Y-e data Yd-8v14 User manual

Universal Serial Bus Interface Hexa Media Drive

USB HMD

Model YD-8V14

Users Manual

September 2002

USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D

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Important instructions for use of the Hexa Media Drive (HMD)

Caution

Before connecting the USB HMD to your PC, read through this

manual. The driver software may have to be installed in advance.

When connecting/disconnecting the USB cable of the USB HMD or

turning on/off your PC, remove all memory cards.

This product is precision equipment. So do not drop the product,

give a strong impact to it, or install it in locations exposed to heavy

vibrations; doing so may cause the product breakdown.

Prohibition

Do not disassemble or modify the product. Disassembly or

modification may cause a breakdown, fire, or electric shock.

Do not use or store the product in wet locations. The entry of liquid

into the product may result in a breakdown, fire, or electric shock.

Do not insert any memory cards other than specified ones. The

insertion of a metal piece such as a coin or clip may lead to a

breakdown, fire, or electric shock.

Do not remove the memory card from the product when its access

LED lamp is lit.

This product is designed to be used for general electric equipment.

Do not use it for equipment requiring exceptional quality or

reliability, particularly when the breakdown or malfunction of this

product may jeopardize life or health (such as aerospace

equipment, atomic power control systems, traffic-related

equipment, transportation equipment, industrial robot, combustion

equipment, various safety devices, and life-support system).

zIt is prohibited by the copyright law to reproduce the whole or part of this

software and User’s Manual and rent the software, without permission of the

zWe bear no liability for any pecuniary losses and lost profits resulting from use of

the software included with this product, and any claims from third parties.

zThis software cannot be used on other than specified equipment.

zThe specifications of this software are subject to change without notice.

zWe assume no responsibility for any breakdown and damage caused by misuse,

troubles from other equipment, undue repairs or modifications.

zIf this product should have any defect attributable to manufacture, we will

exchange it with a new one, but cannot take on any more responsibility.

Illustrative pictures in this manual may differ from the PC’s actual screens.

Apple, Mac and Macintosh are trademark ofApple Computer.

CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation.

IBM is a trademark of IBM Corporation.

Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

MultiMediaCard is a trademark of Infineon Technologies AG and licensed MultiMediaCard

Association.

SD Logo is a trademark.

SONY and Memory Stick are trademark of SONY Corporation.

SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation.

Y-E Data is a trademark of YE DATA INC.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby

acknowledged.

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Table of Contents

1.1.

1. OVERVIEW

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

OVERVIEW................................

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1.1. FEATURES OF THE USB HMD................................................................................. 4

1.2. EXTERIOR FEATURES OF THE USB HMD ............................................................... 5

1.3. PACKAGE CONTENT ................................................................................................. 5

1.4. TYPES OF AVAILABLE MEMORY CARDS ................................................................... 6

1.5. MEMORY CARD SLOTS ............................................................................................. 7

1.6. SUPPORTED OSS...................................................................................................... 8

2.2.

2. MACINTOSH

MACINTOSHMACINTOSH

MACINTOSH ................................

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2.1. HOW TO INSTALL (FOR MAC OS X VER.10.1.2 OR GREATER).................................. 9

2.2. HOW TO INSTALL (FOR MAC OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.1 AND 9.2) ......................................... 10

2.3. HOW TO UNINSTALL THE DRIVER SOFTWARE......................................................... 12

2.4. HOW TO OPERATE ON MACINTOSH ........................................................................ 13

2.5. RESTRICTIONS FOR MACINTOSH............................................................................ 15

3.3.

3. WINDOWS

WINDOWSWINDOWS

WINDOWS ................................

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3.1. HOW TO INSTALL (FOR WINDOWS XP) .................................................................. 17

3.2. HOW TO INSTALL (FOR WINDOWS 2000)................................................................ 21

3.3. HOW TO INSTALL (FOR WINDOWS ME).................................................................. 24

3.4. HOW TO INSTALL (FOR WINDOWS 98 AND WINDOWS 98 SE)................................ 27

3.5. HOW TO CHANGE THE DRIVE LETTER (REFERENCE INFORMATION)...................... 30

3.6. HOW TO OPERATE ON WINDOWS............................................................................ 33

3.7. RESTRICTIONS FOR WINDOWS............................................................................... 36

4.4.

4. SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS................................

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4.1. OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE....................................................................... 38

4.2. OPERATING HUMIDITY RANGE .............................................................................. 38

4.3. POSITION DURING OPERATION .............................................................................. 38

4.4. USB SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................ 38

4.5. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................ 38

4.6. SUPPORTED MEMORY CARDS ................................................................................ 38

5.5.

5. ABOUT INQUIRIES

ABOUT INQUIRIESABOUT INQUIRIES

ABOUT INQUIRIES................................

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1. Overview

The USB Hexa Media Drive (HMD) is a multi-format memory card reader/writer for the

Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, which allows you to use six types of memory cards

with a single device. To use the HMD, your computer must have a USB port, your OS must

support USB, and the software for the USB HMD must be installed.

1.1. Features of the USB HMD

1) With this single device, you can use the following six of memory cards available on the

market now.

1. SmartMedia

2. CompactFlash

3. Microdrive

4. Memory Stick

5. SD Memory Card

6. MultiMediaCard

2) The newly-developed Y-E Data dedicated IC allows high-speed access to memory cards.

Error detection and correction capability has been integrated into the dedicated IC, which

makes the HMD highly reliable for data read/write operations without garbled data.

3) The newly-adopted mount indication LEDs allow you to easily determine whether you

can remove a media card. The LEDs prevent failures due to removing media during

operation by mistake.

4) The newly-developed multi-format memory card connector allows you to insert all the

types of media cards mentioned above without any adaptors, and the device is able to

maintain a very compact design.

5) The industry standards, USB Mass Storage Class and Multi Logical Unit Number (Multi-

LUN), are supported. Therefore, when you use the latest OSs, Windows Me and

Windows XP, the need for installing separate driver software is eliminated. You can

immediately start using this product by simply connecting the USB cable.

6) For Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Macintosh OS, using the attached drivers, you can

immediately use this product after a simple setup.

7) This product is compact and lightweight and requires no AC adaptor, which makes it

ideal for a mobile environment.

8) The USB cable is the industry standard USB mini-B connector, which can be detached

from the main body.

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1.2. Exterior Features of the USB HMD

NOTE: The mount LEDs indicate that media is in use and power is supplied.

1.3. Package Content

USB HMD USB Cable Driver CD-ROM

NOTE: Memory cards are not included. Purchase them separately.

Access LED

Smart Media

Memory Stick

SD Memory Card

MMC

Mount LEDs

Compact Flash

Smart Media

Memory Stick or

SD Memory Card or

MMC

USB Cable

USB A Connector

Connect to PC.

USB mini B

Connector

Compact Flash

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1.4. Types of Available Memory Cards

Memory Card Support

CompactFlash DOS-formatted memory cards are supported. I/O cards such as

modem, LAN, and PHS cards are not supported.

Microdrive We have checked the operation of IBM Type II Microdrives of up

to 1 GB.

When using an IBM Microdrive, remove other memory cards.

The Microdrive requires more power than other memory cards, if

with other memory cards at the same time, an error may occur

due to a shortage of power.

SmartMedia DOS-formatted memory cards between 2 MB and 128 MB are

supported. Only 3.3 V cards (including indicated as 3 V) are

supported. 5 V cards are not.

You can use SmartMedia cards with an ID, but the ID feature is

not supported. Music data and other protected file types with

anti-piracy functions are not supported. ROM cards are not

supported.

Memory Stick Sticks between 4 MB and 128 MB are supported. Magic Gate

cards (white) are supported, but the Magic Gate feature is not

supported, so music data and other protected file types with

anti-piracy functions are not supported.

I/O cards that are not memory such as GPS cards are not

available.

MultiMediaCard

(MMC) Cards between 16 M and 64 M are supported. Keitaide-Music

support cards are supported, but the Keitaide-Music feature

(UDAC-MB protocol) is not supported, so music data and other

protected file types with anti-piracy functions are not supported.

The read/write speed for MultiMediaCard is much slower than

other cards. This limitation comes from the specifications of the

cards.

SD Memory Card Cards between 8 MB and 512 MB are available. The Secure

Digital feature is not supported, so music data and other

protected file types with anti-piracy functions are not supported.

SD I/O cards and SD Combo cards are not available.

NOTE:

1) In this manual, the above six types of media are generically called memory cards.

