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1. Computer Toshiba T4900 Toshiba T6600 Toshiba 610CT Veridata Gem Power 486 25 Zenith Z Lite Zenith Z Noteflex Zenith Z Star Type Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Subnotebook Notebook Notebook FlashDisk User s Guide 71 Limited Warranty I WARRANTY STATEMENT SanDisk warrants its products to meet all the published product specifications and to be free of any defects in materials or workmanship that would prevent them from performing to published product specifications for one year from the date of purchase This express warranty is extended by SanDisk Corporation 3270 Jay Street Santa Clara CA 95054 II GENERAL PROVISIONS This warranty sets forth the full extent of SanDisk s responsibilities regarding the SanDisk FlashDisk In satisfaction of its obligations hereunder SanDisk at its sole option will either repair replace or refund the purchase price of the product NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER AS SET FORTH IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE IN LIEU OF AND BUYER EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL OTHER OBLIGATIONS GUARANTIES AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICU LAR PURPOSE OR INFRINGEMENT TOGETHER WITH ANY LIABILITY OF SELLER UNDER ANY CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABIL ITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEOR
2. FlashDisk User s Guide 45 Special Considerations Creating Files Files created on the PT 9000 using one of the applications are automatically saved into the default document directory GGEOWORKS DOCUMENT in the devices internal RAM disk D A file created using one of the advanced applications may be copied or moved to the FlashDisk as follows 1 Select tap the D drive icon at the bottom right of the display 2 Select double tap the GEOWORKS folder 3 Select double tap the DOCUMENT folder 4 Select tap and simply drag the source file icon to the PC Card icon at the bottom right of the display Accessing files from the FlashDisk Files can be copied and opened from the FlashDisk using the GeoManager program For example to copy a file from the FlashDisk to the default document directory on internal RAM disk D 1 Select tap the D drive icon at the bottom right of the display 2 Select double tap the GEOWORKS folder 3 Select double tap the DOCUMENT folder 4 Select tap the PC Card icon at the bottom right of the display and simply drag the source file icon to the D drive icon at the bottom right of the display To open files from the FlashDisk simply tap twice on the file icon This will open the data file along with the application that created the source data file Reformatting Stacker Cards 1 Backup all files from the card to another storage medium 2 Insert your FlashDisk 46
3. The Memory Card icon will appear in the LCD The Erase Images icon will appear if any pictures are saved in the camera s internal memory or on the FlashDisk Note Make sure that the Memory Card icon appears in the LCD If you press the Erase button with no memory card in the camera any pictures stored in the camera s internal memory will be erased 3 Press the Mode button until the Erase Images icon flashes FlashDisk User s Guide 37 ioe Sy g r 1 500 4 Press the Erase button and hold it down for two seconds The Erase Images and Memory Card icons flash to indicate that the pictures are being erased from the FlashDisk 5 Release the Erase button When the pictures have been deleted the Erase Images icon disappears The Images Remaining Counter will indicate the maximum number of pictures available in the memory card at the current image quality and the Images Taken Counter returns to 0 38 FlashDisk User s Guide Lexbook SE 10 Driver Installation The Lexbook SE 10 supports the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the bottom or top slot respectively Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the platform s Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Instal
4. This platform has two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system software on this machine allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time FlashDisk User s Guide 51 Installing Stacker Note If you do not plan to use data compression and you purchased your FlashDisk with the Stacker option refer to the section Using Your FlashDisk Without Compression in the following paragraphs If you purchased your FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker data compression software comes pre loaded on your FlashDisk and ready to install In addition you receive a Stacker Utility Diskette that contains two utilities These two utilities RESTACK EXE and ALLSTACK EXE are used to restack your FlashDisk if the data on your FlashDisk becomes inacces sible due to a system error a virus or any other form of data corruption Refer to the section on Reinstalling Stacker later in this manual for information on using these utilities With Stacker installed you will have up to twice the disk capacity to store data and applications Stacker 3 0 the version currently used on the SanDisk FlashDisk supports DOS versions 3 2 and higher However cards with a capacity of 20 MBytes or higher need DOS version 5 0 or higher to use Stacker The pre loaded Stacker software provides an installation program that can be used to enable Stacker The FlashDisk with Stacker pre loaded contains an uncompressed p
5. including the files necessary to run Stacker software SDISK configures your FlashDisk for use with DOS It is similar to the MS DOS command FDISK SDISK must be run before SFORMAT 1 Torun SDISK on the FlashDisk use the Filer Application on the HP 95LX to access the DOS prompt 2 At the C prompt on the HP 95LX type CD SDP and press ENTER 3 Type SDISK A and press ENTER to execute the SDISK utility 4 Type SFORMAT A and press ENTER to execute the SFORMAT utility Older Models of the HP 95LX When the HP 95LX boots up it displays a message with the system software version number Models of the HP 95LX with system software prior to version 1 03 will not allow information to 28 FlashDisk User s Guide be passed to other software programs in the system such as the SanDisk device driver This occurs only in the following scenario If the HP 95LX is off when you remove the FlashDisk the SanDisk device driver could not determine if the FlashDisk had been updated and subsequent accesses to the FlashDisk could corrupt the data If you have an HP 95LX with system software earlier than version 1 03 and you plan to write data to the FlashDisk from another system be sure to take the FlashDisk from the HP 95LX only when the system is on However if you are still in doubt and you have written data to the FlashDisk from another system simply reboot the HP 95LX press Ctrl Alt Del simulta neously before yo
6. Del keys simultaneously this will change the Startup Options to enable the PCMCIA socket and allow the use of SanDisk Cards Note At this point the NCR 3150 is ready to accept the FlashDisk as drive D Refer to the Special Considerations section to verify installation Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the NCR 3150 40 FlashDisk User s Guide Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Install ing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low NCR platforms will automati cally enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations Verifying Card and Socket Services Installation on NCR 3150 1 If your computer screen is displaying the Tourguide Menu select the Exit Tourguide menu option 2 Point and click on the PCMCIA Info icon displayed on the NCR 3150 Notebook program group 3 Verify that the PCMCIA window shows Socket Status and Socket 2 Status as empty 4 Insert a SanDisk FlashDisk into the PCMCIA slot located in front of the computer 5 The Empty status should change to Waiting and then to SanDisk FlashDisk User s Guide 41 NCR 3170 Driver Installation The NCR 3170 su
7. FlashDisk User s Guide Select tap the Disk pull down menu and select tap Format Disk When the Format Drive dialog box is displayed select tap the Drive E or F you wish to format Select tap OK to start the re format operation or Cancel to abort the operation Follow the instructions on the screen to re format the card You may now access your SanDisk FlashDisk as drive E Card Slot 2 or drive F Card Slot 1 FlashDisk User s Guide 47 Texas Instruments E Series and M Series Driver Installation These platforms support the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the bottom or top slot respectively Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the platform s Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Installing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low these platforms will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations These platforms have two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system softwa
8. Fujitsu 325 Point Poqet Pad Plus Poget PC Plus 21 Gateway 2000 Handbook 486 svrrnrnrnrnnvrernvrrnvnenvnrnenenrere 22 GRiD AST Convertible onrrorrronoronvnnnrnnvnvrrvenevenrnsnennnene 24 FIP Je BD EEE Er 26 HP 100LX 200LX and OmniBook 300 425 430 and 600 ligene donerede te 30 IBM ThinkPad 350 355 360 500 510 710T 720 750 155 and IBM PS 2E sindige ep 31 Kodak DC50 Camera rnvnnnvnrnvnnnerenrnsnvnenvnnvensnenrnesensssvssenn 33 Lexbook SE 10 saae ande addere 39 FlashDisk User s Guide iii NER SIS EE 40 NER 31 02 REE 42 NCR 3180 NEC Ultralite Versa and VersaPad 43 Olivettr AG 12 era winnie Welton tense 44 Sharp PI 9000sunesvivestanlsdtrenn radtsenn onder 45 Texas Instruments E Series and M Series 2 48 Toshiba NoteBooks T100X T1900 T1950 T2400 T3400 T4500 T4600 T4700 T4800 T4900 and 6600 ooo eee cereceeeeeeeteeeeeeeeneees 49 WinBookXP socorrer regrets 51 Installing Stacker 2222 52 Appendix A Using SmartDrive and or Write Cache With the SanDisk FlashDisk oornvrnnnvnvrererarenevsnnnnvnnnnene 61 Appendix B Device Driver Installation 1 63 Appendix C List of Compatible Systems 2 68 Termite W rranty susseebsimsneissisniisetiensreldkertsstvete 72 iv FlashDisk User s Guide FlashDisk User s Guide v vi FlashDisk User s Guide
9. Reformatting Stacker Cards 1 Backup any files currently on your FlashDisk that you wish to save to another storage medium Insert your FlashDisk Using the pen tap the Launcher fixed icon Tap the Utilities menu option OE 190 89 Tap the File Manager menu option and wait for it to launch 14 FlashDisk User s Guide Select the Utilities menu option from the permanent menu located at the top of the screen Tap the Format Card menu option Select the Drive as C and follow the instructions on the screen to re format the card You may now access your SanDisk FlashDisk as drive C Other Considerations If you have a data file that will not open by double tapping try opening the application first then Switch Document to the desired data file After creating a mirrored directory structure on a PCMCIA card toggle the PCMCIA Card Lock Switch in order for GEOS to merge the drives directories together For example create C GEOWORKS WORLD GAMES and copy a file into it The file will not show up on the File Manager until after toggling the Lock Switch Do NOT create copies of the same data file in parallel file structures on both the PCMCIA card and the internal drive For example if you create a GEOWORKS DOCUMENT structure on your PCMCIA card and then copy your Favorite Restaurants Notebook to it you should then delete one of the files There have been cases where both files have been inadvertently deleted Co
