The GStorWave series comes in two options:
1. USB drive with a built-in Personal Working Environment software
2. USB drive only (without any built-in software)
The available features of the GStorWave is shown on the product packaging.
The software features shown below only applies to the GStorWave that comes with the Personal Working Environment software.

For the GStorWave equipped with a personal working environment, you can carry it conveniently ready to be used on any computer you plug it into.

The software is compact and takes only about 15 MB of space, so much room is left for you to install programs and carry your data on your drive (depending on your drive's capacity).

Use the Compact Bar to open the Easy-Access Menu, and gain immediate access to your entire computing identity from any computer you plug into. You can now install and run your favorite programs, browse the web with your personal settings and favorite links, work with you

Step 1 - Set Up Your GStor Wave
Add your favorite programs to your GStor Wave to carry with you wherever you go.

Carry your data inside the GStor Wave document folders for easy access.

Configure your GStor Wave e-mail client and accounts so that your correspondence will be as mobile as you are.
Step 2 - Work with GStor Wave On-the-Go
Plug your GStor Wave into any PC and start the Ceedo working environment.
Use your programs, access your data, send and receive your e-mails.
When you're done - eject your GStor Wave and take your working environment with you; nothing will be left behind.

Here is what you should do in order to start using GStor Wave:

． Add programs to your GStor Wave.

Go through the Programs Directory and find the programs you wish to add to GStor Wave; then install them with a single mouse click.

． Start working . GStor Wave is now ready to go!

Go to any PC - be it at work, airport terminal, internet cafe or friend's computer - and plug-in your GStor Wave. The portable working environment will start automatically, showing you the Compact Bar and Easy-Access Menu. Now you can use your programs, work on your documents, surf the web and send and receive emails. When you are finished - eject GStor Wave from the host PC and take your entire working environment with you wherever you go!

GStor Wave allows you to safely surf the web from any computer using your favorite web browser. Besides having the actual browser installed on your GStor Wave, you are also carrying your favorites and cookies with you; this means that your data remains with you at all time.

Moreover, using GStor Wave for internet access provides a safe way of making sure that no personal information will be left behind during your web session, regardless of the actual computer you are working on. GStor Wave leaves no trace of your web activity on the host computer, ensuring perfect anonymity once you eject your GStor Wave and leave the host computer.

An excellent way to find out whether you are currently browsing safely is to look for the caption-bar icon , located on the top-right corner of the browser's window. Whenever you run a program from GStor Wave, this icon will appear on the window caption; the same case applies for web browsers. Therefore, no matter how many windows are open on the d

Though GStor Wave requires an active Internet connection for most of its core functions, and particularly for program installation and automatic updating, once installed and set-up (assuming that programs were installed from the online Programs Directory while an Internet connection was available) it should work fine on a computer without Internet connectivity.

The speed at which programs running in GStor Wave is determined by a variety of factors - including to a large extent the capabilities of the particular host machine.

Users also have the option of placing GStor Wave's temporary files on the host machine, which should improve the speed of programs which use temporary files intensively, e.g. web browsers.

The PC you plug you Ceedo into must meet the following Minimum system requirements:

Pentium II 350 MHz class CPU or faster
Windows 2000, XP, 2003 or Vista.
USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended)
Internet Explorer 5.0 or above
Active Internet Connection
When installing new programs on GStor Wave, make sure you read the system requirements for that program.

GStor Wave's personal working environment software does not currently support - nor was it designed to run on - the MacOS system.

Though it has not been thoroughly tested to do so, it might operate in an emulated PC environment on the Mac. That is the best solution available at the moment for Mac users, as far as we know.

GStor Wave contains a powerful easy-to-use file encryption utility called DataSafe.

GStor Wave contains a flexible intuitive file synchronization utility.

GStor Wave does not currently support the Java Runtime Environment.

Support for Microsoft Outlook, including Exchange mode, is planned to be incorporated into the GStor Wave platform later this year or early next year. This support will likely be offered as an add-on which will extend support to Outlook as a Profiled Application.

Profiled Applications are programs that can commonly be found on Windows-based PCs, and therefore do not have to be installed and carried in full on your portable drive. For these applications, GStor Wave carries only the preferences, user settings or Profile, and allows you to launch them from the host machine with the GStor Wave user profile applied.

Microsoft Access is not currently certified to run on the GStor Wave platform, but we are working to prepare it for certification. It will be available in the future for as a Profiled Application, just like Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

GStor Wave includes experimental support (i.e. you can still expect some bugs!) for Internet Explorer 7. This support will be expanded in the future, and we intend to fully support the new browser by the time it is officially released.

