(SD) Card/Adapter User Guide
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1. 2 7V 3 6V Typical Power Dissipation Sleep CUNEN yontar ces nneaue aces sea nanaconneutescaspeen seats 500 uA Read Current oroen aret vecnee aes 60 mA Write Current sv Atessasistiiinceneieaveneiendetse 80 mA Environmental Specifications Temperature Range OPSTANE sec eeiert bier do aa eee 25 C to 85 C DUOEADC a siiuem oti S 40 C to 85 C Huri GUCY seisoa a cami Aeterna A nen iee 20 to 90 non condensing Perauie V 1DFAUON sestier rr orit 15Gs Operam SIMO secre ca vue ruia a a 1000Gs Document 61600 00046 001 pdf Page 6 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SD Card User Guide Reliability MTBF Mean Time Between Failure eee gt 1 000 000 hours Data Reliability insaucissvticeusats osestassiunantenaurie aids etsinerintontes lt 1 non recoverable error in 10 bits read Technical Support If you experience any difficulties with the installation of the SD Card or SD Card Adapter visit our web site lvww simpletech com If you are still unable to resolve the problems contact SimpleTech Technical Support at the following eTel 949 476 1180 or 1 800 367 7330 USA amp Canada only e Fax 949 476 1209 e EMail Fill the on line Support Request Form at http www simpletech com Copyright Copyright 2002 SimpleTech Inc all rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form by any means electro2. Down 2 The SD Card complies with both current and future Secure Digital Music Initiative SDMI portable device requirements To enable SDMI features your host device should be able to support the SDMI features Please note that not all the host devices support SDMI features Please refer to your system user manual for support details of SDMI features 3 The SD Card also features encryption of the personal data through user provided password protection This feature ensures that the data in the card will remain encrypted and will not be accessible to anybody else in case the user accidentally loses the card To use these security features your host device should have support for encryption features Please note that not all the host devices support the encryption features Please refer to your system user manual for encryption details Document 61600 00046 001 pdf Page 5 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SD Card User Guide SD Card Precaution and Protection Always carefully observe the following precautions Never remove the SD Card when the computer is accessing the SD Card Do not turn off the device while accessing the SD Card Do not touch the gold leads on the card Keep the SD Card away from electrostatic sources or magnetic fields Do not bend drop or impact the SD Card Keep the card away from heat water moisture and direct sunlight Please be noted that as a security measure postal department might subject all articles sent
3. through USB or Parallel port SD Card reader please refer to the following section titled Attaching the SD Card to USB SD Card Reader 1 Attaching the SD Card to the SD Card Adapter If Applicable Attach the SD Card to the SD Card Adapter as follows 1 Orient the SimpleTech logos on both the SD Card and the SD Card Adapter facing upwards 2 With the Insert arrow on top of the SD Card pointing towards the SD Card Adapter place the SD Card onto the rails of the SD Card Adapter 3 Slide the SD Card all the way into the SD Card Adapter until the connector on the SD Card fully docks with the connector on the SD Card Adapter Document 61600 00046 001 pdf Page 2 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SD Card User Guide CAUTION If the SD Card doesn t appear to seat properly try turning the SD Card over upside down Do not force the SD Card into the socket under any circumstances After inserting the SD Card in the adapter plug the SD Card Adapter in the PC Card socket in your computer 2 Attaching the SD Card to USB SD Card Reader If Applicable Important Note Users are highly recommended to complete the device driver installation procedure for the USB Reader prior to connecting the USB card Reader Make sure USB Flash Card Reader drivers are installed on your system 1 Turn on your PC and wait for the Windows desktop to appear 2 Close all applications 3 Insert the SD Card in the card reader slot with the proper orientation as
