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Setting up the product for Windows

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3 The USB FDD Driver Setup screen displays. Click

Next

to begin installation

of the driver files.

4 Click

Finish

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5 When you are prompted to restart your computer, click

Yes

. Your computer

restarts and the driver installation is complete.

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Summary of Contents for DX-EF101 - 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive

Page 1: ...USB External Floppy Disk Drive DX EF101 USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...h a USB 2 0 interface This User Guide provides a general description of the drive s features setup instructions and troubleshooting information Contents Important safety instructions 3 Product components 3 Setting up the product for Windows 5 Setting up the product for Macintosh 8 Using the product 10 Troubleshooting 16 Specifications 17 Legal notices 19 ...

Page 3: ...roduct may cause damage or lead to fires or electric shock Do not insert any object other than a floppy disk into the USB FDD The insertionofmetalobjects suchas coinsorpaperclips maycause damage or lead to fires or electric shock Do not remove the floppy disks from the product when the LED indicator shows data activity in progress This product is for general computer use It is not to be used as eq...

Page 4: ...led with an operating system that supports USB and the USB FDD driver software Component Description FDD Disk Slot The door opens and closes when a floppy disk is inserted orejected and prevents dust from entering when not in use USB A Type Plug Connects to the computer foroperation LED indicator Flashes to indicate drive activity Eject button Press this button to open or close the drive Eject but...

Page 5: ...ure that your system can at least support the following requirements For Windows Pentium 133 MHz or Faster 64 MB RAM 2 MB available hard drive space One available USB port CD or DVD drive Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 or XP Installing the drivers Windows XP To install the USB FDD drivers in Windows XP 1 Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the computer 2 Turnonyourcomputer AfterWindows XPautomatical...

Page 6: ...port on the computer 2 Turn on your computer After Windows ME automatically installs the drivers a Found New Hardwaremessage appears next to the clock on the Windows taskbar 3 Because the USB FDD works with the Windows ME standard built in driver Windows ME will automatically install the necessary driver files Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition SE Note DO NOT connect the USB FDD to a compute...

Page 7: ... 7 3 The USB FDD Driver Setup screen displays Click Next to begin installation of the driver files 4 Click Finish 5 When you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes Your computer restarts and the driver installation is complete ...

Page 8: ...ve letter A disablingtheStandardFloppyDiskController Thisis anoptionalsetting forpower users and it may not work on all PCs If the PC responds incorrectly re enable the Standard Floppy Disk Controller to its original setting If the Standard Floppy Disk Controller is disabled the built in legacy FDD is inaccessible If the use of the legacy FDD is required do not disable the Standard Floppy Disk Con...

Page 9: ...the USB port on the computer 2 Because computers with Mac OS X or later include a USB Mass Storage Support driver provided by Apple Computer Inc no additionalUSB FDD drivers are necessary 3 When inserting a formatted floppydisk into the USBFDD a floppydisk icon MacOSX 10 2 oraremovable disk icon MacOS X10 1 willappearon the desktop The floppy disk is now accessible 4 If the floppy disk is not yet ...

Page 10: ... Mac OS X or later include a USB Mass Storage Support driver provided by Apple Computer Inc no additionalUSB FDD drivers are necessary 3 Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB FDD A floppy icon will appear on the desktop 4 If the floppy disk is not yet formatted for use in Mac OS 9 x a message will appear indicating the disk will need to be initialized prior to operation Messages may vary sli...

Page 11: ...DD please refer to the main board manual If the main board does not support this the computer will not be able to boot from the USB FDD Virus Scan Software Some virus detection software automatically scan built in floppy disk drives When such software is in operation the computer may become slow or unstable Standby Mode The USB FDD supports the standby mode of Windows 98 as explained in PC99 stand...

