USB Mass Storage Disk
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1. application programs running or 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 Device Busy Information es e j Device is busy Another application has an open connection to the device Close all the applications and documents open on the device then try again 0K 3 Click on the OK button 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 amp Removable Disk H File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Back Qsearch Gyrolders history 4 GF X A Ea Address Removable Disk H File Folder 5 17 2002 5 07 PM e File Folder 4 19 2000 6 27 PM Removable Disk Microsoft Word 11KB WordPad Document 5 17 2002 5 07 PM H a ZoomBrowser Image OKB WMF File 5 17 2002 5 08 PM Select an item to view its description Capacity 6 67 MB C Used 24 0 KB C Free 6 64 MB See also My Documents My Network Places wid 4 objectis plus 1 hidden 10 7 KB g My Computer 7 Logout the Security Data Zone 1 Double click the U Storage icon in the notification window2. area Then key in your new password and confirm in the Confirm Password area gt The maximum size of the password is 8 characters 4 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 The BootUp program in Utility manager window will build up the device as a bootable disk Before you run the program please do the following preparations 1 This program can run under Windows 98 SE XP and ME The program can t be supported in Windows 2000 2 Please turn off the anti virus program during the procedure 3 Make sure your Windows system was located in C Disk 4 Make sure the write protect switch is in OFF position 5 This program only deals with one device at the same time 6 Make sure your U Storage is in Public Area if it is with Security function 7 Ifyou 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 A Warning Ifyou 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 the following procedures the procedures for Windows XP is different from Windows 98 and ME This program cannot
3. port at the fist connection After then the drive installation is not required gt Do not cancel the installation during the procedure The U Storage may not operate correctly if the installation 1s incomplete gt 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 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 insta
4. In action in the application software you will switch view from Public Area to Security Area E 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 LUN 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 LUN 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 LUNs Public Area and Security Area in LUNO and Public Area in LUN1 You can access these partitions by the multiple LUN driver The partition status was shown in the following figure The partitions in LUN 0 will perform as described in item 2 The partition in LUN 1 will perform as described in item1 Public Security t LUN 0 Area Change View Area Through Login amp Logout This figure shows detailed operations of single LUN Security Security LUN 0 Area Change View Area Through Login amp Logout Public LUN 1 Area This figure shows detailed operations of multiple LUNs Function Security Password Disk Logical Unit Di
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6. or data 2 There are two steps in Recover Disk one is scan bad block and the other 1s Read Write testing for each block It will take a long time to scan each block It will take about 1 5 minutes for each 16 MB 3 After you 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 Problem The Write Protect switch can not work on line on Macintosh computer with Mac OS 10 1 4 Warning Ifyou switch the Write Protect on line with Mac OS 10 1 4 it will cause the computer system hang when you do the read or write operation Workaround Disconnect the device when you need to switch the Write Protect with Mac OS 10 1 4 We will solve the system hang up problem in the near future However due to the OS operation issue we don t recommend you switch the Write Protect on line 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 Ours Technology Inc OTI reserves the right to make any changes without further notice to any products herein gt gt gt Trademark Acknowledgments IBM 1s a registered trademark of international Business Machines Corporation iBook and iMac are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Macintosh
7. or select the Logout button in the U Storage manager window AN Warning When you do the login and logout action with the device please make sure there 1s no applications running or documents unclosed on the device If so it will cause data lose or damage gt When you do the login or logout action please make sure you have closed all the programs or documents on the device If there are any programs running or 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 Device Busy Information 4 E f Device is busy Another application has an open connection to the device Close all the applications and documents open on the device then try again L 2 Once the file manager window contains the Public Area pop up you can do the operation you want with the Public Area Change Password User can change password and key in the password hint using the Change Password selection in the U Storage menu You can only select this item in Security AP Zone Storage 1 Function Utility Resize Hy Birthday Logout 1 Make sure the Write Protect switch is in OFF location 2 Key in your current password in the Current Password
