User manual ISTAR USB SOFTWARE

[. . . ] Any anti-virus program present must be turned off Note1: Boot-Up Function is not supported for Windows 2000, XP, Mac or Linux Operating Systems. Note2: To use the Boot-Up function, you must be logged on to the Windows OS with Administrator privileges. Boot-Up Function for Windows 98SE You must run the iStar program on the iStar to enable this feature. This procedure will reformat the iStar and erase any data saved to the iStar memory. [. . . ] Note: Enable password protection cannot be set in this mode. Create Two Partitions Slide the Disk-Volume bar to adjust the size of Disk1 to fit your needs. The size of Disk2 will be changed automatically according to the size of Disk1, as adjusted by the user. iStar can be setup to a USB-ZIP or USB-HDD boot-up mode as indicated below. Option 1 2 Disk 1 Size 3MB < 512MB 3MB <512MB Disk 1 Configuration Make USB-ZIP startup disk Make USB-HDD startup disk Disk 2 Configuration Blank Blank BIOS USB-ZIP USB-HDD Windows 2000 cannot recognize the second partition. Please download the Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or later version from the Microsoft website and install it. Windows 2000 will then be able to recognize the second partition. For Mac computers, only Mac OS 10. 1. 5 or later can recognize the partitions. Even if two partitions are created, only Disk1 can be recognized under the MS-DOS prompt after booting up from UFD. When Enable password protection option is selected, Disk1 will be a public disk and Disk2 will be a password-protected disk after format. Option 1: Make an USB-ZIP startup disk 1. Select Type of format (Quick, Full or Configure device only) and slide the Disk-Volume bar to set the size of Disk1 to fit your needs and Disk2 will be changed automatically according to the size of Disk1. Select Make USB-ZIP startup disk on Disk 1. After the completion of the format, you need to re-insert iStar to enable the settings. Restart your computer and press the Delete key (or whatever key combination is correct for your computer) during boot-up to enter BIOS. Within the Advanced BIOS Features menu, change First Boot Device to USB-ZIP. Now, your system can boot up from iStar. During boot-up, iStar will be assigned drive letter A (A:\> appears on the screen). If your computer has a floppy drive, it will be assigned drive letter B. You can see boot-up files in Removable Disk. Please don't delete or move any of these files, otherwise the boot-up function will fail. Setup (CMOS Setup Utility) to reconfigure Option 2: Make an USB-HDD startup disk (Only for Windows 98SE) 1. Select Type of format (Quick, Full or Configure device only) and slide the Disk-Volume bar to set the size of Disk1 to fit your needs and Disk2 will be changed automatically according to the size of Disk1. Select Make USB-ZIP startup disk on Disk 1. [. . . ] If you cannot recall the password using the password hint, then all you can do is run the Format Utility program to reformat iStar and set up a new password. If you had previously created a partition on the iStar you will have a chance to make a backup copy of the data stored on the public disk before re-formatting the iStar. WARNING: All data on iStar will be lost during execution of this procedure! PC-Lock Function Once the PC-Lock function is enabled, you can use the iStar as a key to lock your computer, protecting it from being used by unauthorized persons. The PC-Lock function is not supported on Mac and Linux Operating Systems. [. . . ]