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SimpleTech MultiMediaCard (MMC)/Adapter User Guide
Contents
Introduction
Installation Requirements
Installing the MultiMediaCard
A. Digital Cameras/MP3 Players/Digital Camcorders/Printers
B. PC Computers /PDA (Handheld Device, Palmtop)
1) Attaching the MultiMediaCard to the MultiMediaCard Adapter (If Applicable)
2) Attaching the MultiMediaCard to USB MultiMediaCard Reader (If Applicable)
Using MultiMediaCard in Notebook/Desktop Computers:
Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/ 2000/XP
Windows NT 3.5.1/ Win NT 4.0
Windows 3.x with Card and Socket Services Release 2.1 or Higher
Mac OS
Other Hosts or Operating Systems
Inserting or Removing MultiMediaCard
Inserting or Removing the MultiMediaCard with Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP
Inserting or Removing the MultiMediaCard with Windows NT 3.5.1/ Win NT 4.0
Inserting or Removing the MultiMediaCard with Windows 3.x and OS/2 Warp
Inserting or Removing the MultiMediaCard with Mac OS
Formatting the MultiMediaCard
Formatting the MultiMediaCard in Windows Operating Systems
Formatting the MultiMediaCard in Mac Operating Systems
MultiMediaCard Precaution and Protection
Troubleshooting
Technical Support
Card Specifications
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Introduction
This is an Installation and User Guide for the SimpleTech®
Adapter. The SimpleTech MultiMediaCard is a super small form-factor card used in several devices
including Digital Cameras, Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), MP3 music players, digital voice
recorders, and other electronic devices such as cell phones, and pagers. The MultiMediaCard is a solid-
state, nonvolatile removable and reusable mass storage which shows up as an ATA hard drive to the host.
However, compared to ATA/IDE/ESDI hard drives with rotating discs, the Solid State MultiMediaCard is
extremely rugged and very compact.
The
Adapter allows the MultiMediaCard to plug into a PC Card socket. Therefore, the
MultiMediaCard
MultiMediaCard with the
that have PC Card sockets, standard on many notebook computers.
The SimpleTech MultiMediaCard is available in several capacities for your specific applications. Also,
the SimpleTech MultiMediaCard Adapter is available for using MultiMediaCard in PC Card (PCMCIA)
slots. Visit
www.simpletech.com
Document#: 61600-00045-001.pdf
Adapter provides removable mass storage to thousands of hosts
MultiMediaCard
for details.
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- Page 1 Introduction This is an Installation and User Guide for the SimpleTech® Adapter. The SimpleTech MultiMediaCard is a super small form-factor card used in several devices including Digital Cameras, Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), MP3 music players, digital voice recorders, and other electronic devices such as cell phones, and pagers. The MultiMediaCard is a solid- state, nonvolatile removable and reusable mass storage which shows up as an ATA hard drive to the host.
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Page 2: Installation Requirements
Digital Cameras/MP3 Players/Digital Camcorders/Printers Attach the MultiMediaCard to the Please refer to your System Manual for proper orientation of the SimpleTech MultiMediaCard in your system. Please note that if the MultiMediaCard is improperly inserted, the system will not recognize the card. - Page 3 The MultiMediaCard will be automatically recognized. Double click on "My Computer" icon on your system desktop. The MultiMediaCard shows up as a removable hard drive, e.g., “Drive D:” . Document#: 61600-00045-001.pdf SimpleTech MultiMediaCard User Guide Page 3 of 6 05/15/02...
- Page 4 • If your computer has an eject button on the socket, press the button to release the MultiMediaCard. Then, pull the MultiMediaCard from the socket, OR • If your computer does not have an eject button on the socket, carefully pull the MultiMediaCard straight out from the socket. Document#: 61600-00045-001.pdf SimpleTech MultiMediaCard User Guide Page 4 of 6 05/15/02...
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Page 5: Formatting The Multimediacard
Technical Support If you experience any difficulties with the installation of the MultiMediaCard or MultiMediaCard Adapter, visit our web site www.simpletech.com. If you are still unable to resolve the problems, contact SimpleTech Technical Support at the following: •Tel: 949-476-1180 or 1-800-367-7330 (USA &... - Page 6 Copyright © Copyright 2002 SimpleTech, Inc., all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form, by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without expressed written consent of STI.