GSMS1080
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5.3. Windows ME / 2000 / XP / 2003
The GSMS is recognized as a USB Mass Storage Device in the Windows ME / 2000 / XP and
2003. It is not necessary to install a GSMS driver for these operating systems.
Power up GSMS with the correct GStor Security Key inserted.
If you are connecting the
GSMS to your PC USB port for the first time, the system will display
Find a USB Disk
or
USB Mass Storage Device
, and will install the driver automatically.
After the system has installed the driver, double click on
My Computer
, a new USB hard disk
drive will be shown. If your GSMS is not partitioned and formatted, please right click
My
computer
icon, then left click
Manage
, then left click
Disk management
, then the GSMS device
will be shown on the right side of the screen. Right click the GSMS device, then create signature,
then right click the GSMS device again, then firstly create the partition, then format. After the
format is complete, the GSMS can now be used as a normal Mass Storage Device, and the full
capacity can be utilized.
5.4. Mac OS
The GSMS is supported by the Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 in Mac OS 9.0 or higher version. In
this case it is not necessary to install any driver.
If using Mac OS 8.6, the driver Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 needs to be installed. This is available
on the Apple Software web site
http://www.apple.com/support
.
If the GSMS has not been partitioned and formatted, then it is necessary to partition and format it.
5.5. Linux OS
The GSMS is supported by the Linux Kernel 2.4.x or higher version. The user is not required to
install any driver. The following instructions show mounting the GSMS1080 to the Linux system
of
RedHat, Fedora 3, Kernel 2.6.9.1.667.
1. Execute
cd /etc/sysconfig
.
2. Check the device information, execute
less hwconf
.
3. Make a directory in /mnt, execute
mkdir /mnt/GSMS
.
4. Finally mount the device, e.g. execute
mount /dev/sda /mnt/GSMS
if the GSMS is
shown as /dev/sda in step 2.
If the GSMS has not been partitioned and formatted, then it is now necessary to partition and
format it.
