User manual BELKIN F5U248

[. . . ] It is not necessary to install the Belkin driver in order to use the Media Reader. However, if you wish to take advantage of the custom drive icons, the driver must be installed. Due to problems with Windows XP, custom icon support is not fully functional. In most cases, it is necessary to insert a media card into the Media Reader before its custom icon will be displayed. [. . . ] Depending on the operating system, the "Eject" feature may or may not provide a prompt stating that it is safe to remove your media. Whether you receive the prompt or not, after selecting "Eject" it is safe to remove the card without fear of file corruption. To safely remove a Media Reader from your computer, click on the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" button found in the right-hand corner of the Windows task bar. Failure to follow this step could result in the loss or corruption of data stored on your media card. 5 WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM UNINSTALLING YOUR MEDIA READER All Versions of Windows 1. To uninstall the Belkin Custom Icon support driver, use the Add/Remove Program wizard found in the Windows Control Panel. Windows may prompt you to restart your computer to complete the uninstall procedure. Note: If you have not installed the Belkin Custom Icon support driver, and are using only the native mass-storage class drivers provided by Windows Me or XP, it is unnecessary to follow the Uninstall procedure described above. You may also perform the uninstall procedure from Windows Device Manager. (To uninstall from Windows Device Manager, the Media Reader must be plugged into your computer. ) Right click the "My Computer" icon, and select "Properties", then "Device Manager". Select the Media Reader from the list of drives then click "Remove". Now unplug the Media Reader from the USB port on your computer or hub. 6 MAC OS Mac OS 9. 0­9. x 1. Select the "USB Media Reader" CD-ROM drive icon that appears on your desktop. Connect the Media Reader's USB plug to an available USB port on your Mac® computer or USB hub, and insert a media card. Once a media card is inserted, it will appear on your desktop as a standard Mac OS disk drive. A custom drive icon will appear for each slot according to the media type. The drive icon will appear only when a media card is inserted into its slot. Note: Support of mass-storage devices is built into USB support extensions version 1. 4. 1 and later. The CompactFlash media portion of the F5U248 will work without the Belkin drivers, however, the custom drive icons as well as other supported media types require the installation of the F5U248 drivers. Mac OS X v10. 1. 2 and above offers native support for mass-storage devices. To install the Media Reader, simply plug it into an available USB port on your Mac computer or USB hub. [. . . ] If a defect is discovered, Belkin will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no charge provided it is returned during the warranty period, with transportation charges prepaid, to the authorized Belkin dealer from whom you purchased the product. This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident, abuse, misuse, or misapplication; if the product has been modified without the written permission of Belkin; or if any Belkin serial number has been removed or defaced. THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BELKIN SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ]