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SSD with exFAT Format in a GL53xx

Using an SSD with exFAT Format in a GL53xx

Minimum requirements

GL53xx

Firmware version1.20

MLtools-MLcenter

Software version 0.132

In order to format the SSD, you need the readout station “1x DiscReader” or an USB eSATA adapter.

The USB mode of the GL53xx is not intended to be used for formatting the SSD.

Please follow these steps to operate the SSD with the file system exFAT in a GL53xx:

Download the latest GiNconf package from our web pages and install it.

Download the latest version of our MLtools/MLcenter package from our web pages and install it.

Launch the new GiNconf program and open your GL53xx project.

Connect the USB eSATA adapter or the readout station to your PC.

Connect the SSD to the USB eSATA adapter or insert it in the readout station.

Compile your GL53xx configuration and copy the created COD file to the SSD. The SSD needs to be

formatted as FAT32 during this step.

Windows is only able to format 32 GB when using FAT32. Instead, we recommend the formatting program

GUIFORMAT from the company Ridgecrop Consultants Ltd. It is located under

. Figure 1 shows the necessary settings for this program.

Figure 1

Summary of Contents for GL53 Series

Page 1: ...install it 2 Download the latest version of our MLtools MLcenter package from our web pages and install it 3 Launch the new GiNconf program and open your GL53xx project 4 Connect the USB eSATA adapter...

Page 2: ...GL53xx with the new COD After a successful update the GL53xx supports both file systems exFAT and FAT32 8 Remove the SSD from the GL53xx and connect it to the USB eSATA adapter or insert it in the rea...

Page 3: ...SSD with exFAT Format in a GL53xx 11 Select the file system exFAT Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 shows the process and status of the formatting Figure 6 Please note that SSDs formatted with the file syst...