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Chapter, Installing, Memory – IBM 2 User Manual

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Chapter

2.

Installing

the

Memory

Key

in

Windows

2000

or

Windows

XP

Before

you

install

the

IBM

USB

2.0

Memory

Key,

make

sure

that

you

have

the

following

software

and

hardware:

v

One

of

the

following

operating

systems:

Windows

2000

Windows

XP

v

An

available

USB

connector

v

Pentium

II

266

MHz

v

1.7

MB

free

disk

space

v

Access

to

the

main

drive

(usually

drive

C)

The

following

items

are

necessary

if

you

will

be

using

the

Memory

Key

as

a

bootable

device.

See

Chapter

6,

“Using

IBM

Memory

Key

Boot

Utility,”

on

page

6-1

v

BIOS

that

supports

bootable

USB

storage

devices.

If

you

are

uncertain

about

whether

the

BIOS

supports

bootable

USB

devices,

contact

your

computer

manufacturer.

An

update

might

be

available.

v

The

BIOS

documentation

that

came

with

your

computer

or

BIOS

update,

if

applicable.

Windows

2000

and

Windows

XP

have

built-in

support

for

the

USB

2.0

Memory

Key,

and

no

device

drivers

are

required.

Attach

the

Memory

Key

to

the

USB

connector.

The

Memory

Key

is

now

ready

to

use

and

is

displayed

as

a

removable

disk

with

a

letter

designation

(for

example,

E:).

©

Copyright

IBM

Corp.

2004

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