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5. GSMS Installation
5.1. System requirements
Microsoft® Windows™ 98/98SE* / Me / 2000 / XP / 2003, Mac 9.0 or higher,
Linux Kernel 2.4.x or higher
Computer with free USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port
CD/DVD drive (for Windows 98/98SE driver installing)
Note *:
Windows 98/98SE does not support default USB external Mass Storage Device. You
must install the driver as provided in the Driver CD.
5.2. Windows 98 / 98SE driver installation
Windows 98 / 98 SE operating systems require manual driver installation. The driver is available
on the Driver CD. To install the driver:
1.
Without connecting GSMS to the PC, insert the CD into the CD/DVD drive.
2. Browse to the folder:
D:\Win98 Driver
(
D:
represents the drive letter of your CD/DVD
drive. If
D:
is not the drive letter of your CD/DVD drive, please replace it with the
appropriate drive letter).
3. Double
click
on
PL2507_Driver_Prolific_1400.exe.
Follow the instruction to install the
Prolific USB driver.
4.
After completed the driver installation, you are ready to use the GSMS.
5.
Power up GSMS with the correct GStor Security Key inserted.
6.
Connect the GSMS to the PC USB port.
7.
icon appears on the Windows task bar indicates the detected GSMS.
If GSMS is not partitioned and formatted, there are three methods to do it:
1. Please go to DOS-prompt to perform partition and format by
Fdisk
and
Format
.
2. Please double click on
My computer
, then
Control
Panel
, then
System
, then
Device
Manager,
then
View devices connection
, browse the
USB Universal Host Controller
,
then
USB Storage device
, then
USB Storage Drive
, then click select the GSMS device,
a dialog box will pop up, select
Setting
and
Option
, enable
Removable
and choose the
Reserved Drive letters for the Removable drive. Go Back to
My computer
,
right click
Removable Drive
icon, and a menu dialog is pop up, select
Format
and follow the
instruction prompt. This method will enable the user to format the 80 GB external hard
disk drive in FAT32.
3. Please use other partition/format software (make sure it supports the full GSMS capacity
of 80 GB).
After successful partitioning and formatting, the GSMS can be used as a normal Mass Storage
Device, and its full capacity can be utilized.