10. below DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT CARDID EXE C CARDSOFT CARDID INI Above the command statement that you just modified add the following command statement DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT ATADRV EXE The two command statements in the CONFIG SYS file should appear as follows DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT ATADRV EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT CARDID EXE C CARDSOFT CARDID INI Save the CONFIG SYS file by pressing the Alt key then typing f and s Exit EDIT by pressing the Alt key then typing f and x Reboot your system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del simultaneously FlashDisk User s Guide 19 Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the Dell Latitude Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Installing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low the Dell Latitude will automati cally enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations The platform has two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system software on this machine allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time 20 FlashDisk User s Guide Fujitsu 325 Point Poqet Pad Plus Poqet PC Plus Driver Instal
11. each returned defective product 72 FlashDisk User s Guide D No evidence is found of abuse or operation of products not in accordance with the published specifications or of exceeding storage or maximum ratings or operating conditions All failing products returned to SanDisk under the provisions of this limited warranty shall be tested to the product s functional and performance specifica tions Upon confirmation of failure each product will be analyzed by whatever means necessary to determine the root cause of failure If the root cause of failure is found to be not covered by the above provisions then the product will be returned to the customer with a report indicating why the failure was not covered under the warranty This warranty does not cover defects malfunctions performance failures or damages to the unit resulting from use in other than its normal and customary manner misuse accident or neglect or improper alterations or repairs SanDisk reserves the right to repair or replace at its discretion any product returned by its customers even if such product is not covered under warranty but is under no obligation to do so SanDisk may at its discretion ship repaired or rebuilt products identified in the same way as new products provided such cards meet or exceed the same published specifications as new products Concurrently SanDisk also reserves the right to market any products whether new repaired or re
12. products and applications The SanDisk Web Site URL is http www sandisk com Compuserve You can ask questions share ideas and contact SanDisk techni cal support directly via Compuserve the world s most compre hensive on line information service In addition the SanDisk support section in the PC Vendor Forum details additional on line services provided by Compuserve Enter GO SANDISK As a SanDisk customer you re entitled to a free introductory membership to Compuserve including One month of free basic services e A 15 introductory usage credit to explore the SanDisk Support Section of the PC Vendor Forum e A private user ID and password e A complimentary subscription to Compuserve Magazine Compuserve s monthly computing publication If you re interested in becoming a member of Compuserve call 800 524 3388 and ask for representative 194 4 FlashDisk User s Guide Important Operating Considerations and Precautions Never write to a PCMCIA card when the battery charge is low Writing data to any mass storage device during low battery conditions may cause loss of data If you have any open files that need to be saved make sure that the battery condition is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power before saving files Never power off your computer while the computer is writing to a PCMCIA card If the write operation has not been completed data may be lost Refer to Appendix A at the en
13. the slot Make sure that the card does not fall out of the camera or it may be damaged Copying Pictures from the Camera to the FlashDisk You can copy pictures that are stored in the camera s internal memory onto the SanDisk FlashDisk The Copy Images icon will appear in the LCD only when a memory card is inserted in the camera and there are pictures saved in the camera s internal memory 1 Insert the FlashDisk into its slot in the back of the camera 2 Pull the sliding cover gently away from the camera The camera is now on The Memory Card icon now appears in the LCD The Copy Images icon will appear if there are pictures stored in the camera s internal memory 36 FlashDisk User s Guide b 50 men A 3 Press the Mode button until the Copy Images and Images Remaining Counter icons flash 4 Press the Select button All pictures stored in the camera s internal memory are then copied to the FlashDisk The pictures that were copied will also remain in the camera s internal memory Erasing the FlashDisk Once you have transferred stored pictures to your computer you should erase the pictures from the FlashDisk to make room for new pictures When you erase the pictures all pictures are deleted from the FlashDisk You cannot specify individual pictures to delete 1 Insert the FlashDisk to be erased into the camera 2 Pull the sliding cover gently away from the camera The camera is now on
14. you must reformat the FlashDisk to remove the Stacker software To remove Stacker and reformat your FlashDisk perform the following steps CAUTION The FORMAT command used in this procedure erases all files on the specified drive There fore be sure you specify the drive containing the FlashDisk card Also be sure to copy any files on the FlashDisk that you want to save to another disk 1 Turn off the computer and insert the FlashDisk into the PCMCIA slot 2 Turn the computer back on 3 At the DOS prompt type C and press ENTER 58 FlashDisk User s Guide 4 Type CD STACKER and press ENTER 5 Type STACKER A and press ENTER to unmount the FlashDisk 6 Type FORMAT drive letter When formatting is complete the FlashDisk is ready to be used without compression The drive letter is the drive letter representing the FlashDisk Note that after this procedure the CONFIG SYS file on drive C still has a DEVICE line for loading the Stacker device driver when you reboot You can either remove this line or leave it there If you have other FlashDisks that are using compression or you are planning to restack your FlashDisk you should leave it there and reboot your computer You can use a FlashDisk that has been prepared for use without compression even when this line is in your CONFIG SYS file Reinstalling Stacker If the data on your FlashDisk becomes inaccessible due to a system error a virus or any othe
15. 00 has built in support for the SanDisk FlashDisk No additional device driver or installation is required The FlashDisk can be inserted into Card Slot 1 left side or Card Slot 2 right side When inserted the FlashDisk will be recog nized immediately as follows Card Slot 1 Drive F Card Slot 2 Drive E Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported on the Sharp PT 9000 Stacker Installation If the FlashDisk was purchased with the Stacker option the card needs to be re formatted Stacker does not work with this platform To reformat the FlashDisk refer to the Special Considerations section Low Battery Condition The Sharp PT 9000 does not provide the same type of low battery messages when operating under the DOS shell as it does when operating under the GEOS shell When operating under the DOS shell do not write to the card when the battery charge is low Writing data to any mass storage device during low battery conditions may cause loss of data If you have any open files that need to be saved make sure that the battery condition is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power before saving files If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files If the battery charge is low when operating under the GEOS shell this platform automatically enters sleep mode In this mode data is preserved until power is restored e g by connect ing to AC power or by changing batteries
16. 5 HP 95LX Driver Installation Before using your SanDisk FlashDisk the SanDisk device driver software from the Driver Installation ROM Card must be loaded onto your HP 95LX The device driver requires approximately 6KB of space on drive C of the HP 95LX The installation program modifies the CONFIG SYS file in the root directory of drive C and backs up the original CONFIG SYS as a file named CONFIG SDP When the device driver software installation is complete you can begin using your FlashDisk Important Close all other applications on your HP 95LX before starting this installation procedure 1 Insert the Driver Installation card with the SanDisk logo face up into the HP 95LX card slot 2 Runthe Filer Application 3 Press F5 and type A to access drive on your HP 95LX 4 Use the cursor keys to select the INSTALL BAT file and press F4 to begin the installation 5 Follow the instructions on your HP 95LX screen to complete the installation process 6 When the installation has completed and your HP 95LX has been rebooted remove the Driver Installation Card and insert your FlashDisk Note The Driver Installation Card is a read only memory card and cannot be used to store any new data You may now use your FlashDisk as drive A on your HP 95LX For additional information on using your FlashDisk refer to the Special Considerations section Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the HP 95LX 26 F
17. 80 5 200 959 5 268 318 5 268 870 5 272 669 Other U S and foreign patents pending Software provided with this product may include compression technol ogy licensed from Stac Electronics O 1994 Stac Electronics including one or more United States Patent Nos 4 701 745 5 016 009 5 126 739 and other pending patents Lit No 80 36 00050 Rev 1 0 1 96 Printed in U S A Table of Contents Introduction sida nose erne eee ejerne 1 SanDisk Products isses seana aa AEA 1 Fl shDisk Usage eoero ro na a RE 2 How to Use this Manual enoonnnonrrrronrronrrnvrnnvvnvnvnvvevensvenr 2 What san the BOR si cscthetcadeeeieegeisd ccceehsescaubenadbed a ai 3 SanDisk Technical Support Services rrrnrnrnvnvnrvenrrenrnnnne 4 Direct Technical Support soonnvnrnrnrvrronvnenvnrvenvnenvvreren 4 SanDisk FlashFacts Service srennnnrrrrnnnrnvennrneennnernsee 4 SanDisk On line Services eseese 4 Important Operating Considerations and Precautions 5 Preparing Your Computer to Use the FlashDisk 6 Apple PowerBook 500 Series rnrnrnnnrarnrronvnrnvnrnvnvnenrvrernr 7 AST Asentia 900N 4 75 T10 oo eee eeeeceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 8 AST Bravo NB 4 25S 00 sista ten eet cies a 9 AST GRIDPAD 2390 Casio Z 7000 and Tandy Z PDA ussdesadde mek Mud 10 AT amp T EO Personal Communicator 440 and 880 16 Compaq Aero Concerto and LTE Elite oe 18 Dell Latitude setnie aeeti fotarestacaestbslagesteleceetsseacetulscanes 19
