Vosonic X's-DRIVE II User manual

Index
1. Introduction................................................................... 1
Features ........................................................................... 1
Accessories ...................................................................... 1
Specifications ................................................................... 2
2. General Functions ........................................................ 3
Button/LED indicator ........................................................ 3
Front Panel ....................................................................... 4
Right Panel ....................................................................... 4
LCD Display ..................................................................... 5
3. Using the X's-Drive II.................................................. 6
Downloading files from memory cards ............................ 6
Downloading or Editing the files on PC ........................... 6
4. Driver Installation ........................................................ 7
Windows Me and Windows XP HomeEdition and
Professional ....................................................................... 7
Windows 98/98 SE ,Win2000 Professional ...................... 7
Macintosh MacOS 8.6 and 9.x ........................................ 7
5. General Information .................................................... 8
Memory card types ............................................................ 8
Connecting to PC .............................................................. 8
Data Transfer ...................................................................... 10
Battery Recharge ............................................................. 10
Auto Power off Function ................................................... 11
If an erroneous display/operation occurs ......................... 11
Care for the Hard Drive .................................................... 11
Care for the unit ............................................................... 12
6. Troubleshooting .......................................................... 12
7. Frequently Asked Questions ................................... 16

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1. Introduction:
X's-drive II, a new generation of X's-drive. Combining the USB2.0 comptiable
interface and LCD panel to tell user the working status, the user can simply transfer
high-resolution photos or digital data from memory cards into the built-in HDD and
monitor the working status via the LCD panel which tells the user the amount of battery
power left and file transfer status, main storage out of memory or error indicator.
Features:
•USB 2.0 compatiable to PC, transfer speed up to 480Mbps.
•Stand-alone palm-sized rechargeable storage device. No PCs required.
•Support SmartMedia, SD/MMC, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro,
Compact Flash Type I/II, IBM MicroDrive.
•Infinite memory & storage expansion configuration with internal Hard Disk.
•Black and White LCD displays working status ( no picture preview ).
•Buzzer indicator.
•Fast & easy file transfer and storage with a simple button operating.
•Able to copy the data from memory card(s) into the internal hard drive .
•Able to create up to 9999 folders per tyep of card
•Back up all kinds of files as the 2.5" external HDD, USB card reader/writer.
•Auto shut off function to preserve energy in stand-alone mode.
•Convenient charged by a generic AC/DC adapter.
•3.6V x 2 internal Li-Lon re-chargeable batteries
•Battery life : approx.1.6 hours.
Accessories:
•User's Guide
•USB Cable
•CD Driver
•AC/DC Adapter 100~240V auto-switched
•Li-ion Batteries (Already installed in X's-drive II)
•2.5 inch Hard Disk (optional)
•Carry Bag ( optional )

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Specification:
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Support Memory Card • Compact FlashTM Card type I/type II (CF)
Interfaces • Smart MediaTM Card (SM)
• Memory Stick®(MS), Memory Stick Pro (MS Pro)
• Secure Digital Card (SD)
• MultiMedia Card (MMC)
• IBM® MicroDrive
LCD • Main storage (HDD) out of memory indicator
• Amount of battery power
• Error reading indicator
• Media type indicator
• File transfer status
• USB access
• Charge status
Hard Disk Size 2.5 inch (2.5" HDD 9.5mm)
Hard Disk Capacity Unlimited (Any 2.5" HDD)
Power Source Internal Power: Li-ion rechargeable battery
3.6V x 2(720mA)
External Power: 12V adapter (1500mA)
Supply Voltage 9V~18V
Supply Current working:12V(360mA) / standby :175mA
Rechargeable battery life Approx. 1.6 hours (A full charge)
Download interface USB 2.0 interface port
(Backward compatibility with USB 1.1)
Download Speed Up to 480Mbps
Files System Support Standard FAT 12/16/32
PC Peripheral USB 2.0, USB1.1 Interface with standard storage device
OS supportability • Windows98/98SE; Win 2000 (with device driver)
• Windows Me/XP, Linux Kernel version 2.4 or above
without driver.
• Linux Kernel version 2.4 or above without driver
• Mac OS 8.6~9.0 with driver;
Mac OS 10.01 abovewithout driver
Accessories Power Adapter/USB Cable/User's Guide/
Driver Disc/Carrying Bag (optional)
Operating Temperature. 0°C~70°C
Storage Temperature -40°C~70°CC
Humidity 90% RH
Weight 300gr (included 2.5" HDD & battery pack )
Dimension ( L x W x H ) 130 x 75 x 25 mm (5.12 x 2.95 x 0.98 inch)

