MS Intech Gripio User manual

User Manual of USB Flash Drive

FCC NOTICE
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITION:
(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND
(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED,
INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDERSIRED
OPERATION.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures :
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit difference from that to which
the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer of an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
NOTE : The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by
unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.

Contents
1. Introduction......................................................................................................................4
1.1 What is Gripio USB disk .........................................................................................4
1.2 Function features ....................................................................................................5
1.3 Copyright................................................................................................................. 5
2. System requirement......................................................................................................... 6
2.1. PC system: .............................................................................................................6
2.2. Mac System:...........................................................................................................6
3. How to install & uninstall ................................................................................................6
3.1 Hardware Installation..............................................................................................7
3.2 Driver Installation & un-installation on Windows 98 ............................................7
3.3 Installation & un-installation on Windows ME, 2000, XP...................................... 7
3.4 Installation & un-installation on Mac OS ...............................................................8
3.5 Installation & un-installation on Linux OS .............................................................8
3.6 Install & Uninstall software utility .........................................................................9
4. Software utility user guide ..............................................................................................9
4.1 Password Security ................................................................................................10
4.1.1 Login............................................................................................................ 11
4.1.2 Security Logout...........................................................................................11
4.1.3 Change Password........................................................................................ 11
4.1.4 Where am I ? ............................................................................................... 12
4.1.5 Disable password security..........................................................................12
4.2 Format Disk...........................................................................................................13
4.2.1 Quick format & complete format ................................................................13
4.2.2 Express & Dynamic partition security format............................................14
4.2.3 USB FDD & USB ZIP bootable ...................................................................14
4.3 Safety Eject........................................................................................................... 15
4.4 Configuration.........................................................................................................16
4.4.1 Write Protection .......................................................................................... 17
4.4.2 Short Cuts....................................................................................................17
4.4.3 PC Lock .......................................................................................................17
4.4.4 File Compression ........................................................................................18
4.4.5 Personalize Gripio....................................................................................... 18
5. Frequently Asked Question ........................................................................................... 19

1. Introduction
Nowadays, USB is the most popular interface of PC, as you can see, peripherals like mouse,
keyboard, web cam, scanner, digital camera… are all migrated to USB interface. Data storage is also
an important application of PC, as the growing needs of mobile mass storage solution, a revolution
product called “USB Disk” which combined USB interface with mass storage Flash ROM is
introduced. It takes the advantage of the convenience of USB and large capacity of Flash ROM, and
become very popular in less than 2 years. You can store you personal files on USB disk, plug on any
computer with USB interface, than access you files just like access a mobile hard disk. Though USB
disk has large capacity (above 32MB), it is much smaller on contrast to floppy disks and hard disks.
1.1 What is Gripio USB disk
Gripio is a USB disk product of MS Intech Co., Ltd. With powerful software functions, it is more
convenience and secure than other USB disks. Gripio can support 1 Flash ROM simultaneously, that
is, the largest capacity is 256MB. Since privacy and data security is very important for end user,
Gripio equipped multiple well-designed and robust password protection functions. We also
implemented serious compliant test in various operation systems, such as Windows 98, Windows
ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, 10.x, Red Hat Linux 7.x, 8.x.etc.
Gripio is driverless in Windows ME, 2000, XP, but Windows 98 system didn’t come with default
USB drivers, you need to install a device driver (Detailed in Section 3.1). Gripio is also driverless in
Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, 10.x, Red Hat Linux 7.x, and 8.x. It supports hot plug & play in all OS, and needn’t
external power supply. We are proud to say that; Gripio is a very stable and reliable mass storage
solution among all USB disk products.