18. Compression You can use the FlashDisk without compression but if com pression is required in the future you will need to install the Stacker device driver and use the FlashDisk with compression from the beginning as described in Preparing Your Computer To Use The FlashDisk Card section Note The procedures and examples described in the next sections use drive when referring to the FlashDisk drive FlashDisk User s Guide 57 however you must substitute drive A with the drive letter representing the FlashDisk if it is different for your computer Reformatting Your FlashDisk Use this procedure if you want to use the FlashDisk without compression and if Stacker has not been installed CAUTION The FORMAT command used in this procedure erases all files on the specified drive There fore be sure you specify the drive containing the FlashDisk Also be sure to copy any files on the FlashDisk that you want to save to another disk 1 If your computer does not support Hot Insertion turn off your computer 2 Insert the FlashDisk into drive A and turn on your computer 3 At the DOS prompt type FORMAT drive letter When formatting is complete the FlashDisk is ready to be used without compression The drive letter is the drive containing the FlashDisk Reformatting A Stacked FlashDisk To Remove Stacker If Stacker has already been installed on your computer and you wish to use a stacked FlashDisk without compression
19. Disk Use the following steps to create a GEOWORKS DOCUMENT folder on the FlashDisk and move your source data files 1 Insert the FlashDisk into the unit s card slot and lock it into place by sliding the PCMCIA Card Lock Switch to the LOCK position 2 Using the pen tap the Launcher fixed icon on the far left at the bottom of the display 3 Tap the Utilities menu option 4 Tap the File Manager menu option Wait for it to launch 5 Tap the Drive icon in the lower center of the display and then tap the PC Card icon drive C inside the drive bar that appears on the display to switch to the FlashDisk 6 Tap the Menu Bar fixed icon at the bottom right of the screen to display the floating File Manager menu bar and tap Utilities to display the pull down menu 7 Tap Create Folder and create a folder called GEOWORKS Be sure to use all capital letters 8 Open the GEOWORKS folder by taping the icon twice quickly and repeat the preceding two steps to create a folder called DOCUMENT Be sure to use all capital letters 9 Tap the B drive icon inside the drive bar that appears on the display to return to the internal B drive 10 Open the internal default directory B GEOWORKS DOCUMENT and tap the source file you wish to move once To move more than one file at a time hold the pen down and drag to enclose the files in a selection rectangle 11 Tap File on the File Manager floating menu bar to display the pull down menu the
20. EVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X C800 C8FF X C900 CCFF DEVICE C DOS PCMSS EXE DEVICE C DOS PCMCS EXE WAIT 12 ADDR C8 IRQ 10 DEVICE C DOS PCMATA SYS 0 ADDR C9 Note If your system has two PCMCIA slots 0 in the above command statement should be 0 1 IBM DOS 6 3 DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X C800 C8FF X C900 CCFF DEVICE C DOS PCMSS EXE DEVICE C DOS PCMCS EXE WAIT 12 ADDR C8 IRQ 10 DEVICE C DOS PCMATA SYS 1 ADDR C9 Note If your system has two PCMCIA slots 1 in the above command statement should be 1 2 The IBM ThinkPad 750 should have the same command statements as above in the CONFIG SYS file except IRQ 10 should be IRQ 11 as shown in the command statement below DEVICE C DOS PCMCS EXE WAIT 12 ADDR C8 IRQ 11 If the command statements in your CONFIG SYS file do not match the command statements above change the command statements as needed using the DOS EDIT command If the Phoenix drivers were missing from the DOS directory they can be found on the DOS installation diskette The device drivers are in a compressed format on diskette 2 for PC DOS 6 1 and diskette 5 for PC DOS 6 3 Use the EXPAND command as FlashDisk User s Guide 31 shown in the command statement below to decompress and copy the drivers to the DOS directory EXPAND drive path filename drive path filename destination Definition drive path filename Specifies the location and or name of a file or set
21. FAX 408 562 0503 URL http www sandisk com SanDisk Corporation general policy does not recommend the use of its products in life support applications where in a failure or malfunction of the product may directly threaten life or injury Per SanDisk Terms and Conditions of Sale the user of SanDisk products in life support applications assumes all risk of such use and indemnifies SanDisk against all damages The information in this manual is subject to change without notice SanDisk Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein nor for incidental or consequen tial damages resulting from the furnishing performance or use of this material All parts of the SanDisk PC Card ATA FlashDisk documentation are protected by copyright law and all rights are reserved This documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from SanDisk Corporation The SanDisk logo is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation Product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies O 1996 SanDisk Corporation All rights reserved The SanDisk PC Card ATA FlashDisk is covered or licensed under one or more of the following U S Patent Nos 5 070 032 5 095 344 5 168 465 5 172 338 5 198 3
22. Introduction This user s guide provides you with installation and operation information for the SanDisk PC Card ATA FlashDisk Series The SanDisk FlashDisk is a solid state mass storage device that can be used on a variety of systems with PCMCIA Type II or Type III slots such as palmtops PDAs or notebook computers SanDisk FlashDisks are compatible with virtually all of today s computing and communications systems including operating systems such as DOS Windows Windows 95 OS 2 NEC OS DOS V GEOS PSOS and Apple System 7 Installation or activation of device drivers is not normally required For systems that require installation or activation of device drivers this manual will guide you through the necessary steps Many popular fully compatible systems are also included for reference See Appendix C at the end of this user guide for a list of systems that are compatible with the SanDisk FlashDisk Once the device driver is properly installed you will be able to store and manipulate files on your FlashDisk as you would on a hard disk or floppy disk SanDisk Products SanDisk Corporation provides industry standard solid state data storage for industrial consumer communications and computing applications All SanDisk products use patented flash technol ogy In addition to FlashDisks SanDisk offers the FlashDrive an embedded IDE compatible storage device available in 1 3 and 1 8 inch form factors and capacities ranging from 4 t
23. M386 EXE option Type Y to indicate yes 7 Ensure that the following command statements appear exactly as shown below Modify the command statements as necessary FlashDisk User s Guide 63 DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X C800 C8FF X C900 CCFF DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMSS EXE DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMCS EXE WAIT 12 ADDR C8 IRQ 10 Note that IRQ 10 can also be IRQ 11 or IRQ 15 8 The following command statement may also exist and needs to be enabled by removing the letters REM if they appear at the beginning of the command statement DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMRMAN EXE 9 One of the following command statements should be enabled by removing REM from the beginning depending on whether one or two PCMCIA slots were indicated at the beginning of the installation procedure The command statement including 1 indicates one slot The command statement including 1 2 indicates two slots Modify these command statements if necessary DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMATA SYS 1 ADDR C9 DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMATA SYS 1 2 ADDR C9 Phoenix Card Manager Plus Version 3 00 To install the Phoenix Card Manager Plus Version 3 00 insert the diskette run INSTALL and then answer the questions on screen as indicated below 1 Type either Q or A to indicate Quick or Advanced Installa tion 2 If you chose Quick Installation answer the on screen questions as indicated Number of Sockets 1 or 2 Usi
24. PGRIDC SYS 5 Enable the FlashDisk device driver by removing the word REM from the beginning of the command statement After modification the command statement should read DEVICEHIGH C S YSUTILS SDPGRIDC SYS 24 FlashDisk User s Guide 6 Save the CONFIG SYS file by pressing the Alt key then typing f and s 7 Exit EDIT by pressing the Alt key then typing f and x 8 Reboot your system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del simulta neously After you reboot your system the FlashDisk will appear as drive D Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the GRiD convertible Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Install ing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low the GRiD convertible will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations If you own an older model of the GRiD AST convertible that did not have the necessary device driver SdpGRiDc Sys please contact SanDisk Technical Support at 408 562 3400 SanDisk provides the GRiD AST device driver SdpGRiD Sys on the SanDisk Bulletin Board BBS The SanDisk BBS number is 408 986 1186 FlashDisk User s Guide 2
25. R A and press ENTER to mount the compressed volume The next steps are optional If you wish to copy the Stacker utilities SDIR and CHECK to your FlashDisk perform the following 9 10 11 12 13 Type MKDIR A STACKER and press ENTER to create a STACKER subdirectory on your FlashDisk Copy or transfer the file ALLSTACK EXE from the Utility Diskette to the STACKER directory on your FlashDisk Type A and press ENTER to change the current drive to the drive representing the FlashDisk card Type CD STACKER and press ENTER to change to the STACKER subdirectory Type ALLSTACK and press ENTER to extract the utilities from this condensed file The STACKER directory on the FlashDisk will now contain the Stacker utilities 60 FlashDisk User s Guide Appendix A Using SmartDrive and or Write Cache With the SanDisk FlashDisk SmartDrive SmartDrv and Write Cache are supplementary drivers which are often installed to enhance the performance of rotating storage devices Using these drivers when power is switched off or the battery is low may cause data or storage capacity to be lost because the write operation is incomplete This is an issue for any peripheral that would normally receive a Write command from SmartDrv or Write Cache including hard disk drives Example Operating Scenario The following example describes what could happen if you have SmartDrv and or Write Cache enabled on your compute
26. SpinDowntime 5 ATANoOfPartitions 1 IRQ 10 CIS WindowBase c800 TokenRingSpeed 4 CardSettleTime 669 DEFAULT Resources include_mem 0xc8 0xc8 0xc9 0xcc exclude_mem 0xD0 0xDF include_io exclude_io include_irq exclude_irq Note In command statement six SO 1 can also be SO 1 S1 1 to indicate that there are two PCMCIA slots SystemSoft PCMCIA Driver Installation CardSoft 3 1 Install Utility Version 2 14 1 2 3 4 Type INSTALL and press ENTER Use the arrow keys to select First Time Installation Use the arrow keys to select Standard Installation Answer the following on screen questions as indicated below Number of Sockets 1 Destination Drive C Directory Pathname CARDSOFT Confirm Destination Drive and Directory Y Create Modify CONFIG SYS Y If CardSoft is installed properly your screen will show the command statements below Manually edit the command statements as needed or start the installation procedure over DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS 66 FlashDisk User s Guide DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X D000 DFFF DEVICE C CARDSOFT SS VADEM EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT CS EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT CSALLOC EXE C CARDSOFT CSALLOC INI DEVICE C CARDSOFT ATADRV EXE DEVICE C CARDSOFT CARDID EXE C CARDSOFT CARDID INI Note that SSVADEM EXE in the third command statement is the name of the Socket Services driver It can be either SSVADEM EXE SS365SL EXE SSCIRRUS EXE or SSDBOOK EXE Awar