Unfortunately, since GStor Wave's application virtualization technology is inherently incompatible with software debuggers, there is no possibility of installing Visual Studio (or any other programming platforms, as far as we know) on GStor Wave.

Since this is a core infrastructure issue we have no plans at this time to enable this functionality.

To open the Easy-Access Menu, click the Open Ceedo button located at the middle of your Compact Bar.

Also, at any time, you can use the Hotkey (keyboard shortcut). This hotkey is set by default to , but you can change it through the Hotkeys tab in the Options menu.

To hide the Compact Bar, click the Minimize button. The Compact Bar will be Minimized, while the most important Ceedo functions can still be accessed through the Ceedo icon in your system tray.

To restore the Compact Bar after it has been Minimized, click the Ceedo icon in your system tray. The Compact Bar will be restored.

You must always properly eject your GStor Wave before unplugging it from the computer. To eject GStor Wave, click the Eject button on your Compact Bar. GStor Wave will then attempt to close the programs and folders that you have opened from Ceedo. You will be notified when it is safe to remove the drive from the computer.

You can also eject GStor Wave by selecting Eject from the tray icon popup menu.

To close Ceedo, select Exit from the tray icon popup menu.

Note that closing Ceedo this way allows you to access your drive; it does not eject your drive, so it is not safe to remove it yet. To safely remove your drive after you have closed the personal working environment software, use the Safely Remove Hardware option:

Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware system tray icon
Select the drive you want to eject and click Stop.
Once Windows has notified you that it is safe to remove your drive from the computer, unplug it.

Note: Ceedo automatically closes all running windows, programs, web pages and folders when shutting down. If a program cannot be closed for some reason, Ceedo will display a standard message window, allowing you to manually close the program or to abort the program's termination and handle it yourself. Ceedo will not shut down until all windows, programs, web pages and folders have been closed.

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The process for exporting and importing Outlook Express address books is as follows:

Open Outlook Express on the host computer.
In the top menu, go to Tools\Address Book.
Go to File\Export\Address Book (WAB).
Save the .wab file somewhere on your USB flash drive.
Close Outlook Express.
Open GStor Wave 's Outlook Express.
In the menu again, go to Tools\Address Book.
Go to File\Import\Address Book (WAB).
Select the .wab file you previously saved.
Click OK.
Your address book should now be properly imported.

Click the Open Ceedo button on your Compact Bar; this will open your easy-access menu.
Select All Programs.
Use the All Programs menu to locate your desired program. Click on the program's name to run it.

Note that the easy-access menu also shows the most commonly used programs installed on your GStor Wave. Use this list to quickly access your favorite programs.

Open the easy-access menu by clicking the Open Ceedo button on the Compact Bar
Select Add Programs.This will open the Programs Directory window
Select a category from the Programs Category List on the left to find the program you are looking for. The selected programs will be displayed in the Programs List on the right.
Find the program you wish to install in the Programs List and click Download; GStor Wave will then download the program and start its installation.
Follow the installation instructions; note that each program in the Programs List has a link to the software vendor's web site. Use this link to get more information on the program and for specific instructions on how to install it.
Once you have finished installing the program, you can either install another program on your GStor Wave, or close the Programs Directory window.
Note: Each program in the Programs List has the space required for its installation written below its name. Please make sure you

We perform rigorous testing before posting updated program versions to the Programs Directory, which unfortunately sometimes causes delays between the application's release and the moment it is posted. Please know that the reason for this is that it is very important for us to certify that the programs listed on the Directory work well on the GStor Wave platform. We thank you for your patience.

Open the easy-access menu by clicking the Open Ceedo button.
Select All Programs.
Select Remove Programs. This will open the Remove Programs window.
Select the program you wish to remove, and click Remove.
Follow the wizard to complete the uninstallation.

To open the Options window, open the easy-access menu and select Options. You can also select Options from the tray icon popup menu.

If you do not wish to see the Welcome screen when GStor Wave starts, do the following:

Open the easy-access menu by clicking the Open Ceedo button.
Select Options.
In the General tab, uncheck the box next to Show the Welcome screen when Ceedo starts.
Click OK.

Open the easy-access menu by clicking the Open Ceedo button.
Select Options.
In the Advanced tab, type in the new drive name in the Name field.
Click OK.

Open the easy-access menu by clicking the Open Ceedo button.
Select Options.
In the Updates tab, select Turn off Automatic Updates.
Click OK.