4. One of the following operating systems MS DOS 5 0 or higher Windows 3 x and Card and Socket Services compatible with PCMCIA Release 2 1 or higher Windows CE Windows 95 98 98SE ME XP or 2000 Windows NT 3 5 1 Win NT 4 0 OS 2 Warp Mac OS 8 6 or higher Other hosts with firmware that support ATA data storage and DOS file FAT standards e g digital camera PDA MP3 etc Installing the SD Card A Digital Cameras MP3 Players Digital Camcorders Printers Attach the SD Card to the Digital Cameras MP3 Players Digital Camcorders Printers as follows 1 Please refer to your System Manual for proper orientation of the SimpleTech SD Card in your system Please note that if the SD Card is improperly inserted the system will not recognize the card 2 Formatting the SD Card in your system All SimpleTech SD Cards are factory formatted in DOS Windows Operating Systems Most devices do not require additional drivers to support SD Card If your device does not recognize the SD Card when inserted you would need to format the SD Card in the devices Please refer to the User Guide of your device for basic formatting instructions of the SD Card B PC Computers PDA Handheld Device Palmtop If you are planning to use the SD Card in the PC Card slot of your PDA Computer you would need to insert the SD Card in the PC Card adapter Please refer to Attaching the SD Card to the SD Card Adapter section If you are planning to access the SD Card
5. SimpleTech Secure Digital SD Card Adapter User Guide Contents Introduction Installation Requirements Installing the SD Card A Digital Cameras MP3 Players Digital Camcorders Printers B PC Computers PDA Handheld Device Palmtop 1 Attaching the SD Card to the SD Card Adapter If Applicable 2 Attaching the SD Card to USB SD Card Reader If Applicable Using SD Card in Notebook Desktop Computers Windows 95 98 98SE ME 2000 XP Windows NT 3 5 1 Win NT 4 0 Windows 3 x with Card and Socket Services Release 2 1 or Higher Mac OS Other Hosts or Operating Systems Inserting or Removing SD Card Inserting or Removing the SD Card with Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 XP Inserting or Removing the SD Card with Windows NT 3 5 1 Win NT 4 0 Inserting or Removing the SD Card with Windows 3 x and OS 2 Warp Inserting or Removing the SD Card with Mac OS Formatting the SD Card Formatting the SD Card in Windows Operating Systems Formatting the SD Card in Mac Operating Systems Using Security Features of the SD Card SD Card Precaution and Protection SD Card Specifications Technical Support Introduction This is an Installation and User Guide for the SimpleTech SD Card and SD Card Adapter The SimpleTech SD Card is a highly secure super small form factor card used in several devices including Digital Cameras Personal Digital Assistants PDA MP3 music players digital voice recorders and other electronic devices such as cell phones and pagers The SD Card is
6. a solid state nonvolatile removable and reusable mass storage which shows up as an ATA hard drive to the host However compared to ATA IDE ESDI hard drives with rotating discs the Solid State SD Card is extremely rugged and very compact The SD Card features high transfer rate for fast copy and download The SD Card also features a Write Protect Switch on the casing to prevent accidental overwriting or erasure of the data The SD Card complies with both current and future Secure Digital Music Initiative SDMI portable device requirements The SD Card Adapter allows the SD Card to plug into a PC Card socket Therefore the SD Card with the SD Card Adapter provides removable mass storage to thousands of hosts that have PC Card sockets standard on many notebook computers Document 61600 00046 001 pdf Page 1 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SD Card User Guide The SimpleTech SD Card is available in several capacities for your specific applications Also the SimpleTech SD Card Adapter is available for using SD Card in PC Card PCMCIA slots Visit va simpltec con or details Installation Requirements The following are the minimum requirements for using the SD Card e A host e g a computer or other devices such as digital camera MP3 Audio Player Recorder PDA that uses SD Cards as a storage device with one of the following sockets A SD Card socket A PC Card Type I or I PCMCIA socket when using the SD Card with the SD Card Adapter e
