Thermo Scientific Micro-Tech 9101, Reference Manual

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Micro-Tech 9101/9201 Reference Manual, Rev J B-37
1. Plug a blank USB device into a PC running Windows.
NOTE.
If the USB device contains any data, this data will be lost as a
result of formatting.
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2. Carefully note the drive letter assigned by Windows to the USB
device—for example, “E:\” or “I:\” or similar.
3. Open a DOS command-line window and type in the following
commands.
format x: /fs:fat16 /a:512 (Press the Enter key)
where x is the actual drive letter assigned to the USB device.
4. Answer Yes to any warnings about erasing all data on the device.
5. When complete, the PC will prompt you for a volume name. (You
can enter any 11-character name.)
6. Remove the USB device from the PC. The USB device is now ready
for use with your Micro-Tech.
NOTE.
The maximum capacity of the USB device that can be used in
the Micro-Tech, is 1 GB. Higher capacity devices (> 1GB) require
special partitioning tools to enable formatting with 512-byte sectors.
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