Open the easy-access menu by clicking the Open Ceedo button.
Select Options.
In the E-mail tab, use the drop-down list to select the e-mail client you want to be displayed on the easy-access menu.
Click OK.

Open the easy-access menu by clicking the Open Ceedo button.
Select Options.
In the Hotkeys tab, select the hotkey you wish to change from the hotkey list.
Click Change.
In the Change Hotkey window, press the new hotkey you wish to assign for this action. The hotkey can be a combination of a key and a keyboard modifier such as the Windows logo key, CTRL, SHIFT or ALT.
Click OK to close the Change Hotkey window
Click OK to close the Options window and save your changes.

Windows has a known problem with assigning drive letter(s) to a removable storage device that is already used by another drive.

When connected to a computer, your ExcelStor drive assembled in the USB box is assigned a drive letter. If your computer has the USB box connected and you can not find a drive letter assigned to your ExcelStor drive, then it's possible that Windows has assigned a drive letter that is already used. To resolve this problem, right-click "My Computer" -> Manage -> Storage -> Disk management -> choose the drive you want to manage, right-click the logical drive(s) in your physical disk(s), then choose “Change Drive Letter and Paths” from the pop-up menu to manually assign a different drive letter to the drive.

ESTest can’t run in Windows Operating System. It only runs under DOS. In order to create a DOS bootable floppy disk, please try the following steps, under Windows XP à right-click the icon of floppy disk, choose "Format", then mark the checkbox of "create a MS-DOS startup disk" before formatting. After it completes, copy the extracted file to the floppy disk to finish the MS-DOS bootable diagnostic disk.

If no drive letter appears for the drive and no error message was displayed, Auto-Detect did not locate the drive. Enter the BIOS Setup and go to the Hard Drive Definition Menu. Select the IDE channel that corresponds to where you connected the drive (Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, or Secondary Slave). If the BIOS setting does not provide an Auto-Detect capability, the drive parameters must be set manually by selecting User-Select and entering the Cylinder, Head, and Sector values that correspond to your drive. The Landing Zone (Lzone) and Write Pre-Comp (Wpcom) are not used by the drive. Set the LBA mode as ENABLE, if available. Enable the DMA mode if available. After setting the drive parameters, SAVE the settings and reboot the system.

When the drive is installed in a system with UDMA capability, the drive will automatically work in this mode, provided the appropriate 80-conductor cable is used, BIOS setting is enabled, and the Operating System drivers are enabled to transfer in UDMA mode.

There are several potential problems that can cause clicking sounds. First, the drive itself could be failing or has failed. Other reasons could include a faulty data cable, data corruption, or incorrect BIOS settings. Turn off the power and disconnect the IDE ribbon cable to the drive making the noise. Leave the power cable attached. Turn on the power. Does the clicking sound continue?
If yes, the drive has failed and needs to be replaced. Other symptoms generally associated with clicking sound are: The Auto-detect feature in the BIOS does not detect a drive; FDISK does not report a drive present.

If no, a faulty cable is a likely cause. Replace the cable to see if this resolves the issue. If not, the drive has most likely experienced some form of data corruption, possibly a virus. In this case, BIOS Auto-detect will still detect the drive and FDISK will also report a drive present. Format the drive from a virus-free diskette. Note that all data will be lost.

If the system only recognizes 2.1GB, 8.4GB, 32GB, 64GB, or 137GB of the drive or something significantly less than its actual capacity, your system BIOS may not support the drive��s full capacity. Check with the system or motherboard manufacturer to see if they have a BIOS upgrade available for your system.

This is a Microsoft Windows 98SE limitation and is not a result of data loss. FDISK and FORMAT will incorrectly show the capacity of the drive minus 64GB. Microsoft has acknowledged this issue and has released a fix for FDISK.

You may try following steps to resolve it:
· Get the latest BIOS update from your motherboard manufacturer. Many manufacturers have released new BIOS update that can support drives in excess of 137 gigabytes.
· Keep in mind that the FAT32 file system (Win98/ME) has a limitation of 128 gigabytes, in which case you will need to use a utility (generally FDISK) to partition your hard drive. Note that partitioning the hard drive with FDISK will erase all data.
· Make sure all IDE ribbon cables and the power supply cable are connected properly.
· Try another IDE cable.
· Keep in mind that if you are trying to run the drive at ATA66/100/133 you need an 80-conductor 40-pin IDE. The blue end plugs into the motherboard and the gray and/or black end plugs into the drive.
· Try the drive in another computer.
· If you are sure that the drive has power and you cannot hear it spin up when you power up the computer, the drive may be damaged.
· Make sure your drive jumper is set properly to either Master or Slave.
· If it is connected to an onboard RAID, Redundant Array of Independant Disks. Clustering disk drives into an array such that the array could appear to the system as a single large expensive drive and/or mirroring the contents of a disk drive for security and back-up. There are various types of RAID set-ups. for more information. make sure the RAID Redundant Array of Independant Disks. Clustering disk drives into an array such that the array could appear to the system as a single large expensive drive and/or mirroring the contents of a disk drive for security and back-up. There are various types of RAID set-ups. for more information. controller is enabled in the BIOS.

