Iodd-ST400
Contents
- 1 Iodd ST400
- 2 Appearance
- 3 Functions
- 4 Specifications
- 5 Manual
- 6 Messages
- 7 Firmware
Iodd ST400
Appearance
Functions
- Bootable Virtual CD-ROM Drive.(DVD-ROM, Blu-ray)
- There is no need to buy DVD-ROM and blank media for OS installation.
- ISO (CD, DVD, Blu-ray) is supported.
- Bootable Virtual USB Drive and Flash Drive.
- Multi LUN
- Max 3 VHD, 1 ODD and 1 real Drive at the same time.
- Display of minimum voltage(VBUS), drive temperature and health information (
3
Key ) - hotkeys
- Various start key and hotkey support.
- Other features
- Write Protection
- Safe removal
- Save loading state
- Real-time AES 256-bit XTS Military Grade Encryption
- Encryption is optional. you can use without encryption.
- 4-38 digits password. 6 digits is enough for protecting your data.
- Random keypad
- Supports 1 master, 4 user passwords
- Specify write-protection, password change and deletion for each user.
- Text file viewer
- UTF-16 (UCS-2) and ASCII code support
- Some Asian codes are not supported
- Bitmap file viewer (experimental)
- Supports under 128x160 size
- 1-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit support
Menu
2
- moves cursor up.8
- moves cursor down.6
,⏎
- Execution key.
- Mode Setting Device Configuration.
5
- Toggles Write Protection On/Off. Icon is changed.6
- Toggles Fixed / Removable drive. Icon is changed.3
- moves selection up.9
- moves selection down.- ---disabled--- The following devices are disabled.
- ODD - Virtual CD Drive. (*.iso)
- HDD - Real Drive.
- VHD - VHD Drive. (*.vhd, *.ima)
- AES256 encryption - Encryption settings. (Administrator Mode)
- When setting or deleting the Admin password, all disk data will be deleted, so back up necessary data
- Admin
- Set 2nd P.W. - Second password setup. Enter a 4 - 38 digit password to set. (You only need to set the administrator password once before setting it. The internal disk must not have a password set.)
- Set Password - Enter and set a 4-38 digit password to be used for the administrator password. (All data is deleted, but data is restored if released immediately after setting)
- Del password - Delete the password. (Delete all data)
- Chg password - Change the password.
- general user
- User1 - User4
- Set Password - Enter a 4-38 digit password to be used for the user password and set it.
- Del password - Delete the password.
- ☑Read-only - Write-protected.
- ☑User Change - User can change password.
- ☑User Delete - User can delete their own password.
- Save Users - Save user settings.
- User1 - User4
- AES256 encryption - Encryption settings. (User Mode)
- Chg Password - Change the password.
- Del Password - Delete the password.
- USB Control.
- Keep P.W. 2min - Maintain password for 2 minutes after power is turned off. No password input required when reconnecting.
- Write Protect - Write-Protection for All Drives.
- Refresh - Reconnect.
- Safe Removal - stop the spindle motor and go to power saving mode
- Information - Information
- S.M.A.R.T. - inform the following status of the internal Disk Drive
- HDD Health - Disk Drive Health
- << Good >> - Clear
- << Warning >> - Suggest to replace the drive.
- << Bad >> - Need to replace the drive.
- HDD Model - Disk Drive Model
- HDD Serial - Disk Drive Serial
- HDD Health - Disk Drive Health
- Product Info - Product Info
- Firmware Ver - iODD's Firmeare Version
- USB Speed - Currently connected USB Speed
- Full - speed - USB 1.1
- Hi - speed - USB 2.0
- Super - speed - USB 3.0
- S.M.A.R.T. - inform the following status of the internal Disk Drive
- Setting - Settings
- LCD Bright - adjusts LCD back-light brightness
- Screen Saver - If there is no input for 2 minutes, the screen saver will run. The LCD screen is darkened, and if it is encrypted, the screen is locked for security.
- Load Default - restores all settings to their default values
- Language - Set the language.
- English - English
- 한글 - Korean
- 简体中文 - Chinese
- 日本語 - Japanese
- Русский - Russian
Basic Functions
Supported Disk Patition
- MBR , GPT.
- FAT32, EXFAT, NTFS.
- Multi Partitions can be used. There is no root folder name constraint. (_ISO)
Sample Folder Tree
- This folder tree is an example.