2) When using a Microdrive, do not use other memory cards at the same time because of

its large power consumption.

3) Memory Sticks, MultiMediaCards, and SD Memory Cards use the same slot, so you

cannot use them at the same time.

4) Only DOS format is supported. Memory cards formatted not in DOS format are not

available.

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1.5. Memory Card Slots

1) CompactFlash and Microdrive

Insert a Compact Flash/Microdrive card in the bottom slot with the label side up.

2) Smart Media

Insert a Smart Media card in the top slot with the gold terminal side up.

3) Memory Stick

Insert a Memory Stick in the upper part of the middle slot with the label side up.

4) SD Memory Card and Multi Media Card

Insert an SD Memory Card/Multi Media Card in the lower part of the middle slot with the

label side up.

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1.6. Supported OSs

PC OS Driver Software Page

Mac OS X (Ver. 10.1.2 or greater) This product works with the

standard driver in OS X. 9Macintosh

Mac OS 8.6

Mac OS 9.0

Mac OS 9.0.4

Mac OS 9.1

Mac OS 9.2

Install the driver software from

the CD-ROM. 10

Windows XP This product works with the

standard driver in Windows.

Windows XP Service Pack 1

After installation, Install the

drive label driver from the CD-

ROM to use this product with

the special drive labels.

Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

After installation, Install the

driver software from the CD-

ROM.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me) This product works with the

standard driver in Windows.

Install the icon driver from the

CD-ROM to use this product

with the special icons.

Windows

Windows 98

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Install the driver software from

the CD-ROM. 27

NOTE:

1) According to information from Apple Computer, Mac OS 9.0.2 and 9.0.3 do not start up if USB devices

are connected before starting up the OS. Upgrade to Mac OS 9.0.4 or greater. For more information,

see Article Number 25139 of Tech Info Library ofApple Computer.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25139

(Registration with theApple homepage to access this document, registration is free.)

2) Mac OS 8.1 and 8.5 are not supported. Upgrade to Mac OS 8.6 or greater before using this product.

3) Windows 95 is not supported.

4) The Hexa Media Drive will not operate properly under OS X Ver.10.0 – Ver.10.1.1.

OS X Ver.10.1.2 or greater is required.

5) For the latest information on the HMD, see our Web site,

http://www.yedata.com/support/.

6) We cannot guarantee operation for Macs with add-in USB port cards.

7) We cannot guarantee operation for PCs that have had OS upgrades.

8) Installation of the driver software before Windows2000 Service Pack 3 is possible. However, when

using in the optimal environment, we recommend you to install Windows 2000 SP 3. If Windows 2000

SP 3 is installed, please install driver software from driver attached CD-ROM again.

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2. Macintosh

2.1. How to install (For Mac OS X Ver.10.1.2 or greater)

Installation of drivers for OS X is not required. This product works with the standard drivers

built into OS X.

1) With the power of your Mac on, connect the HMD using the included USB cable to a

USB port on your Mac.

2) Insert a media card into the Hexa Media Drive. After a few seconds a new “removable

media” icon will appear in the Finder. You may insert multiple cards simultaneously into

the various Hexa Media Drive Slots.

Double click a removable media icon to access the files on the cards.

NOTE:

In OS X, when you insert multiple cards, the icons will all appear “removable

media” icons.

The Hexa Media Drive will not operate properly under OS X Ver.10.0 – Ver.10.1.1.

OS X Ver.10.1.2 or greater is required. Please be sure to update your Mac to Ver.10.1.2

or greater. You can check your OS version by clicking the Apple logo in the upper left

hand corner of your screen and select “About This Mac”. It will display your current

version.

Insertion of the memory card which recorded the photograph with the digital camera

may start image capture software automatically. For information about how to use image

capture, see your Macintosh manual.

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2.2. How to install (For Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2)

You need to install the driver before connecting the Hexa Media Drive (HMD) to your Mac.

Follow these steps to install the driver.

1) Insert the Hexa Media Drive Driver CD-ROM into your Macintosh. You must restart your

computer after installation, so close all application programs before installation.

2) The CD-ROM window should open automatically. If it does not, double-click the CD-

ROM icon to open it.

3) Double-click the USB HMD Installer icon to start installation.

4) Click the Continue button to continue installation.

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