Acer USB 2.0 Flash Stick User manual

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Acer USB 2.0 Flash Stick
User Manual

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Contents
1Introduction 4
1.1 Introduction of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick 4
1.1.1 The main capability index 4
1.1.2 ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick overview 4
1.1.3 Connection with computer 4
1.2 The system requirement of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick 5
1.2.1 Requirement for computer 5
1.2.2 Requirement for operation system 5
1.2.3 Requirement for the main controller of USB 5
2Install application program 5
3ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick application 7
3.1 Windows 98/Me/2000./XP 7
3.2 Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X 8
3.3 Linux 2.4.x 9
3.4 Notices 9
4Technical reference of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick 9
5FAQ of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick 10

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Guide of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick
1Introduction
1.1Introduction of Acer USB2.0 Flash Stick
ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick, a mass storage flash memory card, comes from
interface technology of USB 2.0, which is plug-and-play, electronic writing protection,
high speed read-write.
It is very convenient to use “ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick” and can be run on several
operation systems such as Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Mac OS 9.1, Linux 2,4x and above without any physical drive equipment and extra
power; it can realize the mobile storage of data without influenced by the host computer,
universal, huge storage.
1.1.1 The main capability index
Maximum data reading speed: 9MB/S
Minimum data writing speed: 4MB/S
Without installing driver(exclude Windows 98)
With no physical driver
Accord with the standard USB 2.0/1.1
Without extra power, just from general USB cable
Huge capacity with categories
With the switch of reading protection, no document rubout happens or virus
LED light indicates the working state
Small body
Very light: about 26 mg
1.1.2 ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick overview
figure：1.1
1.1.3 Connection with computer

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ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick joins with computer through USB interface. If there is no
original USB interface, you need to equip a transfer card with PC-USB interface, and then
you can use ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick Mostly, for the desktop, the USB interface is on
the upper of the host computer back, as the picture 1.2 show:
figure: 1.2
You can directly connect ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick to your desktop’s USB interface;
and also can use a USB cable to prolong for using, all you need to do is to use one end to
connect the host computer and use another end to connect ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick.
Generally, for notebook, USB interface is on the one side or back. You can not miss it,
like picture 1.3 to indicate. You can connect ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick and USB interface
of your notebook directly without using USB cable.
figure 1.3
1.2 The system Requirement of ACER USB 2.0 Flash
Stick
1.2.1 Requirement for computer
PC must with USB interface or compatible desktop, notebook and super-small
notebook;
Apple PC must with USB interface
1.2.2 Requirement for operation system
Windows 98
Windows Me
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac OS 9.x or above
Linux 2.4.x or above
1.2.3 Requirement for the host controller of USB
USB interface
USB interface

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UHCI- universal host controller interface
OHCI- open host controller interface
2Install application program
Due to there is Windows 98 driver in the application program, so as you install the
application program in Windows 98SE, you also install the driver program at the same
time.
Insert the CD of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick into the CE-ROM, and a window will pop
up, as follows picture 2.1:
figure :2.1
Click the ”Install” button to start installing application program, as follows:
figure 2.2
When appear the next picture, please click button as follows:
figure: 2.3

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System will install the program automatically, when it appears the next picture, please
click button to finish the installation and restart the computer.
figure: 2.4
After the restart of Win98 operation system, please insert ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick, the
system will find the equipment automatically and put into using.
Notice: Please don’t insert the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick before installing the driver
program, or it may make the system can not install automatically.
3. ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick application
3.1 Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
1) Turn on your computer
2)Connect the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick and the USB interface of computer; please
find it from session 1.1.3 of chapter 1. If the connection is OK, the indicator of ACER USB
2.0 Flash Stick will turn light, that means flash memory card is working.
3)Open “ My computer”, you will find a new “ Removable Disk” symbol ( figure 3.1). That
is the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick’s symbol. Generally, the symbol is the last one for the
current system, if the latest disk symbol is D before connecting ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick,
then the disk symbol of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick is E. One more need to pay attention:
when you are using ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick for the first time, please kindly wait for a
moment, because the system needs some time to find the driver and it only for the first
time using.
figure：3.1

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Under the Windows Me/ 2000/XP, the bottom right of screen will show a icon, it
means ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick.( picture 3.2)
figure：3.2
After then, you can use ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick like traditional hard disk. You can copy,
edit, and delete the document. When it is working, the indicator light glints quickly. And
after data reading finish, the light will stop glinting.
Notice: Don’t pull out the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick when the light is still glinting, or your
data will be destroyed.
3) Please do as follows when you finish the work and want to pull out the flash
memory card. There are some differences for the operation systems:
Window 98: You can pull out flash memory card from the computer directly only if the
indicator stop glinting.
Windows Me/2000/XP: You need to use the left of mouse to click the disk symbol on
the right of screen, and it will appear a menu: “ Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device”
as follows:
figure：3.3
click this menu and the system will show another window to tell you” USB Mass Storage
Device can be removed safely from the system” as the follow:
figure：3.4
Then click “Enter” to close this window. After this, you can pull out the ACER USB 2.0
Flash Stick safely. The disk symbol will disappear in seconds.
figure：3.5
3.2 Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X
1) Start your Apple PC
Insert ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick to your Apple PC’s USB interface, the computer’s
desk will appear a disk symbol “ Untitled” (picture 3.6), that is the ACER USB 2.0 Flash
Stick disk symbol. After it, you can use it like usual hard disk. When you need to pull it out,
please draw the symbol to the bin firstly and then pull it out, or the document and data in

