User manual KANGURU FLASH DRIVE MAX

[. . . ] Kanguru Flash Drive Kanguru Flash Drive Max User Guide Kanguru Flash Drive Kanguru Flash Drive Max For Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Macintosh OS 8. 6, 9 & OS X Linux (kernel 2. 4. 1 and above, must be mounted) Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved. -1- Please be aware of the following points before using the Kanguru Flash Drive / Flash Drive Max. Copyright© 2006, Kanguru Solutions. DOS®, Windows 95®, Windows 98®, Windows NT®, Windows 2000®, Windows ME®, and Windows XP® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc. [. . . ] Unplugging the device while the system is writing to might cause loss of data or damage to the drive. Your drive's reported capacity in Windows will always be less than the capacity mentioned on the package. The accepted drive industry standard reporting capacity uses 1000 bytes per 1K, i. e. However, Windows uses 1024 bytes per 1K, i. e. So Windows will always report the capacity in GB to be less than the drive rated capacity is used up for Windows overhead. There is a write protect switch at the back of the device. Slide the switch if you need to protect your data from being overwritten. PC Formatting Instructions All Kanguru Flash Drives (Max) are preformatted with FAT partition; it is ready to be used in a PC and Macintosh. FAT is usable in Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP and Macintosh. The drive can also support FAT32 and NTFS formatting, however only FAT is supported for use with the KanguruShield security utility. If you ever find a need to reformat the drive, make sure you follow these instructions: Note: all your data will be lost!Go to My Computer and select the Flash Drive. Right click on the drive letter and select Format. Select your preferred file system (FAT, FAT32, NTFS). Macintosh Macintosh Installation Instructions Older Macintosh models do not come with USB 2. 0 port; you will need to purchase a USB 2. 0 PCI card for a desktop or CardBus for a notebook. Without the right hardware and software driver, you will not be able to use the device at its fullest speed. -14- Macintosh Quick Start Guild 1. OS 8. 6 & 9: You will only be able to use the device at USB 1. 1 speed. The OS comes with Built-in USB Mass Storage driver, just plug in the device. OS X 10. 1. 5 or higher: You will be able to use the device at the highest speed only if you connect the device to USB 2. 0 port with driver loaded. The OS comes with Build-in USB Mass Storage driver, just plug in the device. Plug the Kanguru Flash Drive (Max) into the USB 2. 0 Hi-Speed port. If you plug into USB 1. 1 port, our device will not run at the fastest speed. [. . . ] Also please try upgrading your USB 2. 0 PCI card or CARDBUS driver. Yes, it is a good idea to always keep your driver up to date. Please regularly check our website for driver updates. It is also a good idea to update the driver for your USB 2. 0 card. [. . . ]