Mobile Disk User’s Guide Please refer to our website at www.mobile-disk.com for the latest updates on Mobile Disk. Copyright 2002 HANA Micron Inc. HANA Micron Inc. owns the copyright of both this User’s Manual as well as the contents of the provided installation CD. Copying or changing part or all of the contents of the User’s Manual is prohibited unless granted prior permission from HANA Micron.
Table of Contents 1. Features ___________________________________________________________3 2. Operating Instructions ________________________________________________6 3. 2.1 Driver Installation for Windows 98 Second Edition _____________________6 2.2 Operating in Boot Mode __________________________________________9 2.3 Instructions for Linux ___________________________________________10 Manager Program __________________________________________________11 3.
1. Features Mobile Disk is a portable device for saving data using a technology known as flash memory. Mobile Disk’s small size and large capacity make it convenient for a variety of individuals, including corporate road-warriors who deal with multiple, large presentation files, designers who need to back-up files for graphic work, and students who need to submit data intensive reports and also enjoy media (video, audio) files.
Speed 1,000 Kilobytes per second for reading and 600 Kilobytes per second for writing. Capacity Partition You can more easily use the Mobile Disk by partitioning it into multiple drives, just like you would in a normal hard disk. For additional security, and to maximize the storage area for confidential files, you can also set up the "Secure area" to the ideal size for your needs, with the rest of the available space automatically designated as the "Public area".
Ca u t ion Remove the drive only when the LED light is not blinking. Otherwise, data may become corrupted.* In order to remove the drive safely, click on the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the Tray and then choose Stop USB Mass Storage Device. * Hana Micron, Inc. dose not assume any responsibility for corrupted data due to customer negligence.
2. Operating Instructions You can connect the drive to the USB port by directly plugging it in to the USB socket or through an extension cables. With most operating systems, you can input/output and edit/delete data right away by simply connecting the Mobile Disk to the port. Supported Operating Systems Driver Windows XP No driver required Windows 2000 No driver required Windows Me No driver required Windows CE 3.0 or higher No driver required Macintosh 8.
Select Search for the best driver for your device and then click Next. Insert Disk appears. Insert the included CD. Click OK. Check the Specify a location box. Click on Browse… and navigate to the hana_flash_win98drv directory on the CD. Click Next.
Locate the file BW_USB.INF and click Next. Insert Disk appears once again. Just click OK. Locate the file BW_DISK.SYS (it is in the same directory as BW_USB.INF). Click OK.
Installation is completed. Click Finish. Once the installation process is complete, a drive icon for the Removable Disk appears in the My Computer. 2.2 Operating in Boot Mode Perform system format (making a MS-DOS boot disk) for windows 98, and make a boot drive. Select USB ZIP (Award Bios) or FDD-Emulation (AMI Bios 8.0) from 1st BOOT DEVICE in the CMOS setup menu of your PC Restart the system. Booting will be done with the MOBILE DISK.
2.3 Instructions for Linux Operating in Linux (Using Linux Kernel 2.4.X Mount Command): Log in to root Connect the product into the USB port. Pop up the terminal (xterm, hanterm). With the command mkdir /mnt/disk, generate a folder disk. (Just once initially) Mount the device with the command mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/disk. With the command df, command that the following mount was done. /dev/sda1 127684 8 127684 1%/mnt/disk With the command cd/mnt/disk, move to disk folder. Now you can use the mounted folder.
3. Manager Program The Manager program is a convenient way for you to format the entire disk in case of data corruption, to password-protect your entire Mobile Disk, or to designate only a portion of the Disk as your password-protected Secure area and leave the rest of the disk as a Public area for sharing with other users. To launch the Manager Program insert the CD in your computer’s CD Drive and then go to Window’s Start menu, click on Run…, and then browse to locate diskmanager_v12e.exe on your CD.
3.1 General Format Although Mobile Disk is optimized in its initial state, low-level formatting may be required to eliminate bad blocks caused by an improper shut-down or repetitious read and write. The following window indicates the stage of general formatting. Select General Format and click the Format button. A warning message about loss of data will appear. Formatting will start after clicking OK. Once the format is complete, a window with confirmation message appears. Click OK.
3.2 Apply Password When you password-protect your Mobile Disk, the Manager program puts an executable file (Password.exe) on your Disk, which can be launched at any time to allow you access to the secured files. Unlike many other similar products, this convenient program eliminates the need to carry around a media or make additional installations on every computer that you need to plug the Disk into. Apply Password will password-protect your entire Disk (with the exception of approximately 430KB).
The following steps explain how you can access the password-protected area of your disk: Find the Removable Disk from Windows Explorer or My Computer and click on it. You will see the Paasword.exe executable file. Run this program by opening it. Enter the password and click on the Unlock button. Click OK. The passwordprotected area of the disk (excluding 430 KB) is now available to use. As the program is launched, an icon also appears on the Tray. Password.
To change a password, click the Change Password button on the password function window. If it is the first time you change the password, the default password needs to be entered. Then enter new password, new password once again and click OK to complete password change. Unlike many other password programs that stay in the computer’s RAM (which may cause memory overflows and collisions) the password window, as well as the password function icon, disappear when the disk is removed from the PC.
3.3 Partition Your Mobile Disk can be formatted so that only a certain portion of the Disk is passwordprotected. Select the Partition button. Scroll the horizontal dial to adjust the desired allocation between Public and Secure portions. For example, in this picture, the position of the dial corresponds to 8 Mbytes of Public area versus 24 Mbytes of Secure area (on a 32 Mbytes Mobile Disk). Click Format Click OK in the warning message. Click OK in the message indicating that the default password is 1111.
3.4 Mode Change File Restore If the partition program, i.e. ModeChange.exe, is deleted from your Mobile Disk, mode conversion between Public and Secure areas will not be possible. In this case, ModeChange.exe can be copied again onto your Mobile Disk by using the Manager Program. Click the Mode Change File Restore button. Click OK.
4. Troubleshooting • My computer doesn't recognize the Mobile Disk! First, check whether you are using an operating system that automatically supports the Mobile Disk – auto-supported operating systems include Microsoft® Windows® ME, 2000 and XP; Mac® OS 9 and OS X and Linux® versions 2.4.X and higher. If the drive is being used on one of these systems and is still not functioning, try it on a different system using one of these operating systems.
5. Technical Specifications Interface USB Specification 1.1/2.0 Operating System Windows 98(SE) – driver required (included in CD) Windows ME, 2000, NT, XP, CE 3.0 or higher, Macintosh OS 8.6 or higher, LINUX 2.4.
6. Warranty Mobile Disk has been manufactured through strict quality management and inspection. If any faults or natural breakdown occurs within the warranty term, HANA Micron will remedy the malfunction according to the guarantees outlined in the warranty statement.
7. FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Results. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This Device may not cause harmful interface, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