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2. General Functions:
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1
4
3
Power on / Battery Charge
Power on / off
Copy / Stop copying
LCD Screen ( no picture review )
1
2
3
4
Button / LED indicator:

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Memory Stick,MMC/SD card slot:
For MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro card insertion
DC IN USB RESET
CF card slot:
For the CF card/Micro Drive insertion
SM card slot:
For the SmartMedia card insertion
Front Panel:
Right Panel:

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LCD Display
Main Storage (Hard Disk) out off memory
Hard Disk Error Indicator
Main Storage (Hard Disk)
Error Reading Indicator
If the X's-drive II detected that a file on the memory card
cannot be copied, the icon will prompt.
Amount of battery power
A flashing icon designates the battery is in low battery
status.
Media type indicator
The screen will show the icons identifying.
The mdeia types correspondingly.
A flashing icon designates the unit is in the transfer process
or detected the error files.
USB Access
A flashing icon designates the unit is in the process of being
recongnized by the computer, when the process is
complete, the icon will cease to flash.

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3. Using the X's-Drive II
Downloading files from memory cards
a. Insert memory card(s) into X's-Drive II card slot.
b.Power on the X's-Drive II then the buzzer will sound "Bi.."
c. The LCD screen will show icons identifying the media types correspondingly.
(please refer to the section covering the "LCD Display" function..)
d.Press the "Copy" button, files transfer function can be performed.
Downloading or Editing the files on PC:
a. Connect the X's-Drive II and PC with the provided USB cable ,
b.Power on the X's-drive II then the buzzer will sound "Bi.." and the "Transfer" icon will
appear on LCD panel in about 2 seconds when being connected.
c. Double Click the "My computer" icon, the operating system will display four
"Removeable Disks" icons identifying the media types correspondingly.
(Please refer to the section covering "Connecting to PC ")
d.You can then read, write,copy, delete and remove data on the PC.

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4. Driver Installation
Windows Me and Windows XP HomeEdition and Professional
Windows Me and Windows XP HomeEdition and Professional users do not need to
install any drivers. Windows will automatically detect your device as a "removable
disc".
Windows 98/98 SE, Win2000 Professional
Macintosh MacOS 8.6 and 9.x
Insert your driver Installation into your CD-ROM drive and double
click on "My computer".
1
Browse your CD-ROM drive and run "setup.exe "to begin driver
installation.
Press "Next" and follow the installation instructions.
2
Insert your driver Installation into your CD-ROM drive and double
click on "My computer" Browse your CD-ROM drive to "MacOS
Installer".
1
Restart your computer atfer installation is complete.
3
Follow the installation instructions to being installing drives.
2
Res Restart your computer atfer installation is complete.
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5. General Information
Memory card types:
Please use the following media for X's-Drive II
•CF Card : Type I / II Compact FlashTM Card
•SM Card : Smart MediaTM Card
•MMC : Multi Media Card
•SD Card : Secure Digital Card
•IBM®Micro Drive
•Memory Stick®(MS), Memory Stick Pro (MS Pro)
Connecting to PC
Operation system needing a driver:
•Windows 98/98SE (Second Edition)
•Windows 2000 Professional
•MacOS 8.6 and 9.x
Operation system with native support:
•Windows Me (Millenium)
•Windows XP Home Edition and Professional
•MacOS X (10.1 or later)
•Linux (kernel 2.4.x or later)
Four Removable disk drives appear in My PC and in the Explorer whenever the
X's-drive II is being connected to the system.
•Under Windows 98, Windows 2000 Professional, the 4 Removable disk drives look
like drives F, G, H and I in the following figure.
•Under Windows Me, Windows XP, the 4 drives are shown in the usual Removable
drive way .