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the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick will be lost.
figure：3.6
3.3 Linux 2.4.x
ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick has already been formatted before out of factory and its
documents system is FAT system; any Linux Kernel 2.4 of Linux can use ACER USB 2.0
Flash Stick. The Linux Kernel need to add the feature of USB support, and you also need
to add USB FILE SYSTEM to use ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick at the same time.
1) Turn on your computer.
2) Insert the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick to the computer’s USB interface
Login as root, type order: mount/dev/sda/mnt
This order will put the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick to the directory of “ /mnt”. “/mnt” is a
directory made by user.
Notice: When you type sda item of the order mount/dev/sda/mnt, there are maybe some
changes because the using of computer or fresh memory card. Please follow the orders of
Linux to operate.
3) Type the order: umout /mnt before pull out the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick
This order is used for uninstall ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick You must use this order ,
or your document will be lost. The order “/mnt” is corresponding to the upper “/mnt”
3.4 Notices
1) The Windows 98 system of user’s manual is the first edition and the second edition
of Windows 98.
2) ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick will not guarantee its normal operation for all the
computers. We will not answer for any lost because of using ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick .
If any dispute, please solve it with relative law .
4. Technologic Reference of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick
Items Specified criterion
Computer With USB or compatible desktop, laptop and Apple PC
Operation System Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X, Linux
2.4.x
Power USB supply (4.5V~5.5V)
Host computer
interface
Universal serial bus standard 1.1/2.0
UHCI OHCI
Working electric
current
<80mA
Writing protection Yes, with switch
Inside LED Lighting :connect successfully
Glinting: reading/Writeing data
Speed of reading 9MB/S Maximum

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Speed of writing 4MB/S Maximum
Working temperature -10°C~+50°C
Storage temperature -40°~+70°C
Relative humility of
running
5%~95%
Weight 26g
5. FAQ of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick
1. Q: After I inserted the flash memory card to the computer’s USB, the system did
not show that it found the new equipment when I firstly use ACER USB 2.0 Flash
Stick as the storage part. Why? How to solve it?
Answer:Firstly, you should check if the connection of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick and
USB is too loose. It also maybe happen when it has not been enabled in the setting of
system’s BIOS, so you need to restart the computer and get into the BIOS setting to
enable it. The last possible reason is that there is something wrong with your USB system
installation or the support program of USB has not been enabled. Please follow the guide
of User Manual to install the USB system correctly.
2. Q: As the first time I insert ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick into Window 98, when I
can’t install correctly after it appeared the hint of installation, I put it again to install.
However, the system did not show the dialogue frame of “ New hard disk install” as
last time, so I can’t install the flash memory driver, please tell me how to do.
Answer:Please do step by step as follows:
a) Reinstall the application program as chapter 2;
b) Insert the flash memory device to the computer’s USB;
c) Put the driver CD into the CD-ROM;
d) Click the right side of mouse from “My computer”=>”Reference”=>”Equipments
Manager”;
e) Delete “unidentified Equipment” or “Other Equipments”( with yellow ? or !);
f) Click “Refresh” button;
Wait for a moment and it will show out the installation guidance, then follow the
guidance to finish the installation.
4. Q: What is the meaning of LED for ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick?
Answer:The light of LED is on, ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick has been connected to the
computer successfully; the light is flickering, reading/writing data.
5. Q: What should be noticed when pull out the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick?
Answer:As the operation system, we suggest you not pull out the ACER USB 2.0 Flash
Stick hastily. Please pull it out after reading the data and the LED light stops glittering.

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Q: Why my flash memory Disk real capability is smaller than the marked?
Answer: There is little difference about capacity of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick when
under the different of operation systems to format it. The parts of space is occupied by
flash memory card and the system to run, that is the reason why flash memory card’s real
capability is smaller than the marked.
7. Q: Is it possible to access more than one ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick with one
computer?
Answer:Sure, theoretically, one computer can access at least 127 pieces of ACER USB
2.0 Flash Stick. However, due to driver disks use 26 English letters to name, while the
present drivers have occupied several English letters, it can only access 23 pieces of
ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick (exclude A. B. C) with the assistant of USB HUB.
8. Q: When the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick is using, can I run other programs?
Answer:Yes.

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