SimpleTech SmartMedia (SM) Card/Adapter User's Manual
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1. 61600 00044 001 pdf Page 7 of 7 05 15 022. ETAN a rae T cel ected shld tea Mvaideas EE e ET A ciate teresvee le dices tae ces Reliability PUP E tec hcliis a eR NT Data Retention ccccscccccescoscosececcoecsscoessoscesceecess ADAPTER SPECIFICATIONS Reliability PUT ACG ae E EAN MTBF Mean Time Between Failure c cece Power OV OS pe hsech cence E E tales Environmental Operating Temperaire renei aa E Troubleshooting 2 7V 3 6V 20 uA 10 mA 10 mA 10 mA 0 C to 55 C 20 C to 65 C 100 000 Program Erase Cycles 10 Years 10 000 Insert Extract 250 000 POH 3 3V 5 0 C to 60 C Please note that there is no industry standard for orienting SmartMedia cards in the Card Slot Some readers require the card to be inserted with the side having the gold contacts facing upwards while others may require the card to be inserted with the side having gold contacts face downwards If the card is not detected by your system when you Document 61600 00044 001 pdf Page 6 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide insert the SmartMedia card remove the card turn it upside down and reinsert the card In windows OS the card will show up as a drive letter under My Computer In Apple OS the card will show up as an icon Technical Support If you experience any difficulties with the installation of the SmartMedia Flash Card or SmartMedia Flash Adapter visit our web site If you are still unable to resolve the problems contact Sim
3. SimpleTech SmartMedia SM Card Adapter User Guide Contents Introduction Installation Requirements Installing the SmartMedia Flash Card A Digital Cameras MP3 Players Digital Camcorders Printers B PC Computers PDA Handheld Device Palmtop 1 Attaching the SmartMedia Flash Card to the SmartMedia Adapter If Applicable 2 Attaching the SmartMedia Flash Card to USB SmartMedia Flash Card Reader If Applicable Using SmartMedia 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 SmartMedia Flash Card Inserting or Removing the SmartMedia Flash Card with Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 XP Inserting or Removing the SmartMedia Flash Card with Windows NT 3 5 1 Win NT 4 0 Inserting or Removing the SmartMedia Flash Card with Windows 3 x and OS 2 Warp Inserting or Removing the SmartMedia Flash Card with Mac OS Formatting the SmartMedia Card Formatting the SmartMedia Card in Windows Operating Systems Formatting the SmartMedia Card in Mac Operating Systems SmartMedia Flash Card Precaution and Protection Card Specifications Troubleshooting Technical Support Introduction This is an Installation and User Guide for the SimpleTech Smart Media SM Flash Card SSFDC and the SmartMedia Flash Adapter The SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Card is a super small form factor card used in several de
4. SmartMedia Adapter see Figure below 3 Slide the SmartMedia Flash Card all the way into the SmartMedia Adapter until the connector on the SmartMedia Flash Card fully docks with the connector on the SmartMedia Adapter If the SmartMedia Flash Card doesn t appear to seat properly try turning the SmartMedia Flash Card over upside down Do not force the SmartMedia Flash Card into the socket under any circumstances After inserting the Smart Media card in the adapter plug the Adapter in the PC Card socket in your computer 2 Attaching the SmartMedia Flash Card to USB SmartMedia Flash 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 SmartMedia Card in the card reader slot with the proper orientation as specified by the card reader Using SmartMedia 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 SmartMedia Flash 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 respo
5. hrough mail to high level radiation High level radiation erases all data in the SmartMedia Flash Card and renders the card useless Hence please check and verify postal service policies before sending the cards in the mail Document 61600 00044 001 pdf Page 5 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide SmartMedia Card SSFDC Specifications ORDERING INFORMATION SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Part Numbers SmartMedia Card P N a Bl Erg ACs Ea AS one Red RR OO Rio ae rr EAA ERE STESM Olaia om ee TE STESM 1G aaa a a AAS STESM JO eraan O A ATES STESM B eee nteisnascvediencest azar SmartMedia Adapter P N sS T TESMAD i E Capacity 128 MBytes 64 MBytes 32 MBytes 16 MBytes 8 MBytes SmartMedia Card to Type II PC Card Physical Dimensions SmartMedia Flash Card without SmartMedia Adapter Performance PETT AC ea a EAE ATN Read Cycle Time Random ACCESS alaran aee a a Seral Pare ACCESS en a r aa Write Cycle Time Prostam TINE erir tention actabins Block Erase Time ccc sseceecenseadiebieetddascnasceene Power Requirements 45 0 mm 37 0 mm 0 76 mm 1 8 gms SSFDC 10 us Max 80 ns Min 200 us Typ 2 ms Typ All values quoted are typical at ambient temperature and nominal supply voltage unless otherwise stated DC InputVoltase RINE irra AG Typical Power Dissipation Sleep CUEN asana aa n cits DEQUen tal Read eee R Proe aeur oa Eri Caron a A E Environmental Specifications Temperature Range OP