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When X's-drive II is begin connected to the computer, the " Transfer" icon keeps
flashing during data transfers, when inserting a memory card into the slot, the
corresponding icon will appear and also flashes during data transfer.
Until the flashing icons are ceased to flash and buzzer sound "Bi Bi "Operation
system with native support:
DO NOT:
1. Disconnect unit from the computer
2. Remove memory card(s) from the card slot Otherwise, there may be a chance of
lost or corrupt data.
Under Windows 98SE, the X's-drive II should be connected to the system before the
driver has been installed.
Under Windows 2000 Professional, the X's-drive II should be connected to the
system before the driver has been installed, only one Removable drive will appear in
My PC, corresponding to the SD/MMC/MS memory slot. In this case, the driver must
be installed and then it must be updated by means of the Device Manager.
The X's-drive II is supported by the native MacOS X USB extensions, but DOS
volumes are not adequately supported by MacOS 10.0.x and lose of data can occur.
Upgrading to version 10.1 or later is mandatory.

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Data Transfer
All files transfered from each memory card are stored onto the Hard Disk in folders
numerically, under the name "CF0001" , "MS0001" , "SM0001" , "SD0001".
To stop the data transfer, just depress the copy button for 2seconds and the memory
card(s) icon will cease to flash , the buzzer will sound"Bi Bi", then you can switch off
the device.
Once download is complete, the flashing icons will cease to flash and buzzer will
sound.
When the same card was inserted and copied twice, two different folders were
created, X's-drive II won't overwrite the folder.
Battery Recharge:
To charge the batteries, connect the plug of the AC adapter to DC 12V jack of the
main unit, and when the LED indicator in the right upper side is off, it indicates that
the batteries were fully charged.
Before using the recharge battery for the first time, charge it for 8hours, each
full recharge takes approximately 3 hours.
The 3..6V Li-ion rechargeable battery can be recharged approximately 500 times.
The batteries life are up to approx. 1.6 hours at working.
Only use the Li-lon rechargeable battery (3.6V x 2 ), for additional battery packs,
please contact your dealer.
Auto Power off Function:
To preserve energy in stand-alone mode, X's-drive II will automatically shut-off if you
do not execute the copy function during 25 seconds.

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If an erroneous display /operation occurs:
When the icom indicator of error & corresponding memory card light up, there may
be a chance of corrupt data or the memory card is damaged, you can change
another memory card or the main unit will be automatically switched off after 45
seconds.
If any shut dowm caused by erroneous operation, you can depress the [reset] button
located on the at the right side to switch off the main unit.
If the unit operated via USB on to PC while the batteries are low, erroneous display /
operation may occur, if this happens, unplug the USB cable, and press the [reset]
button.
Care for the Hard Drive:
If the computer or X's-Drive II can not detect the Hard Drive, check the suggested
solutions:
•Check the flat connector is pluged securely or not
•Driver is not install-then reinstall
•Formated the Hard Disk under Windows 2000
Please don't use force when connecting the flat cable with the unit and Hard Drive.
To keep your hard drive in better operating performance, we recommend to
periodically run Scan Disk and Disk Defragmenter.
Hard Drive must be formated to the FAT or FAT-32 format, NTFS format is not
compatible with this function.
DOS (FAT-32) volumes are not adequately formated by MacOS x, so that the X's-
drive II must not be formated under this environment.

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Care for the unit:
Please carefully insert and remove the memory card from each slot.
Do not drop, jar, bump, shock the unit, or expose to severe vibration while data is
being transmitted .
To reduce the risk of electronic shock, do not remove cover (or back)
To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain, any
liquid or moisture.
6. Troubleshooting.
Problem
While connected to the
computer, the X's-drive II
works great, but I cannot
download files from the
memory cards in the
stand alone mode.
Why sometimes the data
in memory card
transfered into Hard
Drive looks faulty on PC.
When I disconnect the
X's-drive II from the
computer , I get a
message that I
disconnected a device in
an unsafe way.
Cause
The disk or the memory
cards are not formated
to the FAT file systems
There may be a chance
of corrupt data or the
memory card is
damaged.
The devices have not
been stopped before
disconnecting the X's-
drive II.
Solution
To work in the stand-alone
mode, both the disk and the
memory cards must be
formated to the FAT or FAT-32
file systems.
Please back up the data in
the memory card and run
ScanDisk, Dsik Defragmenter
or reformat the memory card.
•Under Windows, the 4
devices must be stopped by
the Stop hardware utility.
•Under MacOS, the mounted
devices must be thrown to
the bin.
•Under Linux, the mounted
devices must be unmounted
by the umount command.

