Chapter 4
Using FlashPath v3.x for
Wi n d o w s
®
NT 4.0/SP3 thru SP6
Installation (for Wi n d o w s
®
NT 4.0/SP3 thru SP6)
System Requirements:
To use FlashPath, you need the following hardware
and software:
• An IBM-PC or fully compatible personal computer
with a hard disk drive
• PLEASENOTE:
- Does NOT s u p p o rt multiple CPU Intel x86 systems.
Requires a SINGLE Intel x86 (Pentium or 486DX)
or fully compatible CPU.
- Does NOTwork on RISC based Systems (Alpha
AXP, MIPSR4x00, or PowerPCs)
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
NT 4.0
- Service Pack 3, 4, 5 or 6 must be installed FIRST.
- This version of FlashPath has only been tested
with English, Japanese, French, Spanish and
German versions of Windows NT 4.0.
• A 3.5 inch floppy disk drive as drive A: or drive B:
(either a 1.44 MB drive or a Japanese 3 mode drive)
• FlashPath
• FlashPath install disk
To install FlashPath:
1. You must first have “Service Pack 3, 4, 5 or 6”
installed. If this is not already installed, then
logon to Windows
®
NT as “Administrator” or a
user with “Administrator privileges”, install
“ S e r vice Pack 3, 4, 5 or 6”, then re s t a rt Wi n d o w s
®
N T.
2.Make sure all programs are closed.
3. a. Go to the Downloads section of the SmartDisk
website (www. s m a rt d i s k . c o m / D o w n l o a d D r i v e r s . h t m l ) .
b. Select Windows Drivers Download Page and
then select your operating system: Windows NT.
c. Download and save drivers according to the
instructions given on your screen.
4. Setup, by default, copies the FlashPath files to the
directory c:\Smartdsk\Flash (unless a different
destination directory is chosen) and creates three
items: FlashPath Format, FlashPath Status, and
FlashPath Help in the program group called
FlashPath.
6. Reboot your PC to install the FlashPath drivers.
Note:
• FlashPath will not work until you reboot your PC.
• Read the latest Readme.txt file information
contained in the floppy disk.
• FlashPath may not install correctly if installation is
done while other applications are running.
Using FlashPath for
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
NT 4.0
With the FlashPath drivers installed on your PC you
can now access the SmartMedia in the FlashPath.
This will enable you to read/write data to/from it,
just as if it were a floppy disk!
To use FlashPath:
1. Insert the SmartMedia into the FlashPath
with the electronic contacts facing away from
the metallic top cover of the FlashPath.
2. Insert the FlashPath into the floppy drive.
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