8. P you will see the removable disk icon in the file manager window However only Windows 2000 and above can identify the difference In Windows 98 you just can see the Removable Disk gt 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 gt 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 gt Since the BIOS design of each motherboard is quite different we cannot guarantee the boot up device is suitable for every computer gt Since Award changed their BIOS spec In March 2002 the boot up procedure is different from before We cannot identify if the BIOS is new or old So this boot up utility is not suitable for Award s new BIOS if you use USB ZIP boot up option Once your device is damaged you can use this utility to recover the device It will check if there are too many bad block in device and try to repair it 1 After you double click on the RecoverDisk shortcut in start menu the following window will be pop up 15 x Close Progress Total Units Warning The Recover Disk 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
9. Public Area and Security Data Zone of LUNO 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 Password Hint window This hint will be displayed when you click the Hint button in the Unlock Protect window The maximum size of the Hint 1s 32 characters After you finish the setting click the OK button The Confirmation window will pop up Please make sure you already backup all the important files or data U Storage 1 0 Function Utility Resize Security Area 4 05 MB 6 Once the resizing is finished the following message will pop up Resize Infonnation fn Resize finish successtully lt C 7 After you finish the Resize the Setup exe program will be copied into the Public Area in LUN 0 automatically It s removable However it is 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
10. Storage manager window The Unlock Protect window will pop up Storage 1 0 Function Utility Resize Logout ftomatically next time AN Warning When you do the login and logout action with the device please make sure there is no application or program running or document unclosed on the device If so it will cause data loss or damage 2 Key in the password in the Password area gt 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 Function Utility Resize Mass Storage Disk Logout ftomatically next time gt Ifyou key in the wrong password the following message will be shown Password Yalidation Emor Wrong password Try again L gt 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 Run Gut of Password Tring You have run out of three times tring You must unplug and replug the device before you can unlock the protection gt When you do the login or logout action please make sure you close all the programs or documents open connection on the device If there is some
11. U Storage User s Manual A Version 1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the U Storage device The manual explains how to use the U Storage software bundled with the device 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 Warnings e Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the product that is not described in this guide e 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 e Do not handle the product to do the plug and unplug operation if your hands are wet Otherwise it will cause electrical shock e Do not place the product near a heat source or expose them to direct flame or heat e Never place the product close to equipment generating strong electromagnetic fields Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or corrupt data There are minimum hardware and software requirements that must be sati
12. a Press OK button to proceed resize the device or press Cancel button to stop resize process 4 Ifyou select the Security Area then the following Security Area Resize window will pop up You 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 displayed when you click the Hint button in the Unlock Protect window The maximum size of the Hint 1s 32 characters After you finished the setting click the OK button The Confirmation window will pop up Please make sure you already backup all the important files or data U Storage 0 a 7 Function Utility Security Area To ME If you select the Public Area Security Area then the following Public Security Area Resize window will pop up You can drag the scroll bar in the window to set the size of each area First please set the size of the Public Area of LUNI The minimum size for each area is IMB The maximum size of the Public Area of LUN1 is 1 4 of the total size Once the size of the Public Area of LUNI was set the scroll bar of the
13. be run in Windows 2000 Windows 98 SE and Windows ME 1 You can click the Utility button in the U Storage manager window to execute the BootUp utility Resize Logout Change Password 2 The following window will be showed up U Storage 1 0 Utility Function Bootlp 3 You can select the type of the boot up method USB ZIP or USB HDD The USB HDD is only for Windows 98 gt Ifyou select USB HDD the computer will get the prompt after you boot from the U Storage gt Ifyou select USB ZIP the computer will get the Jaz gt prompt after you boot from the U Storage gt 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 A Warning The program will do the format The existing data in the Public Area which you want to make will be lost Hessage Waring The Boot Up Program Will Do The Format E L All Existing Data Will Be Lost 5 After the process is completed done the finish message will be shown Information Completed L Please Unplug Device Windows XP 1 Please make a bootable floppy first You can insert a floppy into the floppy drive Then click on the icon of 3 5 floppy in the My Computer windo