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Problem
Under Windows 98, the
New hardware install
wizard does not find a
suitable driver in the
CDROM.
Under Windows, when
trying to access to the
X's-Drive II's hard disk,
Windows asks me to
insert a disk into the
drive (W98 states that
the device is not ready).
When I connect or eject
the X's-Drive II under
MacOS X, the volume
does not appear or
disappear from the
desktop.
I formated the disk by
the MacOS X's Disk
Utility, but it lasts very
long in being mounted
by either MacOS 9 or X,
and Windows does not
recognize the volume.
Under MacOS X 10.0.x I
have many problems
with the disk, and I have
even lost information
Cause
The X's-drive II has
been connected before
installing the driver.
The hard disk device
has been ejected.
MacOS X issue.
MacOS X issue.
MacOS X issue.
Solution
The driver must be installed
before connecting the X's-
drive II.
Install the extension.
Move the mouse. Sometimes
the FAT volumes do not
appear or disappear until after
the mouse is being moved.
The FAT-32 format made by
MacOS X's Disk Utility is
incorrect. Formating must be
done under MacOS 9.
MacOS 10.0.x does not
adequately support FAT
volumes.
Upgrading to 10.1 or later is
mandatory.

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Problem
When I insert the
CDROM into the
CDROM drive under
Windows, nothing
happens.
Under Windows 2000
only one removable drive
appears (corresponding
to the SD/MMC/MS
memory slot).
Under Windows 98 /
2000, a red / yellow
mark is shown in the
Devices Manager next to
the X's-Drive.
Under Windows there
are 4 removable drives,
but I cannot read/write.
I cannot stop the device
under Windows XP.
Under Windows, one or
more of the X's-DriveII's
removable drive icons
has/have disappeared
from My PC / Explorer.
Cause
The automatic
execution of Autorun
files from CDROM is
not enabled in the
system.
The X's-Drive II has
been connected before
installing the driver.
The driver has not been
correctly installed.
The media is not
formated.
Windows XP issue:
there is some open
view of the X's-Drive II
in My PC or in the
Explorer.
Each removable
drive icon disappears
as soon as the
corresponding device
has been stopped.
Solution
Run from the Explorer the
Autorun.exe file located in the
CD-ROM's root directory.
Install the driver at first and
then update the X's-Drive's
driver by the Devices
Manager.
Reinstall the driver, or select
"Update driver" in the drive's
Properties window.
Format the disk and the
memory cards.
Close every open view of the
X's-Drive II in My PC and in
the Explorer, and stop the
device afterwards.
To have all the drives visible
again, the X's-Drive II must be
disconnected and
reconnected to the system.

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Problem
When connecting the
X'-Drive II under Linux,
many input/output errors
and READ CAPACITY
errors with sns = 70 2,
ASC=3a, ASCQ=0 are
shown by the dmesg
command.
I want to format the
partition under Linux, but
I don't find the mkfs.
msdos command.
I have formated the X's-
Drive II under Windows,
but I cannot mount the
volume under Linux by
the mount/dev/sdd1
command.
I cannot make a back-up
larger than 4 GB,
although my X's-Drive II
has more than that free
space.
Cause
Nothing is wrong.
This is only because
the memory slot is
empty at connecting
time.
The Dosutils package
is not installed.
A different volume
format called
Superfloppy (not
including a partition) is
made by Windows.
FAT-32 file system
limitation.
Solution
There is nothing to do.
Accessing to memory cards is
possible by inserting them
into the memory slot and
mounting the volume.
•Install the Dosutils package.
•Alternately, the partition can
be formated under Windows
or MacOS 9.
To mount a Superfloppy
volume under Linux, a
partition number must not be
specified in the device name:
mount/dev/sdd.
The FAT-32 file system allows
for files up to 4 GB in length.
Split the back-up into blocks
smaller than 4 GB.

