Imation Clip User manual

Imation Clip USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Imation Drive Manager Software

User’s Manual

Contents

Introduction............................................................................................................... 3

Features ............................................................................................................................ 3

System Requirements..................................................................................................... 4

Handling and Operating Recommendations................................................................. 4

Driver Installation..................................................................................................... 5

Driver Installation for Windows 98/98SE....................................................................... 5

Drive Partitions and Security Function .................................................................. 8

Imation Drive Manager.exe Interface .................................................................. 8

Partition Function .................................................................................................... 8

Security Function..................................................................................................... 9

Configuration Function ........................................................................................... 11

Disclaimer................................................................................................................. 14

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Introduction

Thank you for your purchasing the Imation Clip Flash Drive.

This

portable Plug & Play

USB Flash Drive enables you to exchange

a large amount of data easily between

computers with a USB

port. With high storage capacity and

blazing fast

speeds, this ultra

portable device is the best choice to replace floppy Drives, ZIP Drives and hard

Drives. In

addition, this USB Flash Drive includes a

program that enables you to create partitions on

the drive and set a secure password protected secure area for your personal data.

Features

•Ultra portable and secure removable mass storage for business and personal

use

•Full compliance with USB spec v2.0 and v1.1; true Plug & Play connection

•USB bus powered: Powered from USB port, no external power or battery

needed

•Multiple Operating Systems supported: No driver needed in

Windows

ME, Windows

2000, Windows

XP, Mac

9.x or later, Linux

Kernel 2.4 or later. Only Windows

98SE requires a driver. Go to

http://www.imation.com/products/flash_devices/downloads.html to download

the Windows

98SE driver.

•Drive partitions and a password protected Security Area

•Shock resistant, noise-free and long term data retention

Note:

The read/write speed of the USB Flash Drive depends on the Flash memory type

inside the device and also on the computer’s system performance.

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System Requirements

•Desktop or laptop computers with USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port

•One of following operating systems

Windows 98SE (with downloadable driver)

WindowsME

Windows2000

WindowsXP

Mac OS 9.x or later

Linux Kernel 2.4 or later

Handling and Operating Recommendations

1. Do not use excessive force to insert the drive into the USB port. If it will not enter

the USB port, recheck to see that the drive is properly oriented before trying to

insert again.

2. Please keep this Flash Drive away from excessive heat, direct sunlight, and water.

Do not bend, flex, or drop it.

3. To prevent data loss and fatal damage to the Flash Drive, do not remove it from

the USB port while data is being transferred. We recommend the user perform

the “Safely Remove Hardware” in the system tray at the bottom of the screen by

selecting “USB Mass Storage Device” before removing the Flash Drive.

4. Due to OS security control, in Windows 2000 or Windows XP you must be

logged in with local Administrator rights to run the Drive Partitions and

Security Function.

(The programs named

Imation Drive manager.

and

If your account does not have Administrator rights, please contact your system

administrator for assistance.

5. In rare cases, when you re-start the computer and find your Flash Drive in Unlocked

mode (have the right to access Security Area), please unplug the USB 2.0 Flash

Drive and then plug back in, to make sure it is back to accessing the Public Area.

6. If you experience trouble with the operation of the software of your drive, please

check our web site at www.imation.com/flash and click on support and downloads

to see if there are any updates or FAQ’s that address your situation.

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Driver Installation

To use this Flash Drive, it is not necessary for the user to install any drivers for any of

the following operating systems: Windows

ME,

Windows

2000, Windows

XP, Mac

9.x

or later, Linux

Kernel 2.4 or later. Only Windows

98SE will need to install the driver from

the Imation web site:

http://www.imation.com/products/flash_devices/downloads.html

Driver Installation for Windows 98SE

Execute setup.exe to install

USB Flash

Drive Windows 98SE driver. The icon is

shown as:

Setup.exe

The Setup Wizard will

show up as below, please click

Next >

to continue.

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The program is now ready to install the driver. Please click

Install

to continue the

installation.

Executing Setup.exe will guide you to

install the USB Flash

Drive Windows 98SE

driver on your computer.

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Once the installation has completed, please click

Finish

to exit Setup.

The following window will show up when driver installation has finished. Please

re-plugin USB Flash Drive to activate the driver.

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Drive Partitions and Security Function

The Imation USB

Flash Drive

includes a utility program

named “Imation Drive

Manager.exe” to

enable the user to partition the Flash Drive and/or to set Security Area

with a password check to

secure your personal data. Also, if you have Windows 98SE,

you can configure this

Flash Drive as an MS-DOS Startup Drive by this utility program.

Important. Before implementing, save

“Imation Drive Manager.exe” to your host

computer in a convenient location. “Imation Drive Manager.exe” will be removed from the

Flash Drive after the first implementation.

To run the utility program, just double

click

Imation Drive Manager.exe.

“Imation Drive Manager.exe”

is used to format/partition

the USB Flash Drive, set

Security Area, and create MS-DOS

Startup

Drive. If users enable the security function when

performing “Imation Drive

Manager.exe”, another program named “Login.exe” will be generated and placed in the first

partition of the Flash Drive.

To run “Login.exe”, just double click

“

”. Login.exe is the

interface used to access the Security

Area.

Imation Drive Manager.exe

Imation Drive Manager.exe Interface

Partition Function

Flash Drive

Profile:

Shows Vender Name, Product Name, assigned Drive letter,

and Drive capacity of this Flash Drive.

Public Area:

Shows the

Drive

capacity of the public area. The minimum capacity of this

area is 3MB.

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Security Area:

Shows

the drive

capacity of t h e security area.

The minimum

capacity of security area is 3MB.

Capacity Scroll Bar:

Users can drag the scroll

bar to adjust the drive

capacity

between the public area

and security area. Only

after enabling the PASSWORD

option in Security Function, c a n the Capacity

Slider Bar be dragged. (See more

under Security Function below.)

Format Progress Bar:

Shows the progress of formatting the drive.

START FORMAT:

Click this button to start formatting the drive. Note. Be sure you have

a backup copy of any important information on the drive. All previous data stored on

the drive will be lost once this program starts.

：Click this button to exit the program.

PARTITION:

Click the partition tab to switch to the PARTITION function.

SECURITY:

Click the security tab to switch to the SECURITY function.

10.

CONFIGURATION:

Click the configuration tab to switch to CONFIGURATION function.

Note 1:

Only after enabling the PASSWORD option in Security Function, can the

Capacity Slider Bar be dragged. Otherwise, the size of Security Area is set to zero.

Security Function

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11.

PASSWORD:

After enabling the password option,

the display windows of

12, 13

and 14 become valid to edit as shown in the following.

After filling in the password

information, the capacity of

the

Security

Area will be allowed to be set in the

PARTITION function. In other words, if this

option is not enabled, users are not

allowed

to set the capacity of the Security Area

〈i.e. no Security

Area〉.

12.

Enter Password:

Users

can set the password for Security

Area.

User can key in a

minimum of 6 characters to use as a password (16 characters maximum).

13.

Verify Password:

Type

the password again as verification.

14.

Hint:

The optional Hint area is used to remind authorized users of the password. Note: Since

this hint will be visible to anyone that gains access to the drive, care should be taken to make the

hint usable only to authorized personnel and not assist an unauthorized individual from guessing

the password.. For improved security, leave the optional hint area blank.

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