User manual APRICORN MICROKEY FLASH

[. . . ] User ManUal The Leader in Personal Storage Copyright © Apricorn, Inc. Windows® and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Cryptainer® is a trademark of Cypherix. Second Copy 2000® is a trademark of Centered Systems. [. . . ] When finished, You will see a new drive listed in Windows "My Computer". You can also confirm the proper installation of the device by checking in Windows "Device Manger. " When properly installed, you will see "Apricorn MicroKey FLASH USB device" listed as a new disk drive (see fig 4). fig 4) Windows Device Manager D. Mac OS 9. X and 10. x Installation Once installed correctly in the USB port, the Mac OS will automatically detect the MicroKey FLASH and mount the drive. The Mac OS also uses "Mass Storage Class" device drivers already included in the operating system, and the installation is completely automatic. Once the installation is complete, a new drive should appear on your Mac Desktop. Pg 7 E. Disconnecting the MicroKey FLASH Windows 2000 and XP 1. Locate the system tray on your Windows Desktop (the system tray is the part of the taskbar that displays the date and time). Click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in the system tray. 3. Follow the instructions to remove the device from your computer. fig 5) Safely Remove Hardware Icon NOTE: To protect against unexpected data loss, Windows checks that all files on the disk are closed before allowing the USB device to be removed. If you receive an error message that says "The device cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later. " Close all Windows and Programs that are using files on the MicroKey FLASH, then repeat the procedure. Macintosh 1. Dismount the Drive by dragging the Drive icon into the trash can. Once the LED has turned off, you can safely remove the MicroKey FLASH drive. Pg 8 4. sofTware The MicroKey FLASH includes 2 additional programs on the support CDROM: Cryptainer is a file-encryption program that is useful for protecting personal data. Use this software to protect sensitive files or personal information stored on your MicroKey FLASH. Second Copy is a backup program that makes compressed images of important files and saves them to a removable disk. Use this software if you want to use your MicroKey FLASH as a backup media for important laptop or desktop files. This section briefly describes the installation and use of these programs with the MicroKey FLASH. If you have additional questions about this software, both programs have built-in help files with additional information. A. Cryptainer Encryption Software Cryptainer is a powerful but easy to use encryption program that creates an encrypted virtual drive on your MicroKey FLASH. It provides password protection and hides any file or folder with automatic file encryption. Its powerful encryption ensures that only you can access your data. Apricorn's Cryptainer utilizes your choice of Blowfish 448-bit or AES 256-bit encryption algorithms. The version of cryptainer on the MicroKey FLASH CD-ROM has a 1GB limit to the size of the volume. [. . . ] Contact Information Apricorn provides the following helpful support resources: 1. Software help files and FAQs sections of the User's Guide. Web site: E-mail: http://www. apricorn. com support@apricorn. com. Telephone: 1-800-458-5448. Apricorn's Technical Support Specialists are available from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. , Pacific Standard Time from Monday to Friday. B. [. . . ]