27. WAYS perform the following step as your last operation before turning off your computer At the DOS prompt type in the following command and press Enter C SMARTDRV C This command will cause any pending write operation to be completed before the DOS prompt is again displayed After the DOS prompt is again displayed it will be safe to power off your computer 62 FlashDisk User s Guide Appendix B Device Driver Installation Phoenix Card Manager Plus Versions Less Than 3 00 To install the Phoenix Card Manager Plus Versions less than 3 00 insert the diskette run INSTALL and then answer the questions on screen as indicated below 1 Type the number 1 or 2 to indicate the number of sockets 2 Type either Q or A to indicate Quick or Advanced Installation 3 Indicate the directory and destination drive where Card Manager Plus will be located 4 If you chose Quick Installation answer the on screen questions as indicated Beep On Card Insertion and Removal Y Flash Memory Card N Windows Y ATA Drives in PCMCIA Socket s Y 5 Ifyou chose Advanced Installation answer the on screen questions as indicated Com Port 4 ATA Drive Y PCMCIA IRQ 10 ATA Windows Addr C900 CIS Window Addr C800 Use Flash File System N Card Settle time 660 ms Windows 3 1 Y Beep on Card Detect Y Floppy Drive Emulation N Ring Speed 4 6 Continue pressing enter until the screen displays Modify CONFIG SYS EM
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29. artition and a compressed partition The uncompressed partition contains the following utilities and files File Description STACKER DRV The Stac device driver installed as STACKER COM STACKER EXE The Stacker Anywhere TSR README STC A description of the Stacker Anywhere TSR STACPALM EXE A Stac utility for reloading Stacker on a card README TXT The SDP Stacker Compression Software Manual document in ASCII text format SINSTALL EXE The Stacker Installation Program 52 FlashDisk User s Guide The compressed partition has a Stacker subdirectory that contains the following files File Description SDIR EXE The Stac DIR utility Shows compression CHECK EXE The Stac diagnostic verifies disk Installation The SINSTALL EXE program automatically configures your computer for Stacked cards Normally you would install Stacker in the default configuration where drive C is the boot drive In this configuration SINSTALL copies the Stacker file from your FlashDisk to drive C Note If your boot drive is not drive C or you are installing Stacker on more than one FlashDisk in your system you must use one or more of the command line switches pro vided in the SINSTALL EXE program Refer to the SINSTALL Command Line Switch Descriptions section after the following procedure for information on using the command line switches To install the Stacker data compression software perform the following steps the FlashDisk drive le
30. attery condition is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power before saving files If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations Reformatting Stacker Cards 1 Backup all files from the card to another storage medium 16 FlashDisk User s Guide Press the On Standby button to put the EO into the Standby state Open the PCMCIA door by pulling it open from the bottom and insert your FlashDisk Close the PCMCIA door and switch the EO on by pressing the On Standby button Tap the Accessories icon at the bottom of the screen to display the Accessories menu Tap the Connections icon and open the Disks Connected page Tap the icon for the FlashDisk it will show up as a floppy disk icon Choose Format from the Disk menu Tap the button displaying the FlashDisk capacity and follow the on screen messages to rename and format the card FlashDisk User s Guide 17 Compaq Aero Concerto and LTE Elite Driver Installation The Compaq Aero Concerto and LTE Elite support the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the bottom or top slot respectively Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by Compaq notebook computers Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stac
31. built under different specifications and product designations if such products do not meet the original product s specifications IV RECEIVING WARRANTY SERVICE According to SanDisk s warranty procedure defective product should be returned only with prior authorization from SanDisk Corporation Please contact SanDisk s Customer Service at 408 562 0595 with the following information product model number and description serial numbers nature of defect conditions of use proof of purchase and purchase date If approved SanDisk will issue a Return Material Authorization or Product Repair Authorization number Ship defective product to SanDisk Corporation Attn RMA Returns Reference RMA or PRA 3270 Jay Street Santa Clara CA 95054 V STATE LAW RIGHTS SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LIMITATION ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITA TIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU This warranty gives you specific rights and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state VI OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS Please contact SanDisk Customer Service at 408 562 0595 for the current out of warranty and repair price list FlashDisk User s Guide 73 74 FlashDisk User s Guide SanDisk PCMCIA ATA FlashDisk User s Guide Samisk 4 The Solid Advantage SanDisk Corporation 3270 Jay Street Santa Clara CA 95054 TEL 408 562 0500
32. calculate the remaining space You should use the DIR utility to determine the potential space available especially if you expect to save highly compressible data DIR calculates the average compression ratio of the currently compressed data and uses the result of this calculation to determine the remaining space on the stacked drive Checking Stacker Performance and Compression Ratios The STACKER directory on your stacked FlashDisk contains two utilities CHECK and SDIR that can help you check the status of the FlashDisk The following paragraphs describe how to use these utilities CHECK The CHECK utility gives a status report on the integrity of the FlashDisk and is analogous to the MS DOS CHKDSK com mand CHECK reports the projected number of free bytes the compression ratio for the entire drive and general performance information If CHECK reports any errors it provides the proper procedure to correct them To run CHECK on your FlashDisk perform the following steps 1 Change the drive in the DOS prompt to the current FlashDisk drive for example if the FlashDisk drive is D type D and press Enter 2 Type CD STACKER to switch to the STACKER subdirectory 3 Type CHECK D and press Enter CHECK also has several optional parameters that you can append to the command to display additional data about the drive The FlashDisk User s Guide 55 following shows the command syntax for using these optional param
33. cing the main batteries switch the power on The process that was interrupted will be resumed Special Considerations Accessing Files from the FlashDisk Files created on the AST GRIDPAD 2390 Casio Z 7000 or the Tandy Z PDA using one of the built in applications are auto matically saved into the default document directory GGEOWORKS DOCUMENT in the unit s internal drive B Note One exception to this is the America Online text editor which allows you to select a destination for a newly created file Files can be copied or moved from the internal A or B drive to the FlashDisk and opened using the File Manager program To access the File Manager 1 Using the pen tap the Launcher fixed icon 2 Tap the Utilities menu option 3 Tap the File Manager menu option and wait for it to launch To copy files from the internal A or B drive to the FlashDisk select the folder containing the source file and drag the source file icon to the PC Card icon drive C To open files from the FlashDisk double tap the file icon This will open the data file along with the application that created the source data file For easier access to application files stored on the FlashDisk drive C you should create a GEOWORKS DOCUMENT folder on the FlashDisk and then move the source data files you 12 FlashDisk User s Guide wish to reside on the FlashDisk from the internal default directory into the GEOWORKS DOCUMENT folder on the Flash
34. d PCMCIA Driver Installation Cardware Version 1 18B 1 2 Type INSTALL and press ENTER Specify the drive that will store the Cardware System files Specify the directory where the Cardware System files will be located The default directory is C CARDWARE Select your platform name from the list of platforms Select the PCMCIA controller from the list displayed Type Y to install Cardware on drive C and then type Y to choose Express Installation If Cardware is installed properly the command statements below will be in your CONFIG SYS file Edit the command statements as needed or start the installation procedure over DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X CF00 D000 X D000 E000 DEVICE C CARDWARE PCSS EXE DEVICE C CARDWARE PCCS EXE DEVICE C CARDWARE PCRM EXE AUTODETECT DEVICE C CARDWARE PCENABLE EXE DEVICE C CARDWARE PCDISK EXE FlashDisk User s Guide 67 Appendix C List of Compatible Systems Below is a list of computer systems that are compatible with the SanDisk FlashDisk SanDisk is always testing new systems This is only a partial list For the most complete list call SanDisk technical support at 408 562 3400 Computer Type Acer Acernote 760C Notebook Acer Acernote 780C Notebook Ambra SN425 Subnotebook Ambra N433 Notebook Ambra N450 Notebook Ambra N75 Notebook Ambra N100 Notebook Apple PowerBook 190 Notebook Apple PowerBook 500 Notebook Apple PowerBook 5300 Notebook Apple Pow
35. d of this manual for additional information on using the SmartDrive and Write Cache with the SanDisk FlashDisk Never eject a PCMCIA card while the computer is writing to it Do not bend or flex a PCMCIA card Do not expose a PCMCIA card to dirt moisture water or fluids of any kind Always carry PCMCIA cards in protective cases when not inserted in your computer slot The SanDisk FlashDisk should always be carried in the jewel case in which it was shipped Versions of DOS prior to version 5 0 do not recognize partition sizes larger than 32 MB Therefore systems that use DOS versions prior to version 5 0 such as the AST GRIDPAD 2390 Casio Z 7000 Tandy Z PDA or HP 95LX cannot use the 40 MB and higher capacity SanDisk FlashDisks FlashDisk User s Guide 5 Preparing Your Computer to Use the FlashDisk Important DO NOT format the FlashDisk until you have read these installation instructions The FlashDisk comes pre formatted and if you purchased the Stacker option the FlashDisk is pre loaded with the Stacker data compression software To get compression and significantly increase your storage capacity you must install the Stacker device driver on your computer Most of the leading mobile computers have built in support for the SanDisk FlashDisk and require no device driver installation On some platforms the FlashDisk support is pre loaded but not enabled The procedures in this user s guide describe how to enab