- Any file name and folder name are acceptable
J:
├─_ISO
│ │ Hiren’s BootCD 15.2.iso │ │ ubuntu-14.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso │ │ Windows 10.iso │ │ Windows XP sp3.iso │ │ (max 32 files or subfolders in a folder) │ │ │ ├─IMA for Floppy
│ │ Bios updater.ima │ │ MS-DOS 6.0.ima │ │ Symantec Ghost.ima │ │ │ ├─RMD Files
│ │ Win 7Ent_x86_x64+8.1Pro+10Pro vol2.RMD │ │ Win7_Ult_SP1_Russian_x64.RMD │ │ Windows 10.RMD │ │ │ └─VHD Files
│ │ linuxmint-17.3-cinnamon-32bit.vhd │ │ Windows 10 Win2Go.vhd │ │ Windows 7 OS Booting.vhd │ │ │ └─Nested Subfolders is allowed
├─Your Folder 01
├─Your Folder 02
├─Your Folder 99
│ Your files 01.txt │ Your files 02.txt │ Your files 99.txt
Key Defines
- Browsing
-
2
/8
- Up/Down Selection Point. -
6
,⏎
- Select a file or Enter to a folder. -
4
- Go to parent folder.
-
- Menu
-
⚙
- Enter to Menu. (or Exit).
-
- HotKeys - Press Key Once
-
1
- Rescan root folder. -
3
- Display VBUS minimum voltage, disk drive temperature and health information. -
5
- View file information. -
7
- Eject the latest virtual hard drive or virtual CD.- Display full filename, size and fragmentation of the current file.
-
9
- Save Loading Status. -
0
- View Help.- Display informations of current menu or error message.
-
- HotKeys - Press long ( for 3 seconds )
-
1
- Reconnected. -
3
- Reconnected with Write-Protection. -
4
- View Partition list. Default partition can be selected. -
7
- Reconnected with all virtual drives detached. -
9
- USB connection is detached with sleep mode. -
0
- Reconnected with temporarily Write Protection disabled.
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- Startup Key - Start with pressing a key.
-
1
- Reset to factory settings. -
3
- Start with Write Protection. -
5
- Start without connecting to PC.- Finish all settings and reconnect or disconnect.
-
7
- Start with all virtual drive unmounted. -
⚙
- Enter to menu without connecting to PC- Finish all settings and reconnect or disconnect.
-
0
- Displays startup key information without connecting to PC.- Press and hold the corresponding startup key to reconnect with that function.
- Pressing any other key will reconnect without the startup key function.
-
Save Status and Disconnect
- Loading state is saved.
- Enter Sleep Mode.
-
9
Press long for 3 seconds
Selecting a file
- In order to maintain loading state, you must save the state.
- refer to the above key operations. #Key Defines
Safely Removal In OS
- If iODD's partition is NTFS, then this function is mandatory when disconnecting iODD from host.
- NTFS does not write Immediately the data to HDD.
- Please do Safely Removal before disconnection.
Initialization
- Initialize the drive with (wken:MBR) or (wken:GPT).
- Format any partition to use with (NTFS | EXFAT | FAT32).
- In FAT32 partition, there is 4G byte file size limitation. please use that carefully.
- The Partition may not be first partition.
- Copy files or folders to Iodd.
- safely remove ioddMini. ( very Important if NTFS). (safely remove).
- Reconnect Iodd.
- If the screen is not matched what you copyed, Press
4
for 3 seconds.- You can select the default partition.
Troubleshooting
- Follow these steps until the error is clear.
- press
7
and hold. and then connect to PC. - press
1
and hold. and then connect to PC. - Check Disk. ( for Windows)
- Update with the latest firmware.
- Backup the data of iodd, and Do Initialization
- If It is hardware problem
- Reboot the PC
- Change USB cable
- Connect to another PC.
- Connect to PC with pressing
9
andenter
for 7 seconds.- and will refresh with the same firmware.
Configure Multi Device
- Enter to Menu -> Mode Setting.
- Refer to #Menu
- You can configure max 5 device individually.
Using a Virtual CD Drive (DVD-ROM or Blu-ray ROM)
- A ODD device is needed. ( Configure Multi Device )
- copy ISO files to ioddMini. (root or subfolder)
- Safely Remove. (Required for NTFS )
- Reconnect.
- select the file.
- If you want to save loading status, press <colde>9</code>.
- If PC doesn't find boot device, then reboot the PC. (Ctrl-Alt-Del)
Booting Error
- Confirm whether the ISO file is bootable.
- If your PC does not support multi LUN, please configure only one drive.
- Confirm whether the ISO file is bootable.
- Although it is bootable ISO file, please confirm whether the result with a real USB DVD-ROM is same.
- Try with USB Y-CABLE for adding external power. (ioddMini is a class of BUS powered USB device.
- If your laptop has own internal DVD-ROM, disable internal DVD-ROM at BIOS settings. or remove it.
