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Connecting the Gmini to your Computer
1. Windows 98SE has recognized a new piece of
hardware (the AV300) and starts its wizard. Click on
Next.
2. Click on the button Search for the best driver. Open
up the CD tray on your computer and insert the
included Archos CD-ROM and then close the tray.
Now click on Next.
3.
Uncheck all of the checked boxes, and then check
the box Specify a location. Type in the drive letter of your
CD player (usually D: or E:) followed by \Win98SE_Drivers.
Click on Next and Windows will then load the correct
drivers.
4. Windows will now copy from the CD to your
computer’s hard disk, all the fi les it needs to make
the USB connection operational. Click on Next to tell
Windows to install the driver.
5. Windows will indicate when it has fi nished copying
the drivers. Click on Finish. Do not unplug the Gmini
from the computer yet.
Once fi nished, you should restart your computer. Upon
restart, it will automatically recognize the connected
device (the Gmini). It will be seen as another hard
drive (called Jukebox) in Windows® Explorer.
5.2 Using the Gmini as an external drive
Getting your fi les from your computer to the Gmini is as easy as copy and paste. This is
because the Gmini acts like a regular hard drive when connected to your computer.
Simply connect your Gmini to your computer as explained previously and run Windows®
Explorer (or use the Macintosh Finder™). Now, go to your computer’s hard drive, and
copy (Right mouse click, then select Copy) an mp3 fi le or a folder full of mp3 fi les. Next,
open up the hard drive known as JUKEBOX E: on the PC, open the folder you want
to copy the fi les to, and then right-click the mouse and select Paste. For Macintosh®
or Windows® you can open two windows on the desktop, one being the source (your
computer’s hard drive) and the other your destination (the Gmini hard drive), and then
simply drag and drop fi les or folders from one window to another.
5.3 Disconnecting the Gmini from your Computer
WARNING: you must properly remove (unmount) your Gmini from the computer before
disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and/or the
Gmini. DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE!!!
5.3.1 Windows®
To safely unmount the Gmini hard drive, click on the system tray remove icon (green
arrow as shown below) and follow the instructions. Wait until you get a message saying
that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable. Attention:
The operating system will not allow you to safely disconnect the Gmini if you have an
open fi le from it, in a running application. You will have to close all the open Gmini fi les in
any running application as well as Windows Explorer® if you are using Windows® 2000 or
XP. Using the green disconnect arrow icon in the system tray will then allow you to safely
disconnect the USB cable from the Gmini.
Connecting the Gmini to your Computer