36. e following drives on the HP OmniBook 300 425 and 430 Slot Drive Top A Bottom B The FlashDisk can be accessed as the following drives on the HP Omnibook 600 Slot Drive Top D Bottom E Hot Insertion Hot insertion is not supported on the HP 100LX or 200LX Always turn off the HP 100LX or 200LX prior to card insertion or removal Failure to do so may cause the computer to reset causing loss of data Hot insertion is supported on the HP OmniBooks using SanDisk s SDP5A FlashDisk products Stacker Installation If you have purchased your FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Installing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low your HP computer will auto matically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power or by changing batteries If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations None 30 FlashDisk User s Guide IBM ThinkPad 350 355 360 500 510 T10T 720 750 755 and IBM PS 2E Driver Installation The IBM ThinkPad series and IBM PS 2E systems with IBM DOS have built in support for the SanDisk FlashDisk The CONFIG SYS file on your system must have the command statements below to enable the support for the SanDisk FlashDisk except for the IBM ThinkPad 750 IBM DOS 6 1 D
37. ecessary e SDIR D H shows hidden system files e SDIR D P displays long listings one page at a time 56 FlashDisk User s Guide Sharing Compressed Files with Another Computer Stacker AnywhereTM enables the use of your Stacked FlashDisk on other computers which support the FlashDisk but do not have a Stacker device driver installed If the Stacker device driver is installed the FlashDisk can be used in the same manner as on your original system Sharing Files with a Computer That Does Not Have Stacker 1 Insert the FlashDisk into a slot on the other computer 2 Change the drive in the DOS prompt to the drive containing the FlashDisk for example if the FlashDisk drive is E type E and press Enter 3 Type STACKER and press Enter This starts Stacker Anywhere 4 You can now copy save or otherwise manipulate the compressed files on the FlashDisk 5 When you have finished sharing files type EXIT and press Enter at the DOS prompt and remove the FlashDisk Interoperability The SanDisk FlashDisk offers interoperability between a variety of platforms with PCMCIA slots If you own multiple mobile PCs with PCMCIA slots follow the procedure listed in Preparing Your Computer to Use the FlashDisk Card section to install the SanDisk device driver on all platforms For an updated list of the latest mobile PCs with FlashDisk support contact SanDisk Technical Support at 408 562 3400 Using Your FlashDisk Without
38. ed on or if you must power off your computer before inserting the FlashDisk e Stacker Installation provides any unique procedures that you must follow when using Stacker software compression e Low Battery Condition describes any safety precautions that must be observed during low battery conditions to prevent data loss and file corruption e Special Considerations provides special instructions that are unique to your mobile computer What s in the Box e FlashDisk card in a jewel case e Driver installation ROM card if you purchased the HP 95LX option e This User s Guide Stacker Utility Diskette if you purchased the Stacker Option e Literature package FlashDisk User s Guide 3 SanDisk Technical Support Services Direct Technical Support Call SanDisk Applications Engineering at 408 562 3400 for technical support SanDisk FlashFacts Service Technical documents and other information about SanDisk can be ordered 24 hours a day seven days a week from FlashFacts SanDisk s automated FaxBack service Using a touch tone telephone call 408 562 3402 SanDisk On line Services SanDisk Worldwide Web Site Internet users can obtain technical support and product informa tion along with SanDisk news and much more from the SanDisk Worldwide Web Site 24 hours a day seven days a week The SanDisk Worldwide Web Site is frequently updated Visit this site often to obtain the most up to date information on SanDisk
39. erBook 540 Notebook Arima N100 Notebook Asco Model 4155 Notebook Aspen 486 Subnote Subnotebook AST Ascentia Notebook AST Bravo Notebook AST GRIDPAD 2390 Zoomer PDA AST PowerExec 4 25 Notebook Austin DX Notebook Austin DX2 Notebook Austin DX4 Notebook Casio Z 7000 Zoomer PDA Chaplet CH 501 Notebook Compal TS Series 37 Palmtop Compal TS Series 38 Palmtop Compaq Aero Subnotebook Compaq Concerto Notebook Compaq LTE Elite Notebook CompuAdd 450 Colorpro Notebook Copam PT 860 Palmtop Dell Latitude Notebook Dual KC 4000 Notebook Dual KM 4000 Notebook 68 FlashDisk User s Guide Computer Dual KT 4000 Dual SKD 486 EO 440 EO 880 Epson EHT 30 Fujitsu 325 Point Fujitsu Poget Pad Plus Fujitsu Poget PC Plus Gateway 2000 Colorbook Gateway Handbook Gateway Liberty 2000 Grid Convertible 386 486 HP9SLX HP100LX HP200LX HP OmniBook 300 HP OmniBook 425 HP OmniBook 430 HP OmniBook 600 HP Vectra Hyundia Neuron Lite IBM ThinkPad 350 350C IBM ThinkPad 355 IBM ThinkPad 360 IBM ThinkPad 360C IBM ThinkPad 360CE IBM ThinkPad 360CSE IBM ThinkPad 500 IBM ThinkPad 510 510CS IBM ThinkPad 710T IBM ThinkPad 720 720C IBM ThinkPad 750 750C 750CS IBM ThinkPad 755 IBM ThinkPad 755C IBM ThinkPad 755CD IBM ThinkPad 755CS IBM ThinkPad 755SE IBM PS 2E IBM PS Note 425 IBM PS Note 425C w PCMCIA Type Notebook Notebook PDA PDA Handheld Pen Notebook Pen Handheld Notebook Subnotebook Notebook Notebook Palm
40. eters and describes the results they provide Note that D is used as the drive letter in the following command examples Substitute the drive letter of your FlashDisk where necessary e CHECK D B suppresses all pauses and prompts when no repairs are required e CHECK D F gives you the option to repair any errors detected You can also choose to perform a surface scan which checks for disk defects in the area allotted to the Stacker drive If any defects are found CHECK prompts the Stacker to avoid those areas e CHECK D D displays additional information about the amount of data fragmentation the cluster size the space usage and a detailed error report e CHECK D V lists all files and directories as they are checked SDIR The SDIR utility is analogous to the MS DOS DIR command and gives you directory information along with compression ratios To run SDIR on your FlashDisk perform the following steps 1 Change the drive in the DOS prompt to the current FlashDisk drive for example if the FlashDisk drive is D type D and press Enter 2 Type CD STACKER to switch to the STACKER subdirectory 3 Type SDIR D path filename and press Enter To display additional information when you are using the SDIR utility you can append one of the following optional param eters to the command Note that D is used as the drive letter in the following command examples substitute the drive letter of your FlashDisk where n
41. hDisk User s Guide 49 Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low the Toshiba notebook computer will automatically enter sleep mode In this mode data is preserved until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power or by changing batteries If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations Several of the Toshiba notebooks have two PCMCIA slots Note that for systems that have two PCMCIA slots the preceding configuration will only allow you to access the FlashDisk in the lower slot 50 FlashDisk User s Guide WinBookXP Driver Installation This platform supports the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the bottom or top slot respectively Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the platform s Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Installing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low this platform will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations
42. he Stacker installation will be that specified with the B switch The D switch allows you to specify the drive letter for the FlashDisk For example DE will inform the SINSTALL program that the FlashDisk to be compressed has logical drive letter E assigned If the FlashDisk can be accessed from more than one PCMCIA slot on your computer you can inform SINSTALL to provide more than one drive letter If multiple drives are to be utilized as drives with Stacker loaded an optional single digit number can be specified immediately after the D drive letter For example If drives A and B are used with Stacker the syntax would be DA 2 Note that the two drive letters need to be contiguous How Much Compression Can You Get Stacker typically doubles the storage capacity of your FlashDisk However the compression ratio depends on the compressibility of the data For example spreadsheet files and text files compress very well but binary files such as EXE COM and ZIP files 54 FlashDisk User s Guide compress very little or not at all Normally while using the FlashDisk bytes available on disk from the CHKDSK utility and bytes free from the DIR command will be equal However a discrepancy may occur as the size of the files stored on the FlashDisk approaches the full stacked capacity of the FlashDisk In this case the CHKDSK command may give you an erroneous value CHKDSK uses a fixed 2 1 compression ratio to
43. he fact that it does not require a battery to maintain the data How to Use this Manual This user s guide provides you with all of the information you need to install and use the SanDisk FlashDisk Read the following sections before you use your FlashDisk e What s in the Box provides a list of the contents of the box you have purchased e Important Operating Considerations provides important safety precautions for using the FlashDisk card e Preparing Your Computer to Use the FlashDisk provides important information you need to know before you install the FlashDisk in your mobile computer Be sure to read this section completely e Installing Stacker provides the information you need to install this compression software Please note that Stacker can only be installed on systems that use the DOS operating system 2 FlashDisk User s Guide When you have completed reading the previously listed sections you are ready to install your FlashDisk This user s guide describes FlashDisk installation and operation for many popular mobile computers Refer to the Table of Contents to select the specific section that describes the installation for your mobile computer Each set of installation and operating instructions is divided into the following topics e Driver Installation provides instructions for installing device drivers if required e Hot Insertion states whether the FlashDisk can be inserted while your mobile computer is power
44. k FlashDisk removable PC Card ATA memory cards Using a FlashDisk in the DC50 Camera allows you to take and save many more pictures The SanDisk FlashDisk has been tested and qualified for use in the Kodak DC50 Camera About the size of a credit card the FlashDisk holds 2 to 85 megabytes of data You can purchase a 4 megabyte FlashDisk Kodak catalog number 102 9273 from the retailer who sold you the DC50 Camera If your retailer does not stock the FlashDisk or you need help with your DC50 Camera call Kodak technical support at 1 800 235 6325 Note If you try to use a memory card that is not compatible with the DC50 Camera Er 1 appears in the LCD The following chart shows the approximate number of pictures you can save on different FlashDisks Capacity 4 MB 10 MB 20 MB 40 MB Image Quality Maximum Number of Pictures on Card Good 88 180 360 720 Better 44 104 208 416 Best 28 70 140 280 Driver Installation The Kodak DC50 Camera supports the SanDisk FlashDisk The camera does not require device driver installation However to download pictures from the FlashDisk the device drivers that came with the camera must be installed in the host computer Refer to your DC50 user guide for driver installation instructions Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the Kodak DC50 Camera however do not remove or insert the FlashDisk while a picture is being processed Caution Removing or inserting the FlashDisk while the ca