7. ard in the adapter or the card reader and Right click on the drive letter for the card in windows explorer Choose format among the options and proceed with the on screen instructions Caution Please note that the formatting the card will erase all the data in the card Hence be careful while formatting the card Also make sure to choose the correct drive letter for the card while formatting Otherwise you might accidentally erase all the data in some other drive Formatting the SD Card in Mac Operating Systems Insert the card in the adapter or the card reader and highlight the icon for the card on the desktop Click on Special and choose Erase Disk and proceed with on screen instructions Caution Please note that the formatting the card will erase all the data in the card Hence be careful while formatting the card Also make sure to choose the correct icon for the card while formatting Otherwise you might accidentally erase all the data in some other drive Using Security Features of the SD Card SD Card provides three levels of security to the users as listed below 1 The SD Card features a mechanical write protect switch on the casing to prevent accidental overwriting or erasure of the data You can slide down the mechanical write protect switch on the side to the Lock position on the label To enable writing or formatting of the card please slide up the write protect switch back to the normal position To Write Protect Slide
8. lick on the Stop button When prompted to remove the SD Card proceed to next step to eject the card 2 If your computer has an eject button on the socket press the button to release the SD Card Then pull the SD Card from the socket OR If your computer does not have an eject button on the socket carefully pull the SD Card straight out from the socket Proceed to Protecting the SD Card Inserting or Removing the SD Card with Windows NT 3 5 1 Win NT 4 0 Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 does not support Plug n Play You must plug the SD Card into the socket before starting Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 You must insert the SD Card before booting into Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 To remove the SD Card you must first exit Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 then proceed as follows e If your computer has an eject button on the socket press the button to release the SD Card Then pull the SD Card from the socket OR e If your computer does not have an eject button on the socket carefully pull the SD Card straight out from the socket Inserting or Removing the SD Card with Windows 3 x and OS 2 Warp You can insert the SD Card anytime The SD Card will show up as a drive letter under My Computer You can remove the SD Card whenever the computer is not accessing the SD Card Some computers will beep when the computer recognizes the change in status of the socket To remove the SD Card proceed as follows e If your computer has an eject button on the socket press the bu
9. nic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without expressed written consent of STI Disclaimer Specifications subject to change without notice STI makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further STI reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of STI to notify any person of such revision Trademarks SimpleTech is a registered trademark of SimpleTech Inc Secure Digital SD Card is registered trademark and is licensed for use through the SD Card Association Products and brand names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies SimpleTech 3001 Daimler Street Santa Ana CA 92705 Tel 949 476 1180 Fax 949 476 1209 1 800 367 7330 http www simpletech com Document 61600 00046 001 pdf Page 7 of 7 05 15 02
10. ollow the on screen prompts The SD Card will be automatically recognized Double click on My Computer icon on your system desktop The SD Card shows up as a removable hard drive e g Drive D Document 61600 00046 001 pdf Page 3 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SD Card User Guide Windows 3 x with Card and Socket Services Release 2 1 or Higher Proceed as follows 1 Start Windows 3 x 2 Plug the SD Card into the socket The computer may beep when the computer recognizes the SD Card Mac OS Proceed as follows 1 Start Mac OS 2 Plug the SD Card into the socket 3 The SD Card is mounted on the desktop and will show up as a volume i e drive icon on Macintosh computers Other Hosts or Operating Systems Refer to the User guides provided with the host or operating system for instructions on plugging the SD Card into the socket Inserting or Removing SD Card Refer to the section appropriate to your operating system Inserting or Removing the SD Card with Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 XP You can insert the SD Card at anytime When you wish to remove the SD Card make sure you are not accessing any data in the card It is recommended that you stop the SD Card before removing the SD Card as follows 1 Double click on the PCMCIA icon located on the right corner of the task bar or click on Start Settings Control Panel PC Card PCMCIA icon The PC Card Properties window appears Select the SD Card from the list C