Page 12: ... message displays to safely remove the floppy drive Click inside the message box 2 A balloon displays to confirm that it is safe to remove the USB FDD 3 Unplug the USB FDD cable from the computer Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE Connecting the USB FDD using Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE 1 Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the computer 2 Turn on your computer After startup is complete click the My ...

Page 13: ... Do not select this menu on the initialize dialog box Some application programs use more than one installation floppy disk Application installers sometimes require the use of the auto eject feature to switch disks In such cases the disk change mechanisms will not work with the USB FDD Floppy disks formatted manually to avoid illegal duplication cannot be installed Some CD ROM software applications...

Page 14: ...o enter the Disk Utility program 2 in Mac OS X 10 2 8 the message may read as shown Click Launch Disk Utility to enter the Disk Utility program 3 After the Disk Utility has opened and populated the disk drives of the computer in the left window pane highlight the floppy drive and click Erase Thenselect the desired VolumeFormat and edit the nameofthedisk ...

Page 15: ...the disk willneed to be initialized using the Disk Utility program prior to operation Messages may slightly vary between different Mac OS systems To initialize the disk for Mac OS X 9 x 1 in Mac OS X 9 x the message may read as shown Type a name for the floppy disk then select the desired format type 2 Click Initialize then click Continue to confirm initialization After the floppy disk is formatte...

Page 16: ...ect procedure above the Mac OS may become unstable and the contents of disk may become corrupt Disconnecting the USB FDD Before unplugging the USB FDD 1 Be sure the floppy disk has been ejected 2 Make sure the green LED indicator is not on and data is not being read or written to the USB FDD 3 Unplug the USB FDD cable from the computer Note Do not unplug the USB FDD during sleep mode This may caus...

Page 17: ...rtedinthe drive The USB FDD supports DOS formatted 1 44 MB and 720 kb disks TheUSBFDDsupportsMac formatted1 4MB disks The USB FDD does not support Mac formatted 800 kb disks There is noise while reading the disk If there are labels on the disk they will cause noise The drive cannot write to a disk The floppy disk is too full The blank disk needs a full format first Message reads The USB device can...

Page 18: ...ftware Update control panel ordownload it from Apple Software Updates at http www apple com swupdates USBFDDworksveryslowlyinMacOS X ThisisaknownissueinearlyversionsofMacOS X MS DOS disk support onMac OS X has been improved in later versions Check the Apple Software Updates online at http www apple com swupdates fornew releases of Mac OS X Transfer rate 500 Kbps Certification FCC Class B and CE Ce...

Page 19: ...ble USB connector Type A USB USB cable length 15 75 inches 400 mm Voltage DC 5V 5 500mA No AC poweradapter required self powered via USB Dimensions H W L 0 67 3 98 6 1 inches 17 101 155 mm Weight 0 54 lbs 245 g Temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing ...

Page 20: ...l interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particularinstallation Ifthis equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferenceto 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...

Page 21: ...rebuilt comparable products or parts Products and parts replaced underthiswarrantybecomethepropertyofDynexandarenotreturnedtoyou Ifserviceofproducts and parts are requiredafter the Warranty Period expires you mustpay all labor and parts charges This warrantylasts as long as youown your Dynex Product during the Warranty Period Warranty coverage terminates if you sell or otherwise transfer the Produ...

Page 22: ...G BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST DATA LOSS OF USE OFYOUR PRODUCT LOST BUSINESSOR LOST PROFITS DYNEX PRODUCTSMAKES NO OTHEREXPRESS WARRANTIESWITHRESPECT TO THE PRODUCT ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THE PRODUCT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE ...

Page 23: ...Legal notices 23 ...

Page 24: ... Best Buy Purchasing LLC 7601 Penn Ave South Richfield MN 55423 U S A Distribué par Best Buy Purchasing LLC 7601 Penn Ave South Richfield MN 55423 É U Distribuido por Best Buy Purchasing LLC 7601 Penn Ave South Richfield MN 55423 U S A ENGLISH 08 1423 ...

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