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Access to the files is performed through the web interface. The 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 RAMdisk, the data is stored in RAM on the
SV1115IPEXT 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. For example, the flash BIOS upgrade process is performed with a special
floppy and is bootable. You can transfer bits from that floppy to the SV1115IPEXT (use
the upload disk image form). Now, you can boot from the special floppy. In addition,
emergency repair disks are often restricted to floppies.
RAMdisk mode
Choose the Format as ramdisk button to switch to RAMdisk 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 eight megabyte removable disk
and assigned a drive letter. You can easily drag and drop files up to 8MB in size to
this device. In Windows Explorer, you can choose the Eject option to make the data
available to remote users.