StarTech.com SV3253DXI - Manual (Page 23)

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When the host computer next looks at the drive, it will notice the changes. You can
read files from the virtual disk at any time, as long as the host is not actively writing to
the disk. All of this happens in the background, and you may treat the virtual disk as a
shared drive without any restrictions.
• Access to the files is performed through the web interface. Contents of
the root directory are shown on the home page. You can download files
as you would any file on the web (right-click and Save target as).
• To upload a file, click Browse, select a file, and then click Upload.
• Files and directories may be deleted using the Delete button situated
to their right.
When emulating a floppy disk or RAM Disk, the data is stored in RAM on the SVxx53DXI
itself. In order to emulate a CD-ROM disk drive, a web server is required to provide
the CD-ROM image data. The Web server must be accessible to the unit, which
communicates with it constantly as data is needed.
Floppy mode: Choose the Format as floppy button to switch to floppy mode. Under
Windows, the drive will be identified as a “high density floppy” and will typically be
assigned a drive letter of B:
The capacity is limited to 1.44 megabytes in this mode. The purpose of supporting floppy
mode is to permit the use of floppy-disk images generated by other systems (e.g. the flash
BIOS upgrade process is performed with a special floppy and is bootable, emergency repair
disks are often floppy-based etc.). You can transfer bits from that floppy to the SVxx53DXI
(use the upload disk image form) and boot from the special floppy.
RAM Disk mode: Choose the Format as RAM Disk button to switch to RAM Disk mode.
This mode is intended to facilitate simple data transfer between the remote user and the
host computer. It will be recognized by Windows as an 8MB removable disk and assigned
a drive letter. You can easily drag and drop files up to 8MB in size to this device.
Disk Formats: When you choose the Format as... button, the disk image stored in RAM
is formatted as an empty MS-DOS disk, with a single file called Put files here...TXT.