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SimpleTech SmartMedia (SM) Card/Adapter User Guide
Contents
Introduction
2) Attaching the SmartMedia Flash Card to USB SmartMedia Flash Card Reader (If
Applicable)
Using SmartMedia Card in Notebook/Desktop Computers:
Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/ 2000/XP
Card Specifications
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Introduction
This is an Installation and User Guide for the SimpleTech® Smart Media (SM)Flash® Card (SSFDC) and
the SmartMedia Flash® Adapter. The SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Card 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
SmartMedia Flash Card 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 SmartMedia Flash Card is extremely rugged and very compact.
The SmartMedia Flash Adapter allows the SmartMedia Flash Card to plug into a PC Card socket.
Therefore, the SmartMedia Flash Card with the SmartMedia® Adapter provides removable mass storage
to thousands of hosts that have PC Card sockets, standard on many notebook computers.
The SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Card is available in several capacities for your specific applications.
The SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Card Adapter is also available for using SmartMedia Flash Card in
PC Card (PCMCIA) slots. Visit
Document#: 61600-00044-001.pdf
for details.
www.simpletech.com
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Summary of Contents for SimpleTech SmartMedia (SM) Card/Adapter
- Page 1 ___________________________________________________ Introduction This is an Installation and User Guide for the SimpleTech® Smart Media (SM)Flash® Card (SSFDC) and the SmartMedia Flash® Adapter. The SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Card 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.
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Page 2: Installation Requirements
Attach the SmartMedia Flash Card to the follows: Please refer to your System Manual for proper orientation of the SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Card in your system. Please note that if the SmartMedia card is improperly inserted, the system will not recognize the card. - Page 3 Attach the SmartMedia Flash Card to the SmartMedia Adapter as follows: 1. Orient the SimpleTech logos on both the SmartMedia Flash Card and the SmartMedia Adapter facing upwards. 2. With the “Insert” arrow on top of the SmartMedia Flash Card pointing towards the SmartMedia Adapter, place the SmartMedia Flash Card onto the rails of the SmartMedia Adapter (see Figure below).
- Page 4 SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide Windows NT 3.5.1/ Win NT 4.0 Windows NT 3.5.1/ 4.0 does not support Plug n’ Play. You must plug the SmartMedia Flash Card into the socket before starting Windows NT 3.5.1/ 4.0. Before starting Windows NT 3.5.1/ 4.0, plug the SmartMedia Flash Card into the socket.
- Page 5 Otherwise, carefully remove the card from the socket. Formatting the SmartMedia Card All SimpleTech SmartMedia cards are factory-formatted in DOS/Windows Operating Systems. Most devices do not require additional drivers to support SmartMedia Flash Card. If your device does not recognize the SmartMedia Flash Card when inserted, you would need to format the SmartMedia Flash card in the device itself.
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Page 6: Adapter Specifications
SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide SmartMedia Card (SSFDC) Specifications ORDERING INFORMATION (SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Part Numbers) SmartMedia Card P/N • STI-SM3/128 ... • STI-SM3/64... • STI-SM3/32... • STI-SM3/16... • STI-SM3/8... SmartMedia Adapter P/N • STI-SMAD ... Physical Dimensions (SmartMedia Flash Card without SmartMedia Adapter) Length ... -
Page 7: Technical Support
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