows XP, you have to install the U-Storage driver again as you plug in
the device.
In Windows 98 SE and Win Me, you need to unplug the U-Storage and plug again after
install the driver.
1. Find the “U-StorageTools.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 and selecting [Programs], [U-Storage], [Uninstall
U-Storage].
Notes:
The USB driver will be required to install, as the device links the PC by the USB port at
the fist connection. After then, the drive installation is not required.
Do not cancel the installation during the procedure. The U-Storage may not operate
correctly if the installation is incomplete.
Read the “Troubleshooting” Section if the installation cancels itself during the procedure,
if the installation did not proceed as described, or if you feel that the driver are not
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properly installed.
Installing the USB Driver:
For some Windows system, users should log on as the Administrator before installation. Once
you have attached the U-Storage to the computer. The OS will find the appropriate driver or
the “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog will appear after a moment. You can do the
installation of the Driver manually. Or just find out the “Setup.exe” program to do the driver
installation.
During the installation procedure, if the “Digital Signature Not Found” message displays, just
click the [Yes] button in the showing window.
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 properly or even cause data loss.
After you install the software and driver correctly, the U-Storage icon will appear at the
notification area automatically.
Or
The display will depend on the status of the device.
You can use the right button of your mouse to pop up the selection menus as the
following figures. Then, you can select the functions you want.
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