6. nd 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 SmartMedia Flash Card will be automatically recognized Double click on My Computer icon on your system desktop The SmartMedia Flash Card shows up as a removable hard drive e g Drive D Document 61600 00044 001 pdf Page 3 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide 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 SmartMedia Flash 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 SmartMedia Flash Card into the socket 2 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 Follow the on screen prompts The SmartMedia Flash Card will be automatically recognized Double click on My Computer icon on your system desktop The SmartMedia Flash Card shows up as a removable hard drive e g Drive D Windows 3 x with Card and Socke
7. ons 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 SmartMedia 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 SmartMedia Flash Card Precaution and Protection Always carefully observe the following precautions Never remove the SmartMedia Flash Card when the computer is accessing the SmartMedia Flash Card Do not turn off the device while accessing the SmartMedia Flash Card Do not touch the gold leads on the card Keep the SmartMedia Flash Card away from electrostatic sources or magnetic fields Do not bend drop or impact the SmartMedia Flash 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 t
8. pleTech Technical Support at the following e Tel 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 electronic 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 SmartMedia Flash and SMARTMEDIA are registered trademarks of SanDisk Corporation and are licensed for use through the SmartMedia Flash 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
9. rtMedia Flash with the SmartMedia Flash Adapter e 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 SmartMedia Flash Card Caution There is no industry standard as to how a SmartMedia Card should be inserted in the Adapter or SmartMedia Card Reader Hence if you insert the SmartMedia card in the wrong orientation you computer will not recognize the SmartMedia Card After following the instructions listed below if your card does not show up turn the card upside down and reinsert the card If the Card is NOT Recognized by Your System Turn the Card Upside Down DIGITAL and Reinsert ga the Card 128e Insert with Gold Contacts Facing Up Insert with Gold Contacts Facing Down A Digital Cameras MP3 Players Digital Camcorders Printers Attach the SmartMedia Flash 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 SmartMedia Flash Card in your system Please note that if the SmartMedia card is improperly inserted the system will not recognize the card 2 Formatting the Smar
10. t Services Release 2 1 or Higher Proceed as follows 1 Start Windows 3 x 2 Plug the SmartMedia Flash Card into the socket The computer may beep when the computer recognizes the SmartMedia Flash Card Mac OS Proceed as follows 1 Start Mac OS 2 Plug the SmartMedia Flash Card into the socket 3 The SmartMedia Flash 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 SmartMedia Flash Card into the socket Inserting or Removing SmartMedia Flash Card Refer to the section appropriate to your operating system Inserting or Removing the SmartMedia Flash Card with Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 XP You can insert the SmartMedia Flash Card at anytime When you wish to remove the SmartMedia Flash Card make sure you are not accessing any data in the card It is recommended that you stop the SmartMedia Flash Card before removing the SmartMedia Flash 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 SmartMedia Flash Card from the list Click on the Stop button When prompted to remove the SmartMedia Flash Card proceed to next step to eject the card 2 If your computer has an eject bu
11. tMedia card in your system All SimpleTech SmartMedia cards are factory formatted in DOS Windows Operating Systems Most devices do not require additional drivers to support SmartMedia Flash Card If your device does not recognize the SmartMedia Flash Card when inserted you would need to format the SmartMedia Flash card in the devices Please refer to the User Guide of your device for basic formatting instructions of the SmartMedia Flash card Document 61600 00044 001 pdf Page 2 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide B PC Computers PDA Handheld Device Palmtop If you are planning to use the SmartMedia card in the PC Card slot of your PDA Computer you would need to insert the SmartMedia card in the PC Card adapter Please refer to Attaching the SmartMedia Flash Card to the SmartMedia Adapter section If you are planning to access the SmartMedia card through USB or Parallel port SmartMedia card reader please refer to the following section titled Attaching the SmartMedia Flash Card to USB SmartMedia Flash Reader 1 Attaching the SmartMedia Flash Card to the SmartMedia Adapter If Applicable Attach the SmartMedia Flash Card to the SmartMedia Adapter as follows 1 Orient the SimpleTech logos on both the SmartMedia Flash Card and the SmartMedia Adapter facing upwards 2 With the Insert arrow on top of the SmartMedia Flash Card pointing towards the SmartMedia Adapter place the SmartMedia Flash Card onto the rails of the