- The older OS than motherboard may not have an appropriate driver to boot.
- ex) It is impossible to install a genuine Windows 7 on Skylake platform using USB DVD-ROM device.
Using a Virtual VHD drive (Virtual Hard Disk)
- At least one VHD device is needed. ( Configure Multi Device )
- Fixed-size VHD file only is supported. (dynamic VHD and VHDx files are not supported)
- Also fixed VMDK file is supported.
- Create VHD files directly to iODD by "VHD Tool++". ("VHD Tool++" can creates a file without fragment)
- Or You can copy VHD file to ioddMini directly. But the file must be unfragmented.
- Max 3 VHD Drives are supported at the same time.
- create a VHD file using this tool. (VHD Tool++).
- Reconnect.
- select the file.
- If you want to save loading status, press <colde>9</code>.
- Make an image to the VHD drive of ioddMini with image tool.
Using a Virtual USB Floppy Drive (Virtual FDD)
- Not all computers support this drive.
- Uncompressed floppy images (IMA, IMG, BIF, VFD) are supported.
- IMG, BIF, VFD image file extension must be renamed to IMA.
- Almost the same as the above method.
Specifications
- External Interface - USB 3.1 C Type Gen 1 (MAX 5G bps)
- Internal Interface - SATA I / II / III (Backward Compatible)
- 2.5 Inch SATA HDD or SSD
- 12 tact switches.
- LCD - Color 128 * 160 dots.
- Material - Plastic.
Manual
Messages
Status Messages
- "Please Wait ..." - please wait.
- "Disconnect ..." - please disconnect.
- "Saving data ..." - please wait for saving data.
- "Updating Flash ..." - please wait for updating font or firmware.
- "Input Limit..." - Password error count exceeded. please reconnect.
- "Reconnect USB" - please reconnect.
- "Not Match..." - Password is not matched.
- "NO DEVICE !!!" - HDD is not detected.
- "HDD ERROR !!!" - HDD Read Error. or Too many bad sectors.
- "HDD WARNING ???" - HDD have some bad Sectors.
Error Messages
"Check HDD" - Check HDD
- There is an error in the drive. Please Do Troubleshooting
"No appropriate partition" - There is no appropriate partition.
- Initialize to MBR or GPT, and at least one of NTFS, EXFAT, or FAT32 is required.
- Please refer Initialization.
"Drive Error"
- Unable to read the internal drive.
- After disconnecting the drive, connect it to another device.
"Too Many Files" - too many files in a folder.
- The maximum number of files in one folder has been exceeded.
- ioddMini allows max 32 files or sub folders in a folder.
- Split the folder into subfolders.
.. - Parent folder.
- There are no subfolders or supported files in the current folder.
"Disc Locked" - Disc is locked
- The disk is held by some programs. Please unlock the disk.
- If you want to unlock manually, reconnect the USB cable.
"DEFRAG" - defrag
- Fragmentation of ISO file is allowed up to 24 pieces. No for VHD.
- To solve, please do Disk Defragmenter for Disk Defragmentation.
"Not Use Dynamic" - not supported dynamic VHD
- Dynamic VHD is not supported. fixed VHD is only supported.
"Not Use Sparse" - not supported sparse file
- Sparse files are not supported.
FAQ
IODD will not boot.
- Refer to Booting Error
I have forgot my password. can I remove my password? I don't care my data will be lost.
There is no other way than initializing.Initialization
I have forgot my password. Can I find my password? or Can I restore my data?
No, It is absolutely impossible despite the manufacturer.
The LCD displays "IODD MINI" only.
- Update firmware.
Can I unmount the Virtual drives (VHD, RMD, IMA) that mounted?
- Try one of the following steps.
- If you want to umount all drives, push
7
for 3 seconds. - If you want to umount each one, Move up the cursor and Select corresponding drive.
- If you want to umount most recently selected, push
7
.
The Firmware update has failed repeatedly.
Please refer to How to update
The Firmware update has failed repeatedly.
Please refer to How to update
Firmware
How to update
- Requirements : PC ( Windows OS, USB Port)
- Warning - You must connect only one IODD device.
- Please update the exact firmware that matches IODD.
- If you update wrong firmware, retry with correct firmware.
- Download the firmware file.
- Uncompress the zip file to proper folder.(Do not run it within zip file)
- Run the EXE file.
- If "Device is Detected" message appears, then press "Update" button.
- If not, follow the steps below.
- Use another computer.
- Change the USB cable.
- Press button
9
,⏎
and hold, and connect to PC. and Release the buttons. and run the firmware updater.
- If it is successful, then press "Exit" button. and reconnect IODD. and wait for 2-3 minutes.
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