1.2 Function features
 USB version 1.1 compliant
 Supports full-speed (12 Mbps)
 USB bus-powered capability
 Driver Support for Windows 98/98SE
 Driver-less to support
 Windows 2000, Windows ME, XP
 Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.0.4, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 10.2, 10.2.1
 Red-Hat Linux 7.x and 8.x
 H/W Write Protect
 Support suspend mode and wake-up resume
 One LED working Message
 PC software functions
 Auto installed after clicking the included execution file
 Dialog menus activated by the mouse right button
 Normal and bootable disk formatting
 USB ZIP and FDD bootable function
 Quick and complete disk formatting
 Security and non-security disk formatting
 Password function to enable the security feature
 Dynamic partition for security disk formatting
 S/W write protect
 Create the Shortcut functions
 PC-lock function
 Multiple language support for dialog menus
 Personalized folder background
1.3 Copyright
© Gripio 2002
All rights reserved, reproduction in whole or in parts is
prohibited without written consent of MS Intech Co., Ltd.

2. System requirement
All USB disks’ performance very depends on the performance of the PC that the USB disk
connected. The minimal system requirement recommended as follow:
2.1. PC system:
 CPU: Pentium III or above
 RAM: 64MB or above
 Hard Disk free space: 5MB or above
 USB Host: USB 2.0, USB 1.1 or Add-on-card
 Operation System:
 Windows: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP or later.
 Linux: Red Hat Linux 7.x, 8.x or compatible versions.
2.2. Mac System:
 Hardware: Power Mac, iMac, eMac, iBook and compatible hardware systems.
 Operation System: Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.0.4, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 10.2, 10.2.1
 USB Host: USB 2.0, USB 1.1 or Add-on-card
3. How to install & uninstall
In this section, we will show you how to attach Gripio USB disk to PC, install & uninstall its
software utility in your PC. Because USB disk is driverless in most OS except Windows 98, we will
explain how to install driver in this OS. Software utility of Gripio is installed automatically, but
when you don’t need this utility any more, you have to uninstall it manually by yourself. You can
find out this uninstall program on the CD come with Gripio or download from vendor’s WEB site.

3.1 Hardware Installation
USB had became a standard equipment of PC for more than two years, if your PC is older than 2
years, you should call your PC vendor to make sure that there are USB hosts on your computer.
Gripio is a device with “male” USB connector; you can find out “female” connectors at the back-end
of your PC, some PCs place their USB connectors in the front-end of PCs, or both. All you have to
do is simply plug your Gripio into PC’s USB connector, PC will detect Gripio automatically.
It’s a good idea to attach an extended USB connector cable to prevent attrition of host connectors on
PC.
3.2 Driver Installation & un-installation on Windows 98
If your operation system is Windows 98, you will see a pop up “detected new device” wizard as soon
as you plug Gripio into PC. The message tells you that PC had detected the Gripio USB disk but
Windows doesn’t know what it is. Please follow install steps below:
1. Plug Gripio into PC, Windows will display Add new device wizard.
2. Click [Next] button.
3. Choose [search for new device driver] option than click [next] button.
4. Put the CD come with Gripio into CD-ROM drive.
5. Choose [search CD-ROM Disk] option than click [next] button.
6. Windows will find out and install Gripio driver automatically.
7. If installation succeed, click [Next] button than click [Finish] button, the installation is
completed.
8. If error messages occur, click [cancel] many times to leave wizard. Maybe
you put wrong CD in PC, eject CD-ROM and check it. Or repeat step 1 to 7
again.
3.3 Installation & un-installation on Windows ME, 2000, XP
Since Gripio supports driverless functions on Windows ME, 2000, XP, all you have to do is just plug
Gripio into PC’s USB connector and wait for a while, you can see a removable disk display on
explorer and “My computer”. You can access this removable disk just like access Floppy disks.

