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iStar
User’s Manual

2006, August

Windows98 Driver Install/Uninstall
Driver Install:
1. Execute Win 98 UFD driver, then restart PC.

2. Plug iStar into an available USB port. A new Removable Disk drive with a newly assigned
drive letter appears in the My Computer window.

Driver Uninstall:
1. Click Install/Uninstall in PC setting. And select Remove.

Boot-Up Function
Forsystems that use Windows 98SE/ME, iStar can be configured to serve as an
MS-DOS Boot Disk. Upon completion of the appropriate procedure for your operating
system as described below, iStar can be used to boot up your computer, allowing you to run
MS-DOS programs. iStar can start up your computer by using USB-ZIP or USB-HDD
boot-up functions. This does not make iStar a Rescue Disk for Windows, or putWindows
Startup files onto iStar. After booting with iStar, the system is started in the MS-DOS
command screen. If you wish to enter Windows, you must restart Windows from your hard
drive or a previously created Rescue Disk.
System Requirements for the Boot-Up Function
A desktop or notebook computer that supports USB-ZIP or USB-HDD as the
First Boot Device in BIOS
1. Windows 98SE/ME on theC: drive
2. Any anti-virus program present must be turned off
Note1: Boot-Up Function is not supported for Windows 2000, XP, Mac or Linux Operating
Systems.
Note2: To use the Boot-Up function, you must be logged on to the Windows OS with
Administrator privileges.
Boot-Up Function for Windows 98SE
You must run the iStar program on the iStar to enable this feature. This procedure willreformat the iStar and erase any data saved to the iStar memory. In order to avoid loss of
data, please backup the files before proceeding.
When the iStar main window appears, click the Format button.

Format Introduction

Drive Letter and Capacity

Information of Partitioned
Disk 1

Disk-Volume bar. Use it to
make two partitions and
adjust the capacity sized.

Information ofPartitioned
Disk 2

Progress Bar

Type of Format
Quick:

Erase and check blocks at the same time. If there are any bad

Full:

blocks, mark them as Bad and perform a DOS format.
Do a Surface Scan for a Read/Write Check. A Read/Write
Check can find if there is any bad block which will be marked
as Bad and perform a DOS format.

Configure device only:

Partition iStar, and set up passwordprotection and boot-up
information.

Note: Configure device only cannot be setup under password protection.
WARNING:
All data on iStar will be lost during execution of this procedure!

Configuration
Slide the Disk-Volume bar to adjust the disk size of your iStar. You can make one disk
or two disks by adjusting the volume sizes. The options will change automatically and
enable yourchoice.

Make an USB-ZIP startup disk:
When the size of Disk 1 is set to be larger than 3MB, but not larger than 512MB. This
option can be chosen and it can enable iStar to boot up the computer in USB-ZIP mode.
iStar program will copy boot-up files onto iStar and set up startup information during
formatting.

Make an USB-HDD startup disk: (Only for Windows 98SE)
When the size of Disk 1 is setto be larger than 3MB, but not larger than 512MB. This
option can be chosen and it can enable iStar to boot up the computer in USB-HDD mode.
iStar program will copy boot-up files onto iStar and set up startup information during
formatting.

Enable password protection:
Choose this option to set up a password during formatting. If you format as two disks,
the Disk 1 is a public disk and Disk 2will be password protected.

Create One Partition
Slide the Disk-Volume bar all the way down to set Disk 1 size equal to the total capacity
of iStar. iStar can be enabled to setup to an USB-ZIP or USB-HDD boot-up mode as
indicated below.
Option

Configuration

BIOS

1

Make USB-ZIP startup disk

USB-ZIP

2

Make USB-HDD startup disk

USB-HDD

Option 1: Make an USB-ZIP...