Software Installation

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Software Installation

Software installation is the same for Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0 and takes only several minutes to complete. The software installation is performed as follows:

1.Properly connect the SSFDCCard Reader to your computer following the instructions outlined earlier in this document.

2.Install a SSFDCstorage card into the SSFDCCard Reader as described in the previous section.

3.Power-up your computer and allow it to boot completely.

4.Install the software installation diskette provided with your SSFDCCard Reader into your diskette drive.

5.From the Start Menu select “RUN.”

6.In the Open dialog box, type “A:\SETUP.EXE” or you can use the Browse button to select the Setup file from the diskette.

7.Follow all screen prompts, which include: Software license agreement, Parallel port sharing, file install location (default = C:\FLASHDSK), folder name (default = FlashDisk Installer), and begin copy files.

8.NT 4.0 installations have one additional prompt, which ask you to select the SCSI controller type. In most cases you will only have one choice “Kingston PC Card Reader.” Select OK to continue.

9.With the software installation complete, you must now restart your computer and your SSFDC Card Reader will be ready for use.

Hot Swapping

Your Kingston SSFDCCard Reader supports the hot swapping of SSFDCstorage cards. This means that while the computer is powered up, you can both remove and insert storage cards into the SSFDCCard Reader.

Windows 95/98 will automatically and immediately detect when a storage card is removed or inserted. If you double click on the My Computer icon, you will see all the storage devices attached to your computer. Each storage device is represented by its own icon. When you remove the storage card, the icon associated with that device will immediately disappear. When you insert

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