Acer USB2.0 Flash Stick User manual

Acer USB2.0 Flash Stick
User Manual
Ver 2.0

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Contents
1 Introduction 2
1.1 Introduction of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick 2
1.2 The system requirement of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick 3
2 Install application program 3
3 ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick application 5
3.1 Windows 98/Me/2000./XP 5
3.2MacOS9.x/MacOSX 6
3.3 Linux 2.4.x 6
3.4Notices 6
4 Technical reference of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick 7
5 FAQ of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick 7

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Guide of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick
1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction 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
zMaximum data reading speed: 9MB/S
zMinimum data writing speed: 4MB/S
zWithout installing driver(exclude Windows 98)
zWith no physical driver
zAccord with the standard USB 2.0/1.1
zWithout extra power, just from general USB cable
zHuge capacity with categories
zWith the switch of reading protection, no document rubout happens or virus
zLED light indicates the working state
zSmall body
zVery light: about 26 mg
1.1.2 ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick overview
figure：1.1

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1.2 The system Requirement of ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick
1.2.1 Requirement for computer
zPC must with USB interface or compatible desktop, notebook and super-small notebook;
zApple PC must with USB interface
1.2.2 Requirement for operation system
zWindows 98
zWindows Me
zWindows 2000
zWindows XP
zMac OS 9.x or above
zLinux 2.4.x or above
1.2.3 Requirement for the host controller of USB
zUHCI- universal host controller interface
zOHCI- open host controller interface
2 Install 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:
:2.1
Click the”Install” button to start installing application program, as follows:

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figure 2.2
When appear the next picture, please click button as follows:
figure: 2.3
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

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will find the equipment automatically and put into using.
Notice: Please don’t plug ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick before installing the driver program. or
it would make the driver can’t be installed 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, the indicator of
ACER USB2.0 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). 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
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 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.
4) 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 stops 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.

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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 the ACER
USB 2.0 Flash Stick will be lost.
figure：3.6
3.3 Linux 2.4.x
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 operation in Windows 98 will be applied to Win98 1st and 2nd edition.
2) ACER USB2.0 Flash Stick will not guarantee its normal operation for all computers. And
please follow the normal operation while you use that. We will not answer for any lost for
using ACER USB2.0 Flash Stick. If any dispute please follow the relative law.
3) Switch HOLD key in to un-hold mode before you plug in computer USB for Read/ Write
data

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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/Writing data
Speed of reading 9MB/S Maximum
Speed of writing 5MB/S Maximum
Support Format FAT/FAT16
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 Ican’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;

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Wait for a moment and it will show out the installation guidance, then follow the guidance to
finish the installation.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Q: When the ACER USB 2.0 Flash Stick is using, can I run other programs?
Answer: Yes.