14. e 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 Unplug or Eject Hardware l i 2 x Select the device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop When Windows notifies you that itis safe to do so unplug the device from pour computer Hardware devices iB E Storage Cont oller U Storage Controller at USB Device Properties Stop Display device components M Show Unplug Eject icon on the taskbar Close A Warning Ifyou 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 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
15. e 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 gt write down the mount point Make a directory in mnt ex mkdir mnt usbHD Then execute mount dev sdal 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 Write Protect Switch When you put the write protect switch to ON position you cannot write any file or data into the device You still can view and read the files and data in the device You can switch the Write Protect switch even you do not disconnect the device Due to Linux OS limitation the write protect switch will not work on line 4 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 A Warning When you want to remove th
16. ll the software and driver correctly the U Storage icon will appear at the notification area automatically isa va ie Hae The display will depend on the status of the device gt 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 gt Or you can double click the icon in the notification window The U Storage manager window will pop up as Resize Logout By default the device is non security So the Resize function will be active when you run this software first time U Storage Resize 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 The following Resize Partition window pop up Resize Logout Change Password 2 Select the partition type you want 3 If you select the Public Area Only then click the OK button The Confirmation window will pop up Please make sure you already backup all the important files or data Confirmation 4 Waring Resize process will erase all the existing dat
17. sfied 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 8 6 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 For MAC OS 8 6 you should download the necessary USB mass storage driver from Apple s web site The Mac system driver supplied with the USB Flash Drive must therefore be installed You can find out the latest USB Mass Storage Support on http www info apple com support downloads html or search the latest version by USB Mass Storage Support key word MAC OS 10 2 X does not support default Mass Storage Driver You have to install the driver bundled with the product 10 2 X must be upgraded to 10 2 8 before install driver You can find out the upgrade information on http docs info apple com article html artnum 70174 or search the latest version on http www into apple com support downloads html Please insert CD ROM and double click the USBFlashDiskMac10 2 XPatch dme After uncompress click okay and open mounted disk Double click USBFlashDiskMac10 2 XPatch pkg and enter password Click continuous select install disk and click continuous again Click upgrade contin
18. sk Letters Type Number No No 2 Sey A LUND 3 Public Area Plus Security Area Yes 2 LUNO amp LUNI 2 This table describes the functions of the three partition types 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 gt Please connect the device to the USB port of your computer when you install the application software gt Ifyou 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 StorageTools 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 gt The USB driver will be required to install as the device links the PC by the USB
19. uous and wait install process Click reboot and you must reboot your Mac now You can see the disk icon in the Desktop gt 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 StorageTools1 0 exe utility Then the application software will work properly gt The application software only can run with Microsoft Windows OS gt However the U Storage basic functions can be supported in all OS listed above USB Interface The interface connects to the USB port of the computer Write Protect Switch If you put the switch at ON position the device will be in the write protect mode LED Display This LED Display will show the status of the device Once the device is in operation the LED will be turned on 1 Plug and Play my Computer File Edit View Go Favorites Help ee ea a 2 2 Back Ronsard Up Cut Copy Paste Address My Computer gt sa sg 3 Floppy 4 C D E y Computer S S Printers Control Panel Dial Up Scheduled Select an item to Networking 3 3 Web Folderi Removable emovable Removable Disk F Disk G Disk H view its description E My Computer 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 th
20. w 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 the USB ZIP Click on the OK button U Storage 1 0 Utility Function S JLE DL 6 After the process is completed the finish message will be shown When this message shows up the possible reason is your Windows OS installation is not completed Please make sure the path WINDOWS COMMANDM EBD in Windows 98 WINDOWS COMMAND EBD in Windows ME or XP_ Bootable in Windows XP is exists Ok _ a When this message shows up please make sure the Write Protect switch is at OFF position The Capacity Of The Device Ts Not Enough __OK When this message shows up please make sure the capacity of the Public Area is enough gt After you finish the program you will see different disk property when you select different disk type For example if you select it as USB HDD you will see the hard disk icon in the file manager window If you select it as USB ZI
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