USB FDD Installation Guide Rev. B
Page 19
Feb. 2002
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estrictions Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and
Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP
1) USB Hub
If you plug the USB FDD into a USB hub, be sure to use a self-powered hub that
includes an AC adapter. Do not use bus-powered hubs, such as the USB port on a
keyboard. Bus-powered hubs do not supply enough power to operate the USB FDD.
2) Booting
You cannot boot your computer from the USB FDD, unless your computer includes a
special BIOS that supports this feature. Some recent notebook computers support
booting from the USB FDD. For more details, please contact your distributor.
3) Virus Scan Soft
Some virus detect softwares assume a built-in floppy disk drive. When using such a
software, the operating system may become slow or unstable.
4) Standby
The USB FDD supports the standby mode of Windows 98 according to the PC99
Standard. However, if standby mode does not seem to work correctly, try unplugging
the USB FDD before entering standby.
5) Alternate Driver for Windows Me
We recommend to take a standard built-in driver made by Microsoft corporation, but
if you want use the USB FDD as drive letter A: with non legacy free PC, you can take
a vender driver.
The way to install the vender driver is same as Windows 98 section (page 12). The
USBFDD.exe automatically detects Windows Version and will install the Driver for
Windows Me.
6) Initialization (Format) of a floppy disk on Windows XP
Windows XP allows you to format (initialize) a floppy diskette only as 1.44MB media.