45. ker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Install ing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low Compaq notebook computers will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations Compaq notebook computers have two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system software on these computers allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time 18 FlashDisk User s Guide Dell Latitude Driver Installation The Dell Latitude supports the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required but the CONFIG SYS file requires modifi cation to enable the FlashDisk device driver The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the bottom or top slot respectively To modify the CONFIG SYS file you may use your favorite editor If you are not familiar with any particular editor use the DOS EDIT command Perform the following steps 1 At the DOS prompt type in edit c config sys to open the CONFIG SYS file Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the following com mand statement DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT CARDID EXE Type in text at the end of this command statement so that it appears as
46. l ing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low this platform will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations The platform has two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system software on this machine allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time FlashDisk User s Guide 39 NCR 3150 For NCR 3180 Installation see NCR 3180 NEC Ultralite Driver Installation The NCR 3150 supports the SanDisk PC FlashDisk To enable support for the FlashDisk execute the following 1 Switch the NCR 3150 Notebook Computer on and go to the Windows Applications Menu Click on the Startup Settings icon under the NCR 3150 Notebook program group When the NCR Computer System Startup menu appears the PCMCIA Software Option will be highlighted with the word None Tap the Space Bar once to select the next option The highlighted area should now read Card Socket Services Press the Enter key to execute this change in the System Startup Options Press any key to continue Under Program Manager select the File menu option then select Exit Windows and press Enter When the C gt prompt appears reboot by pressing the Ctrl Alt and
47. lashDisk User s Guide Stacker Installation The following Stacker installation procedure copies the Stacker device driver into the directory CASTACKER and modifies the CONFIG SYS file on drive C of your HP 95LX This way Stacker is automatically run each time you reboot from drive C The Stacker device driver needs 50 KB of space on drive C of your HP 95LX This procedure will cause your computer to reboot 1 Insert the FlashDisk and turn your HP 95LX on 2 Runthe Filer Application 3 Press F5 and type A to access drive A on your HP 95LX 4 Using the cursor keys select the SINSTALL EXE file and press F4 to run this program 5 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen to complete the installation procedure Once the SanDisk device driver is installed Stacker automati cally compresses and decompresses files as you save and open them on your FlashDisk Low Battery Condition Care must be exercised when writing to any PC card during low battery conditions because your HP 95LX batteries may run out of energy during a write operation The SanDisk device driver addresses this issue by detecting the low main battery condi tion and preventing write operations to your FlashDisk The SanDisk device driver will turn off your HP 95LX when write attempts are made during the low main battery condi tion In its off state the HP 95LX is in sleep mode preserving your work until you change the batteries or connec
48. lation These platforms support the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the left or right slot respectively Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the platform s Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Installing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low these platforms will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations These platforms have two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system software on this machine allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time FlashDisk User s Guide 21 Gateway 2000 Handbook 486 Driver Installation The Gateway 2000 Handbook 486 supports the SanDisk FlashDisk but the device driver needs to be enabled The FlashDisk appears as drive D To enable the FlashDisk device driver you need to modify the CONFIG SYS file The PC Card ATA device driver has been disabled by adding the word REM at the beginning of the device driver statement in the CONFIG SYS file You must rem
49. le the device drivers for these platforms The following sections of this user s guide describe FlashDisk installation and operating instructions for many popular mobile PCs For additional assistance using your FlashDisk contact your computer vendor or SanDisk technical support at 408 562 3400 for instructions related to your machine 6 FlashDisk User s Guide Apple PowerBook 500 Series Driver Installation The Apple PowerBook 500 Series supports the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk will appear as a drive icon on the desktop when you insert the card The FlashDisk may be treated exactly as a standard hard disk and may be opened by double clicking the FlashDisk icon FlashDisks are DOS formatted By using Apple File Xchange you can access DOS files on your Apple PowerBook To store data in Apple Macintosh format you will need to reformat the FlashDisk Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the Apple PowerBook 500 Series Stacker Installation Stacker is a DOS application and is not supported by the Apple PowerBook 500 Series If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option you must reformat the FlashDisk by first selecting the FlashDisk icon then selecting Erase Disk in the Special pull down menu and then proceeding as you normally would to format a disk Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low the PowerBook will automati cally enter slee
50. m any open files Special Considerations None FlashDisk User s Guide 23 GRiD AST Convertible Driver Installation The GRiD AST Convertible supports the SanDisk FlashDisk but the device driver needs to be enabled The FlashDisk appears as drive D To enable the FlashDisk device driver you need to modify the CONFIG SYS file The pre installed PCMCIA device drivers must be disabled by adding the word REM at the beginning of the device driver statements in the CONFIG SYS file You must then remove the word REM at the beginning of the FlashDisk device driver statement You may use your favorite editor to make the necessary change If you are not familiar with any particular editor use the DOS EDIT command Perform the following steps to enable the FlashDisk device driver 1 At the DOS prompt type in edit c config sys to open the CONFIG SYS file 2 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the following command statements DEVICEHIGH C S YSUTILS PCMSS EXE DEVICEHIGH C S YSUTILS PCMCCU EXE COM 4 DEVICEHIGH C S YSUTILS PCMDRV SYS 0 ADDR D0 3 Insert the word REM in front of each command statement After modification the command statements should read REM DEVICEHIGH C S YSUTILS PCMSS EXE REM DEVICEHIGH C S YSUTILS PCMCCU EXE COM 4 REM DEVICEHIGH C S YSUTILS PCMDRV SYS 0 ADDR D0 4 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the following command statement REM DEVICEHIGH C S YSUTILS SD
51. mera is processing a picture could cause damage to the picture FlashDisk User s Guide 33 Stacker Installation Stacker a DOS compression software utility does not work with the DC50 Camera If the FlashDisk was purchased with the Stacker option the card needs to be reformatted on a PC system using the DOS FORMAT command Erasing the FlashDisk with the camera will not reformat the FlashDisk Perform the following steps to reformat the FlashDisk 1 Install your FlashDisk into a PC with a PCMCIA slot 2 Back up any files that may be on the FlashDisk to another data storage medium such as the hard disk drive on your PC 2 Perform the DOS FORMAT command by typing format d enter where d is the drive letter of the PCMCIA storage device Low Battery Condition The Kodak DC50 Camera will not allow pictures to be taken when its battery is low If the camera indicates that the battery is low refer to DC50 user guide for new battery installation instructions Special Considerations Inserting the FlashDisk in the Kodak DC50 Camera When a FlashDisk is inserted properly in the camera the Memory Card icon appears in the LCD and the pictures that you take are recorded directly to the card No pictures are saved to the camera s internal memory Note Inserting a FlashDisk in the camera at the same time the camera is processing a picture may cause damage to the picture 1 Pushthe sliding cover gently toward the camera un
52. n tap Move to display the Move dialog box FlashDisk User s Guide 13 12 Tap Drives in the dialog box and tap drive C on the list that pops up and tap twice on the GEOWORKS folder icon to open it and display the DOCUMENT folder 13 Tap the DOCUMENT folder once to select it then tap Move to transfer the selected source file s to the C GGEOWORKS DOCUMENT folder 14 Slide the PCMCIA Card Lock Switch to the FREE position and then slide the switch back to the LOCK position so that the source file s you moved to the GEOWORKS DOCUMENT folder on the FlashDisk can be seen in the Simple Open menu Note The icon of the moved source file s will reappear in the internal default directory B GEQOWORKS DOCUMENT but the icon file name s will be underlined The underline indicates that a file resides at a different location but is displayed in the current directory for convenience For example if you moved the Note Book file Lists 1 to the FlashDisk GEOWORKS DOCUMENT folder using the preceding steps it will reappear in the internal default directory B GEOWORKS DOCUMENT as Lists 1 underlined When you complete the preceding steps you will be able to use the Simple Open menu in an application to open any file in either of the GEOWORKS DOCUMENT folders on drives B and C This eliminates having to use the Advanced Open menu to search for documents located on the different drives and lets you access files more efficiently
53. n the battery charge is low these machines will automati cally enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations None FlashDisk User s Guide 43 Olivetti AG 12 Driver Installation The Olivetti AG12 supports the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the bottom or top slot respectively Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the platform s Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Install ing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low this platform will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations The platform has two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system software on this machine allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time 44 FlashDisk User s Guide Sharp PT 9000 Driver Installation The Sharp PT 90