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7. Frequently Asked Questions
Question
What should I do if the
X's-Drive II icon does not
appear / disappear on the
screen after inserting /
extracting?
For the X'S-Drive II
without Hard Disk, how
easy can a 2.5 inches HD
be installed?
How to format the X's-
Drive II?
I formated the Hard Disk
under Windows 2000 but
the PC still can not detec
the Hard Disk?
How many partitions can
be made in the X's-Drive
II?
Answer
Simply click the "view" menu and select "Refresh" or
press "F5" on the keyboard.
•If you insert your own Hard drive into the X's drive II, it
will work if it has already been partitionned and
formatted FAT.
•Your 2.5 inches Hard drive must be 9.5mm thick-a
12mm won't fit in. You cannot partition a HD via the
xs-drive connected on the USB port. You only can
format the Hard Disk via the USB connection.
•Under MacOS, you can format by the Erase Disk
option in the Finder's Special menu. The X's-Drive II
cannot be formated by the MacOS X's Disk Utility.
•Under Windows, you can format by the Format option
in the drive's menu.
•Under Linux, a partition must be created by fdisk, and
then formated by mkfs.msdos.
Because Windows 2000 can not format the new Hard
Disk that doesn't have Partition Table, please format the
Hard Disk on other operating system.
•Under MacOS and Windows only ONE volume
spanning all the disk space can be done. Should the
disk be previously partitioned, every partition can be
reformated, but the number or size of the partitions
cannot be changed.
•Under Linux several partitions can be created by fdisk.

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Question
Can I work with the X's-
Drive II under DOS or
Windows NT, or booting
Windows off a floppy
disk, or booting Windows
to the DOS symbol only?
Can I work with the X's-
Drive II booting a system
off a floppy disk or
CDROM?
When I connect the X'S-
Drive II without the AC
adapter to the USB port
of my computer, it is
powered automatically. Is
the X'S-DriveII powered
by the USB port?
I cannot transfer from my
memory card to the X'S-
Drive II at the end of the
transfer, a ERROR
READING icom is
flashing. What is wrong?
What is the purpose of
the Reset button on the
X'S-Drive II?
Answer
As of today NO. DOS and Windows NT do not support
USB. The only way to work with USB disks under
systems not supporting USB, would be that the system
BIOS could support USB disks.
As of today only Linux supports USB when booting off a
floppy disk or CDROM. Linux microdistributions on
CDROM are available from third-parties.
When the X's drive II is connected to your computer via
USB, it won't be powered by it. Thus the batteries will
be drained if you don't connect the AC adapter.
To fix this problem, you need to format your memory
card in your digital camera prior to it use with the X'S-
Drive II.
The memory card will work fine after.
In case that the X'S-Drive II hangs, you can reset it via
this button-note that the data on the Hard disk will not
be affected.

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Question
My computer only has
USB-1 ports available.
Can the X's-Drive II be
connected?
Can I format the X's-Drive
II to the NTFS/HFS/
HFS+/EXT2, etc, file
systems?
Can I share the X's-Drive
II among MacOS,
Windows and Linux?
How to work with the X's-
Drive II under Linux? Are
drivers needed?
Answer
The X's-Drive II is an USB-2 device, but it does not
matter. Both USB-1 and USB-2 devices can be
connected to USB-1 ports, as they are detected and
managed in the corresponding way.
The files downloading function from the memory cards
to the hard disk is compatible only with the FAT/FAT-32
file systems (MacOS calls it DOS format).
Yes, as all of them are compatible with the FAT file
systems. Formating can be done under any of them
(except under MacOS X), and files can be shared
among all of them.
USB disks are supported under Linux from kernel 2.4.x.
USB drivers are included in kernel 2.4.18 or later, and
there are USB packages available to install under earlier
2.4.x versions.

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Thank you for choosing this product.
If you experience problems with X's-drive II
And cannot find answer in the previous troubleshooting
sections, please contact your delaer.