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You don’t have to uninstall Gripio driver on Windows ME, 2000, XP.
3.4 Installation & un-installation on Mac OS
Since Gripio supports driverless functions on Mac9.x, 10.x, all you have to do is just plug Gripio
into Mac’s USB connector and wait for a while, you can see a removable disk display on desktop.
You can access this removable disk just like access Floppy disks.
If your Mac OS version is 8.6, you must install USB hardware driver before plug Gripio into Mac.
This driver could be downloaded from http://www.apple.com.
You don’t have to uninstall Gripio driver on Mac OS.
3.5 Installation & un-installation on Linux OS
Although there are default drivers of USB in Linux OS, you still have to “mount”
Gripio manually.
 The install (Mount) procedure is:
1. Plug Gripio into PCs USB connector.
2. Launch a command window.
3. Execute “sfdisk –l /dev/sda” command, if Linux detected Gripio successfully, you can see
Gripio’s information. Remember the disk driver of Gripio, ex:sda1.
4. Create a mount point for Gripio, that is, create an empty directory. Ex:/Gripio
5. Execute “mount /dev/sda1 /Gripio”, the sda1 is the driver name recorded in
step 3, “/Gripio” is the mount point created in step 4.
6. You can access /Gripio just like access general directories.
Note: You can’t remove Gripio from PC directly; this will cause data serious loss and
device damaged. Once you “Mount” a Gripio on Linux, you must “Un-mount” it before
you remove it form PC.

 The uninstall (Un-Mount) procedure is:
1. Launch a command window.
2. Execute “umount /Gripio”, the “/Gripio” is the mount point in the previous example.
3. Remove Gripio form PC’s USB connector.
3.6 Install & Uninstall software utility
Software utility is only supported in Windows. When you plug a new Gripio into your PC, double
click on “My computer” icon or launch an explorer, browse into Gripio, you will find out an
executable file named: “passwd.exe ”. 아이콘그림
Passwd.exe is the key of password security as well as the installer of Gripio software utilities.
 Install software utility:
1. Double click on Passwd.exe to launch this program.
2. When passwd.exe was launched, it will check if the software utility is already installed. If
not, passwd.exe will install the software utility automatically.
 Un-install software utility:
1. Put the CD come with Gripio into CD-ROM drive.
2. Launch an explorer, browse the CD-ROM, you will find out an executable file named:
“uninstall.exe 아이콘그림”.
3. Double click on uninstall.exe to launch it. Uninstall.exe will uninstall software utilities of
Gripio as soon as it launches.
4. But remember that when you execute passwd.exe next time, software utility will install to
you PC again automatically.
4. Software utility user guide
Gripio software utility is a well-designed windows program; it will add lots of proprietary powerful
functions into explorer and “My computer”. Whenever you want to do something on Gripio, just
right click you mouse button on Gripio disk icon in explorer and “My computer”, you will find some

special function icons from the popup menu.
Software utility is carefully tested and verified in Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP; it is a reliable
utility program.
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See section 4.2 for detail
See section 4.4 for detail
See section 4.3 for detail
See section 4.1.2 for detail
There are four major functions in software utility: “Format Disk”, “Configuration”,”Safety eject”,”
Security Logout”. As their names said, “Format” is the format tool, “Configuration” is where you
can change some options, “Safety eject” keep you away from data loss, and “Logout” is the reverse
function of passwd.exe. Because these functions are proprietary, you can’t see them when right click
on other disks, even other vendors’ USB disks.
Versions of Windows are quietly different with each other; some functions in software utility are
disabled because some versions of Windows don’t support those functions. For example, you can’t
make bootable Gripio USB disk in Windows 2000, but you can do this in Windows 98 & ME. You
can do basic file management or even format Gripio by windows default “Format” function without
installing software utility, but you will miss some advanced features like “PC lock” and “Dynamic
disk partition”… and so on.
4.1 Password Security
Documents stored in Gripio maybe very import for you or your company. Once you lost Gripio, to
make sure nobody can access the documents stored in Gripio could be major concern of you.
Password security is the default setting of Gripio, you can re-format Gripio to disable it. By
the way, we suggest that your password should have 8-characters, combination of uppercased and
lowercased alphabetical and digits, this is a good way to prevent someone happen to find out your
password by guess.