54. ng PCMCIA Cards under windows 3 1 Y Flash File System Support N PCMCIA Modem Fax Card Support N ATA Card Support Y 64 FlashDisk User s Guide If you chose Advanced Installation answer the on screen questions as indicated Number of Sockets I or 2 Complete pathname for Windows 3 1 C WINDOWS IRQ ms 15 CIS Windows Address COOOH EFOOH C800 Token Ring Speed 4 Card Settle Time ms 660 Flash File System Support N PCMCIA Modem Fax Card Support N ATA Card Support Y ATA Windows Address C900 ATA Drive Spin Down Time 5 ATA Support for Socket 0 Y Number of partitions on ATA I Continue pressing enter until the screen displays Modify CONFIG SYS EMM386 EXE option Type Y to indicate yes Ensure that the following command statements appear exactly as shown below Modify the command statements as necessary DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X C800 C8FF X C900 CCFF DEVICE C PCM3 CNFIGNAM EXE DEFAULT DEVICE C PCM3 PCMSS EXE DEVICE C PCM3 PCMCS EXE DEVICE C PCM3 PCMRMAN EXE DEVICE C PCM3 PCMATA SYS The following command statements are from the initializa tion file PCM INI They must appear as below Modify the command statements if necessary DEFAULT pcmss pcmcs ADDR C8 IRQ 10 WAIT 12 PMOFF pemscd pemrman FlashDisk User s Guide 65 pemata ADDR C9 SD 5 S0 1 SRAM UseCards SetupMode 1 ATA WindowBase c900 ATA
55. o 80 megabytes The PC Card ATA compatible FlashDisk is available in Type II and Type III form factors ranging in capacity from 2 to 175 megabytes The SanDisk CompactFlash Memory Cards are removable match book size storage cards that enable an array of products such as PDAs communicators and cameras to become lighter more rugged and less expensive Compact Flash Memory Cards are available in capacities ranging from 2 to 15 megabytes SanDisk s newest product the Flash ChipSet FCS is the world s smallest resident solid state ATA data storage system available in 2 4 and 10 megabytes capacities FlashDisk User s Guide 1 FlashDisk Usage SanDisk recommends that you use the FlashDisk as the primary storage device in your computer but you may use it as a backup device The FlashDisk is a non volatile highly reliable storage device You can create open and save files directly on the FlashDisk instead of using the internal RAM or hard drive You may also use the FlashDisk as a backup device if your mobile PC has an internal RAM drive and only one PCMCIA slot that needs to be shared between another PCMCIA card such as a communication card and a FlashDisk You should always backup newly created files from the internal RAM drive to the FlashDisk Additionally if you have important data that needs to be backed up from your hard disk the FlashDisk makes an excellent backup device because of its size high reliability and t
56. of files to be expanded You cannot use wildcards destination Specifies the new location and or name of an expanded file or set of files Destination can be a drive letter and colon directory name filename or a combination If needed manually add the required command statements as shown on the previous page Save the CONFIG SYS file and reboot your IBM computer The FlashDisk can now be accessed as drive D or drive E next available logical drive For more information regarding PCMCIA and PC DOS 6 1 or PC DOS 6 3 please consult Chapter 20 Using Phoenix PCMCIA Supportin the User s Guide Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by all IBM ThinkPads and PS 2E computers Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Install ing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low the IBM computer will auto matically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations If any of these platforms has two PCMCIA Type II slots note that the system software allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time 32 FlashDisk User s Guide Kodak DC50 Camera You can store pictures you take with your DC50 Camera on SanDis
57. on Hot insertion is supported on these platforms Stacker Installation Important DO NOT format your FlashDisk before you read the Driver Installation instructions If the FlashDisk was purchased with the Stacker option the card needs to be re formatted Stacker does not work with these platforms To reformat the FlashDisk refer to the Special Considerations section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low these platforms automatically enter sleep mode In this mode data is preserved until power is restored e g by connecting to AC power or by changing batteries If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files It is important to note that some PCMCIA cards may cause the unit s batteries to run down relatively quickly when it is used frequently Some PCMCIA cards cause the unit s power to switch off automatically when the available battery power drops to a certain level Power may switch off before the low battery message appears on the display This is done to protect the contents of the unit If the power is turned off because of a low battery condition replace the three alkaline AA size batteries immediately observing FlashDisk User s Guide 11 the following important precautions e Never turn on the unit before changing the main batteries e Never remove the card before changing the main batteries e Always use alkaline batteries e After repla
58. on is not required The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the bottom or top slot respectively Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by this platform Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Installing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low this platform s will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations This platform has two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system software on this machine allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time FlashDisk User s Guide 9 AST GRIDPAD 2390 Casio Z 7000 and Tandy Z PDA Important DO NOT format your FlashDisk before you read these instructions Driver Installation The SanDisk FlashDisk is shipped from the factory preformatted with device driver software preloaded Before using the SanDisk FlashDisk with the AST GRIDPAD 2390 Casio Z 7000 or the Tandy Z PDA you must first perform the following steps to install the card s device driver into the unit s RAM Precautions e Atleast 12 KBytes of space is required on
59. ove the word REM at the beginning of the statement You may use your favorite editor to make the necessary change If you are not familiar with any particular editor use the DOS EDIT command Perform the following steps to enable the FlashDisk device driver 1 At the DOS prompt type in edit c config sys to open the CONFIG SYS file 2 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the following command statement REM DEVICE C CARDSOFT ATADRV EXE 3 Remove the word REM from the beginning of the command statement After modification the command statement should read DEVICE C CARDSOFT ATADRV EXE 4 Save the CONFIG SYS file by pressing the Alt key then typing f and s 5 Exit EDIT by pressing the Alt key then typing f and x 6 Reboot your system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del simultaneously After you reboot your system the FlashDisk will appear as drive D 22 FlashDisk User s Guide Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported on these platforms Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Installing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low these machines will automati cally enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost fro
60. p mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations None FlashDisk User s Guide 7 AST Asentia 900N 4 75 T10 Driver Installation This platform supports the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the bottom or top slot respectively Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by the platform s Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Installing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low this platform will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations This platform has two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system software on this machine allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time 8 FlashDisk User s Guide AST Bravo NB 4 25 Driver Installation The AST Bravo NB 4 25S supports the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installati
61. pports the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk will appear as drive D or drive E next available logical drive when you insert the card in the bottom or top slot respectively Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by this platform Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Install ing Stacker section Low Battery Condition When the battery charge is low the NCR 3170 will automatically enter sleep mode Data is preserved in this mode until power is restored to normal e g by connecting to AC power If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Special Considerations This platform has two PCMCIA Type II slots and the FlashDisk can be plugged into either slot Note that the system software on this machine allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time 42 FlashDisk User s Guide NCR 3180 NEC Ultralite Versa and VersaPad Driver Installation The NCR 3180 NEC Ultralite Versa and VersaPad support the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported on these platforms Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Installing Stacker section Low Battery Condition Whe
62. pying files to ANOTHER directory or to a different directory structure on the PCMCIA card should work fine In the File Manager a file name that is underlined indicates that the file is located on another drive FlashDisk User s Guide 15 AT amp T EO Personal Communicator 440 and 880 Driver Installation The EO 440 880 has built in support for the SanDisk FlashDisk no additional device driver or installation is re quired Upon insertion a floppy disk icon of the FlashDisk will appear on the screen Hot Insertion Hot insertion is not supported on these platforms Always switch the EO platform to standby mode by pressing the standby button or doing a soft standby prior to card insertion or re moval Failure to do so may cause the computer to reset possibly causing loss of data Stacker Installation If the FlashDisk was purchased with the Stacker option the FlashDisk card needs to be re formatted Stacker will not work with the EO platform since it is not a DOS based platform Backup all files from your card to another storage medium before reformatting the FlashDisk To reformat your FlashDisk refer to the Special Considerations section Low Battery Condition Do not write to the card when the battery charge is low when the amber battery light is on Writing data to any mass storage device during low battery conditions may cause loss of data If you have any open files that need to be saved make sure that the b
63. r You are using a DOS Notebook computer operating with SmartDrv and Write Cache enabled The last operation you perform prior to powering off your system is to save and close a large data file that is several hundred KBytes in length When you close your file SmartDrv accepts the command saves the file to the write buffer and returns an operation successful status to the computer When the computer receives the operation successful status it believes the save operation is complete and displays the DOS prompt SmartDrv will then begin writing your file to the storage device Depending on the size of your data file and the type of storage device this deferred write could take several seconds to complete after the DOS prompt is displayed If you inadvertently power down your system while SmartDrv is performing this deferred write you will lose data For files greater than 4KBytes the SanDisk write algorithm involves erasing eight sectors at a time then rewriting the sector header information and writing the new data to the erased sectors If power is switched off at any time during the write process the following may occur 1 As many as eight sectors could report Record Not Found on a successive read after power is restored FlashDisk User s Guide 61 2 The data that should be stored in as many as eight sectors could be lost If your specific computer system requires that you use SmartDrv SanDisk recommends that you AL
