PART II Hi-Storage – the Data Security Tool

PART II Hi-Storage – the Data Security Tool
Basic Functions
Plug and Play
When you plug the device into the USB port of your computer, you will see a “Removable Disk” icon in the file manager window. In Macintosh, once you plug the Hi-Storage into the USB port. You can see the disk icon in the “Desktop”.
In Linux OS, you can mount the device by the following instructions.
■ Execute cd/etc/sysconfig/ (cat/etc/sysconfig/hwconf | more)
■ Check the device information in hwconf，write down the mount point.
■ Make a directory in/mnt (ex: mkdir/mnt/usbHD)
■ Then, execute mount/dev/sda1 /mnt/usbHD (if mount point was .dev/sda)
Read and Write
You can retrieve or store files in the device as a hard disk. The read/write operation of the device is the same as that of a hard disk.
Unplug
To minimize risk of data loss on Windows ME and 2000, please follow the safe removal procedure. You can find the safe removal icon in your computer’s notification area.
Double click the “safe removal” icon; the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” window will pop up. You can select the device you want to remove. Then, click the [Stop] button. After that, you can unplug the device from the USB port of your computer.
Warning: Before removing the Hi-Storage device, make sure the LED is not flashing. When the LED flashes quickly, there is some traffic going on between the host computer and the Hi-Storage device. Don’t remove the Hi-Storage at this moment. Otherwise, it may cause some damages to the data or even the Hi-Storage device itself.
Warning: If you do not follow the safe removal procedure on Windows ME and Windows 2000 operating systems, data loss caused by the “write cache” issue may happen.
On Macintosh operating systems, you can drag the removable disk icon into the trash. This action will perform the “Eject” function.
On Linux operating system, please follow the “demount” procedure to demount the device.
Partition Type
With Hi-Storage application software, you can protect your device with password log-in and partition your device into “Public” and “Security” Areas.
1. Public Area There is no password protection to this area. You can do any basic functions described in the “Basic Functions” section, in this area.
2. Security Area This area cannot be accessed without security log-in. Once you log in, the device will be switched from “Public Area” to “Security Area”. After successful switching, you can do any basic functions described in the “Basic Functions” section, in this area.
You can only view either “Public Area” or “Security Area” at the same time in the same disk logic unit number (Drive).
Security Area Only (Single Partition)
Partition the device into two areas in one Drive: Public Area and Security Area. The Public Area is read only. The Security Area can be accessed only with a correct password.
Please refer to the figure below.
This figure shows detailed operations of single Drive.
Use the H-Storage Software
On the Windows Platform
Install the USB Driver:
In Windows 98 SE, you need to unplug and re-plug the Hi-Storage device after installing the driver.
For Windows NT systems, users should log on as the Administrator to run this program.
Use Hi-Storage for the First Time:
Warning: H-Storage.exe can only handle one device at the same time. If otherwise, the H-Storage.exe may not perform properly or even cause data loss.
By default, the device is non-security. So, the “Create Partition” function will be activated when you run this software for the first time.
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