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Summary of Contents for LG UB1GBAS01I

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is USB Drive? Installing/Using USB Drive in Microsoft Windows ME/2000/XP Installing/Using USB Drive in Microsoft Windows 98/98SE Installing/Using in MacOS ( MacOS 9.0 or later ) Using the LG USB Drive Utility -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USB Drive FAQs -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------...
  • Page 3: Before Using Usb Drive

    Welcome to USB Drive. This user guide is designed to help you use USB Drive correctly and safely. Please read this information carefully before using USB Drive. Please pay special attention to the sections that describe USB Drive operation for the Operating System being used by your computer. Before Using USB Drive Safety Instructions These Safety Instructions include directions and precautions for you to follow when using USB...
  • Page 4: What Is Usb Drive

    - Be careful that any foreign material does not enter the insertion holes of USB Drive LG Electronics Inc. assumes no responsibility for any corruption or loss of data and accompanying results due to incorrect use of the product.
  • Page 5 Formatting USB Drive USB Drive has already been formatted and initialized with the FAT file system before delivery and is ready for immediate use. Operating System Requirements Operating Systems 1. Microsoft Windows Vista 2. Microsoft Windows ME/2000/XP 3. Mac OS 9.0 or later 4.
  • Page 6: Installing/Using Usb Drive In Microsoft Windows Me/2000/Xp

    Installing/Using USB Drive in Microsoft Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista 1. Start Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. 2. Remove the cover from your USB Drive and plug it into a USB port on your computer. If it is the first time to use USB Drive, Windows will automatically recognize it and install all required drivers.
  • Page 7 3. Select to remove hardware. 4. When your computer indicates it is acceptable to remove hardware, then unplug the USB Drive from the USB port. Caution: Never remove or unplug cause corruption of the data being transferred. ★ Basic Information The USB Drive may be partitioned into three types of disk.
  • Page 8 You can access these partitions by the multiple-LUN driver. The partition status was shown in the following figure. The partitions in LUN 0 will perform as described in item 2. The partition in LUN 1 will perform as described in item1. LUN 0 The figure shows detailed operations of single LUN.
  • Page 9 Function Type 1. Public Area Only 2. Security Area 3. Public Area Plus Security Area This table describes the functions of the three partition type. Using the Software On the Windows Platform Installing/Uninstalling the Application Software: Installing the software: If you are installing the application software onto Windows OS, you must first log on as the administrator and then install the application software.
  • Page 10: Installing/Using Usb Drive In Microsoft Windows 98/98Se

    The USB driver will be required to install, as the device links the PC by the USB port at the fist connection. After then, the drive installation is not required. Do not cancel the installation during the procedure. The LG USB Drive may not operate correctly if the installation is incomplete.
  • Page 11 Once you have attached the USB Drive to the computer. The OS will find the appropriate driver or the “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog will appear after a moment. You can do the installation of the Driver manually. Or just find out the “LG USB Drive Win98Driver Setup.exe” program to do the driver installation.
  • Page 12: Installing/Using In Macos ( Macos 9.0 Or Later )

    Installing/Using USB Drive in MacOS ( MacOS 9.0 or later ) 1. Start MacOS. 2. Remove the cover from your USB Drive and plug it into an USB port of your MAC. If it is the first time to use USB Drive. MAC will automatically recognize it. 3.
  • Page 13: Using The Lg Usb Drive Utility

    Warning: Due to the LG USB Drive.exe can only handle one USB Drive device at the same time. If you will not use the function of the LG USB Drive.exe, like “Resize”, “Change Password”, or “Log In”, etc., you can insert more than two USB Drive devices.
  • Page 14 You can use the right button of your mouse to pop up the selection menus as the following figures. Then, you can select the functions you want. Or you can double click the icon in the notification window. The USB Drive manager window will pop up as, By default, the device is non-security.
  • Page 15 Warning: The “Resize” action will erase all the data or files existing in USB Drive. The action is not reversible. You have to backup all the important files or data. Also, please close all the active programs and windows on the screen of your computer.
  • Page 16 4. If you select the “Security Area”, then the following “Security Area Resize” window will pop up. You can drag the scroll bar in the middle of the window to set the size of the “Public Area” and “Security Area”. Or you can type in the size of each Zone you want in the “Size” window. You can set the password for accessing the security area in the “New Password”...
  • Page 17 You can set the password for accessing the security area in the “New Password” window. The maximum size of the password is 8 characters. You can key in the hint of your new password in the “Password Hint” window. This hint will be displayed when you click the “Hint” button in the “Unlock Protect”...
  • Page 18 7. After you finish the “Resize”, the “Setup.exe” program will be copied into the “Public Area” (in LUN 0) automatically. It’s removable. However, it is needed when you insert your device into another computer. It will install the USB Drive software for you in the computer. [Login the Security Area] If you partition the device with security, you can execute the following “Login”...
  • Page 19 2. Key in the password in the “Password” area. You can create the password hint in the “Resize” or “Change Password” functions. Once you create the password hint, you can click on the “Hint” button in the “Unlock Protect” window to prevent you from forgetting the password. The hint will be shown for three seconds.
  • Page 20 When you do the login or logout action, please make sure you close all the programs or documents open connection on the device. If there is some application programs running or documents unclosed on the device, the following message will pop up. In Win2000, even the “file manager”...
  • Page 21 [Logout the Security Data Zone] 1. Double click the USB Drive icon in the notification window or select the [Logout] button in the USB Drive manager window. Warning: When you do the login and logout action with the device, please make sure there is no applications running or documents unclosed on the device.
  • Page 22 2. Once the file manager window contains the “Public Area” pop up, you can do the operation you want with the Public Area. [Change Password] User can change password and key in the password hint using the “Change Password” selection in the USB Drive menu.
  • Page 23: Usb Drive Faqs

    USB Drive FAQs Q. What is USB Drive? A. USB Drive is a compact, removable, portable, flash memory based data storage device that works via your computer’s Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. USB Drive does not require a battery or any external power because the USB Drive uses the power supplied by the computer or USB device it is plugged into.
  • Page 24 Q. Does USB Drive need the driver to be installed? A. You need to install the driver only for Microsoft Windows 98/98SE, because it does not support mass storage device completely. You need not to install any driver for other Windows systems, Mac, and Linux.
  • Page 25 Q. Is it possible to share the USB Drive through your network or LAN connection? A. Yes. Q. I do not have any driver. What can I do? A. Go to the http://www.lge.com/ website and download and install the driver installation program. Q.
  • Page 26 Q. I have deleted data from USB Drive by chance. What can I do? A. USB Drive operates the same way as a hard disk drive. You can not recover the data once it has been deleted. Q. USB Drive is soaked in water. What can I do? A.
  • Page 27 Blank. We recommend changing your default password immediately. Q. Is it easy to modify my password? A. Yes. By using the LG USB Drive Utility application, you can modify your password anytime in four easy steps as outlined in the Using the LG USB Drive Utility section.
  • Page 28 CAUTION: After restoring your USB Drive using this method, your original data files will be permanently erased. Q. Can I password protect each file or folder individually within my USB Drive , using the LG USB Drive Utility application? A. We currently do not support that type of functionality. However, you may use a third-party utility program to secure individual files and folders prior to saving them to your USB Drive.

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