64. r form of data corruption you can restack your FlashDisk If you find that just one file on your FlashDisk is corrupt first try deleting that file to see if the problem is alleviated before using the following procedure CAUTION This procedure causes all data on your FlashDisk to be erased Therefore save all non corrupt data on another disk before following these instructions To Restack your FlashDisk Note The procedures and examples described in the next sections use drive A when referring to the FlashDisk drive however you must substitute drive A with the drive containing the FlashDisk if it is different for your computer 1 Remove Stacker and reformat your FlashDisk as described in the previous section 2 Copy or transfer the file RESTACK EXE from the Utility Diskette provided when you purchased the Stacker option to the root directory of your FlashDisk If you need more information on how to transfer files from a desktop PC to your computer see your computer user s manual FlashDisk User s Guide 59 At the DOS prompt type A RESTACK and press ENTER Type A and press ENTER to make drive A the current drive Type STACPALM A and press ENTER to restack your FlashDisk Do not allow STACPALM to update the CONFIG SYS file on drive C Type n for No Type C and press ENTER to change the current drive to drive C Type CD STACKER and press ENTER to change to the STACKER subdirectory Type STACKE
65. re on this machine allows accessing only one FlashDisk at a time 48 FlashDisk User s Guide Toshiba NoteBooks T100X T1900 T1950 T2400 T3400 T4500 T4600 T4700 T4800 T4900 and 6600 Driver Installation Toshiba notebook platforms are shipped with PCMCIA Card Manager software which needs to be enabled There are two ways to install support for the FlashDisk 1 Runthe EZINSTALL program provided on the Card Manager Diskette to install support for the ATA cards 2 Use your favorite editor to make the necessary changes to the CONFIG SYS file If you are not familiar with any particular editor use the DOS EDIT command Add the following command statements to the CONFIG SYS file to install the ATA FlashDisk device driver DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMSS EXE DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMCS EXE ADDR C8 DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMATA SYS ADDR C9 If you are using EMM386 you need to edit the EMM device command statement in your CONFIG SYS as follows DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X C800 C8FF X C900 CCFF After editing and saving the CONFIG SYS file reboot and the FlashDisk will appear as drive D For detailed installation information refer to the Toshiba Card Manager Guide Hot Insertion Hot insertion is supported by all Toshiba notebook computers Stacker Installation If you have purchased the FlashDisk with the Stacker option the Stacker device driver needs to be installed Refer to the Install ing Stacker section Flas
66. t the HP 95LX to an AC adapter If AC power is not supplied before the battery fails data could be lost from any open files Once the battery condition is restored to the normal level you may turn on the HP 95LX and the write operation will continue without any intervention from you When the HP 95LX is off with low main battery condition it will only preserve your data for a few days Therefore it is important to correct the low main battery condition as soon as possible to avoid data loss FlashDisk User s Guide 27 Note Make sure the replacement batteries are from a new package Replacing the batteries with another set of old batteries may cause a reset to the HP 95LX when it s turned on resulting in loss of data Special Considerations Reformatting Your Card There are two utilities provided SDISK and SFORMAT to partition and format the FlashDisk s memory These commands should only be used if you have not installed the Stacker device driver If you have installed the Stacker device driver and need to reformat your FlashDisk refer to the Installing Stacker section of this manual Your FlashDisk comes already partitioned and formatted These utilities should only be used in the event that the data on the FlashDisk becomes inaccessible due to system errors virus or other forms of data corruption CAUTION Running SDISK and SFORMAT ona FlashDisk will cause all information contained on the FlashDisk to be erased
67. the unit s RAM disk for installation e You must re install the card device driver whenever you perform a hard reset and clear the unit s RAM e After you have completed installing the card device driver save the files inside the INSTALL folder for future use To install the card device driver Note The manufacturer recommends that before perform ing the following steps you should install a new set of batteries in your unit or use the optional AC adapter to switch over to AC power 1 Using the pen tap the Launcher icon on the far left of the fixed icons lined up at the bottom of the display 2 Tap Utilities inside the Application menu that appears on the display 3 Tap File Manager inside the menu that appears on the display This launches the File Manager 4 Insert the SanDisk FlashDisk into the card slot and lock it in place 5 Tap the Drive icon in the lower center of the display 10 FlashDisk User s Guide 6 Tap the PC Card icon inside the drive bar that appears on the display 7 Tap the INSTALL folder icon twice quickly 8 Tap the ZDRIVER EXE icon twice quickly to start the installation The folder DEVICE will be installed in the B drive of the unit s RAM 9 Ifthe installation is completed without any problems the message Driver successfully installed appears on the display After this message appears the unit automatically reboots and returns to the File Manager screen Hot Inserti
68. til it stops The camera is off 2 Hold the FlashDisk face up and with the connecting end pointed at the camera 3 Insert the FlashDisk into its slot in the back of the camera 34 FlashDisk User s Guide 4 Push the FlashDisk all the way into the Memory Card slot The card is now properly inserted in the camera The Eject button will protrude slightly from the back of the camera 5 Pullthe sliding cover gently away from the camera The camera is now on The Memory Card icon will appear in the LCD Removing the FlashDisk from the Kodak DC50 Camera Remove the FlashDisk from the camera when the card is full or you want to change memory cards You also must remove the memory card when you want to save your pictures on the camera s internal memory FlashDisk User s Guide 35 Note Removing the FlashDisk from the camera when the camera is processing a picture may cause damage to the picture Press the Eject button The Eject button is at the right of the Memory Card slot Note The camera will reset if an image is accessed when the Eject button pressed The FlashDisk is now partially ejected from the camera The Memory Card and Copy Images icons will disappear from the LCD Any pictures that you take now will be saved in the camera s internal memory Hold the visible end of the FlashDisk and pull it out of the slot Note You may need to tilt the camera down slightly to help the FlashDisk slide out of
69. top Palmtop Palmtop Subnotebook Subnotebook Subnotebook Subnotebook Desktop Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Subnotebook Subnotebook Pen Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook FlashDisk User s Guide 69 Computer Kodak DC50 Camera Mediapro AFM Midwest Micro Elite Mitac MT 390 NCR 3115 NCR 3150 NCR 3170 NCR 3180 NCR 9800 NEC Ultalite Note Star 600 Series Note Star 700 Series Olivetti AG12 Packard Bell Diplomat Packard Bell Salesman Panasonic CF V21P Prolinear 386 Pocket PC Roland MS 1 Samsung Senns 760 Sharp PC8900 Sharp PT9000 Sharper Image Prolinear Sun Voyager SunRace Model 308 Tandy Zoomer Z PDA Texas Instruments E Series Texas Instruments M Series Type Digital Camera Laptop Subnotebook Notebook Pen Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Subnotebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Digital Sampler Notebook PDA PDA Notebook Laptop Notebook PDA Notebook Notebook Texas Instruments Travelmate 4000 Notebook TidalWave ME 386 Toshiba Dynapad T100X Toshiba T1900 Toshiba T1910 Toshiba T1950 Toshiba T2400 Toshiba T3400 Toshiba T3600 Toshiba T4500 Toshiba T4600 Toshiba T4700 Toshiba T4800 70 FlashDisk User s Guide Subnotebook Pen Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Subnotebook Notebook Notebook Notebook Notebook
70. tter should be known Note The Stacker software provided on your SanDisk FlashDisk is for DOS platforms only Stacker will not work with a non DOS operating system such as PenPoint 1 Insert your FlashDisk into the PCMCIA slot on your mobile computer and make sure the power is on 2 Close any applications that are open on your system Part of the following installation includes rebooting your system 3 Change to the FlashDisk drive For example if the FlashDisk is drive D type D and press Enter 4 Type SINSTALL and press Enter to start installation 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation FlashDisk User s Guide 53 6 When the installation is complete your FlashDisk should be available for use as a compressed or stacked drive SINSTALL Command Line Switch Descriptions If the drive letter on which your CONFIG SYS file resides is different than C use the SINSTALL command line switches as follows SINSTALL B S D The B switch sets the boot drive letter used by the SINSTALL program For example Bd will cause SINSTALL to look for the CONFIG SYS file on the D drive The S switch allows you to change the path to which the Stacker device driver will be installed For example SINSTALL SDAMYSTACK will cause SINSTALL to copy the Stacker device driver to DAMYSTACK versus the default of C STACKER Note If B is specified and S is not the drive letter used for t
71. u put the FlashDisk back in the HP 95LX Note The following sections deal with Stacker and com pression issues Hence they are useful only if you have purchased a card with the Stacker option Transferring Files to Reinstall Stacker If you need to reinstall Stacker on your FlashDisk you will need to transfer the RESTACK EXE and ALLSTACK EXE files to the FlashDisk on which you are reinstalling Stacker These files can be found on the 3 5 inch Utility Diskette that came with your FlashDisk This file transfer can be accomplished using one of the following methods e APC with both a PCMCIA slot and a 3 5 inch floppy drive e An external 3 5 inch floppy drive for your HP 95LX e A PC with a 3 5 inch floppy drive and a Connectivity Pack that contains a data communications program and the proper serial cable for the HP 95LX refer to your HP 95LX user s manual for information on setting up the HP 95LX for data communications Use the procedure for reinstalling Stacker in the Installing Stacker section of this manual When the procedure instructs you to transfer the files to your FlashDisk use one of the previously listed methods FlashDisk User s Guide 29 HP 100LX 200LX and OmniBooks 300 425 430 and 600 Driver Installation The HP 100LX 200LX and OmniBook computers support the SanDisk FlashDisk Device driver installation is not required The FlashDisk can be accessed as drive A on the HP 100LX and 200LX and as th

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