12. the SmartMedia Flash Card proceed as follows e If your computer has an eject button on the socket press the button to release the SmartMedia Flash Card Then pull the SmartMedia Flash Card from the socket OR e If your computer does not have an eject button on the socket carefully pull the SmartMedia Flash Card straight out from the socket Inserting or Removing the SmartMedia Flash Card with Mac OS You can insert the SmartMedia Flash Card at anytime When you wish to remove the SmartMedia Flash Card drag the SmartMedia Flash Card Drive icon into the trash bin The SmartMedia Flash Card is ejected from the computer in most cases Otherwise carefully remove the card from the socket Formatting the SmartMedia Card All SimpleTech SmartMedia cards are factory formatted in DOS Windows Operating Systems Most devices do not require additional drivers to support SmartMedia Flash Card If your device does not recognize the SmartMedia Flash Card when inserted you would need to format the SmartMedia Flash card in the device itself Please refer to the User Guide of your device for basic formatting instructions of the SmartMedia Flash card in the device If you wish to format the card in the computer please refer to the following instructions Formatting the SmartMedia Card in Windows Operating Systems Insert the card in the adapter or the card reader and Right click on the drive letter for the card in windows explorer Choose format among the opti
13. tton on the socket press the button to release the SmartMedia Flash Card Then pull the SmartMedia Flash Card from the socket OR If your computer does not have an eject button on the socket carefully pull the SmartMedia Flash Card straight out from the socket Proceed to Protecting the SmartMedia Flash Card Inserting or Removing the SmartMedia Flash 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 SmartMedia Flash Card into the socket before starting Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 You must insert the SmartMedia Flash Card before booting into Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 To remove the SmartMedia Flash Card you must first exit Windows NT 3 5 1 4 0 then proceed as follows Document 61600 00044 001 pdf Page 4 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide e If your computer has an eject button on the socket press the button to release the SmartMedia Flash Card Then pull the SmartMedia Flash Card from the socket OR e If your computer does not have an eject button on the socket carefully pull the SmartMedia Flash Card straight out from the socket Inserting or Removing the SmartMedia Flash Card with Windows 3 x and OS 2 Warp You can insert the SmartMedia Flash Card anytime You can remove the SmartMedia Flash Card anytime the computer is not accessing the SmartMedia Flash Card Some computers will beep when the computer recognizes the change in status of the socket To remove
14. vices including Digital Cameras Personal Digital Assistants PDA MP3 music players digital voice recorders and other electronic devices such as cell phones and pagers The SmartMedia Flash Card is 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 SmartMedia Flash Card is extremely rugged and very compact The SmartMedia Flash Adapter allows the SmartMedia Flash Card to plug into a PC Card socket Therefore the SmartMedia Flash Card with the SmartMedia Adapter provides removable mass storage to thousands of hosts that have PC Card sockets standard on many notebook computers The SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Card is available in several capacities for your specific applications The SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Card Adapter is also available for using SmartMedia Flash Card in PC Card PCMCIA slots Visit ean dele seul details Document 61600 00044 001 pdf Page 1 of 7 05 15 02 SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide Installation Requirements The following are the minimum requirements for using the SmartMedia Flash Card e A host e g a computer or other devices such as digital camera MP3 Audio Player Recorder PDA that uses SmartMedia Flash Cards as a storage device with one of the following sockets A SmartMedia Flash card socket A PC Card Type I or If PCMCIA socket when using the Sma
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