11. specified by the card reader Using SD Card in Notebook Desktop Computers Windows 95 98 98SE ME 2000 XP Proceed as follows 1 Start the Windows Operating System and wait for the system to completely boot 2 Plug the SD Card with the adapter if applicable into the socket 3 The computer will respond with a beep and the PC card icon will appear on the right corner of the task bar OR Windows may respond with dialog boxes If the New Hardware Found window appears select Windows default driver then click on OK 4 Follow the on screen prompts The SD Card will be automatically recognized Double click on My Computer icon on your system desktop The SD Card shows up as a removable hard drive e g Drive D Windows NT 3 5 1 Win NT 4 0 Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 does not support Plug n Play You must plug the SD Card into the socket before starting Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 1 Before starting Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 plug the SD Card into the socket While booting Disable PnP Plug n Play by switching to Off in the BIOS Settings 3 An additional software such Card Wizard Pro from System Soft may be required for Win NT to recognize the device 4 The computer will respond with a beep and the PC card icon will appear on the right corner of the task bar OR Windows may respond with dialog boxes If the New Hardware Found window appears select Windows default driver then click on OK 5 F
12. through mail to high level radiation High level radiation erases all data in the SD Card and renders the card useless Hence please check and verify postal service policies before sending the cards in the mail SD Card Specifications ORDERING INFORMATION SimpleTech SD Card Part Numbers SD Card P N Capacity Sad E EN SE EETA 512 MBytes Me DDG ena ANT E 256 MBytes Crd Dsl Fees D125 eieae TE 128 MBytes BES Pe DOF AAEE ENEE A EEA saenenecann 64 MBytes Oe DS a lo aweeeotadennt 32 Mbytes SD Card Adapter P N ST ENIMCS DAD Ace es SD Card MultiMediaCard to Type II PC Card Physical Dimensions SD Card without SD Card Adapter ESE dc perenne Seneca T AEE se Rene err ewan Tevet ne 32 0 mm Wida e nau och cca case koe TE OR 24 0 mm TACKS cedachai ca lisidstle ds es Meda nace ea ates ta kaata ees nt Aaah oa 2 10 mm Welo Gos sorte e et ean eoedbe uh dud seaauassaueae lt eteert ss 3 gms Max Performance Titela E natane N EER SD SPI ACCESS TIME oe N T 200 us Max Data Transfer Rate to from Host cennceenee 2 5 MB sec Burst Read Speed eano ten ait oceteia eau ecie wwsnes takai ttareteaith 3 0 MB sec For 32MB 128MB 1OMB Sec For 256MB 512MB Wite Speed pee decvucrs eucoreiieea sens a a katabetecestins 2 0 MB sec For 32MB 128MB LOMB Sec For 256MB 512MB Power Requirements All values quoted are typical at ambient temperature and nominal supply voltage unless otherwise stated DC Input Voltage Range aieeaa E
13. tton to release the SD Card Then pull the SD Card from the socket OR e If your computer does not have an eject button on the socket carefully pull the SD Card straight out from the socket Inserting or Removing the SD Card with Mac OS You can insert the SD Card at anytime The SD Card will show up as icon on the desktop You can remove the SD Card whenever the computer is not accessing the SD Card When you wish to remove the SD Card drag the SD Card Drive icon into the trash bin The SD Card is ejected from the computer in most cases Otherwise carefully remove the card from the socket Document 61600 00046 001 pdf Page 4 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SD Card User Guide Formatting the SD Card All SimpleTech SD Cards are factory formatted in DOS Windows Operating Systems Most devices do not require additional drivers to support SD Card If your device does not recognize the SD Card when inserted you would need to format the SD Card in the device itself Please refer to the User Guide of your device for basic formatting instructions of the SD Card in the device Caution Please note that you cannot format the card if the mechanical write protect switch is in the Lock position To enable formatting of the card please slide up the write protect switch back to the normal position If you wish to format the card in the computer please refer to the following instructions Formatting the SD Card in Windows Operating Systems Insert the c
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