There are a number of external factors that can affect the operation of the hard disk. Please check that the hard disk data cable is plugged in properly and in good working condition. If it is good, you may use the ExcelStor HDD diagnostic utility software ESTest to check whether the hard disk is in good condition. Note that the software should be unzipped (decompressed) and run in DOS mode.

If it is good but the transfer speed is still slow, please make sure that your hard disk drive is working in UDMA mode instead of PIO mode. You can check it by following the steps below:

Control panel -> System -> Hardware-> Device manager -> IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers -> Primary IDE channel -> Advanced Settings -> Current Transfer Mode.

If the current transfer mode is not Ultra DMA 5, you can try to change it by clicking the Transfer Mode field, choose "DMA if available".

You may try following steps to resolve it.

If the HDD has not been partitioned and formatted before, then please right-click "My Computer"-> Manage-> Storage-> Disk Management-> Choose the drive you want to manage, right-click its icon, choose "Partition" and "Format" on the pop-up menu. Please note that this action will erase all data on the hard drive.

In some situations, if the HDD has been used on another computer before, the hard drive is detected in your system BIOS but no drive letter is allocated by the Operating System. It is probably because the Operating System didn’t assign drive letters to it (should be assigned by default), you need to assign the drive letter manually. In the same procedure as mentioned above, right-click the Logical drive(s) on you Physical Disk(s), then choose “Change Drive Letter and Paths” from the pop-up menu to manually assign a drive letter to it.

After doing the above procedure, your HDD will be accessible in Windows Explorer.

Make sure that the drive’s power and SATA cables are properly connected. If the SATA host adapter card is installed in a 64-bit PCI slot on the system motherboard, move the card to a 32-bit slot.

Some motherboards with older chipsets (i.e. VT8237) can’t support SATA II (3.0 Gb/sec). The solution is to either use a SATA II host adapter card or use another motherboard that can see the SATA II drive and set the drive’s SATA mode to SATA I (1.5 Gb/sec) before replacing the drive to the SATA I–only motherboard. A Feature Tool utility is available from the manufacturer to change the SATA mode.

Verify that only one power cable (either SATA or legacy) is connected to the drive. Check that the power and interface cable are securely attached and that the SATA host adapter card is properly seated in the PCI slot.

Most 3rd party controller cards and RAID adapters are recognized as a SCSI device under Device Manager. This is normal and will not affect your drive or system performance.

Navigate to Windows Device Manager. Double-click on Disk Drives. Your new Serial ATA drive should be listed as a Serial ATA Disk Device or SCSI Disk Device.

Based on the Intel ICH5/6/7(R) controller specification, when the SATA port that is provided by ICH5/6/7(R) works in non-RAID mode, you don\'t need to install a specific device driver. The OS will report that the SATA HDD is working at UDMA5 mode, but actually, the SATA HDD is working in standard SATA mode.

The SATA HDD driver pertains to the SATA controller driver, not the HDD driver. There are two kinds of SATA controller: embedded in south bridge and Add-on third-party controller. If the SATA HDD is connected and set as a standard Primary or Secondary hard drive (can be set in the motherboard BIOS), the Operating System will recognize the HDD as a common IDE HDD, and you don't need to install a specific device driver. The OS will report that the SATA HDD is working in UDMA5 mode, but in reality, the SATA HDD is working in standard SATA mode. If the chipset of your motherboard didn’t make your SATA drive work in the mode as mentioned above (i.e. SATA RAID mode) and requires you to install an additional device driver (for example, in Windows 2000/XP/2003 installation, it gives you the F6 option to install the SATA RAID driver), you need to install the driver provided by your motherboard manufacturer or your add-on third-party SATA controller card vendor.

All Operating Systems have HDD drivers built into the OS by default. No additional drivers are required for the drive itself. If you are being asked for drivers by the installation software or your drive is not detected during the OS installation, you may need to download the latest version of your controller or motherboard drivers, to which the hard drive is connected. To obtain the latest drivers, please contact the manufacturer of your controller/motherboard or visit their website for more information.

CHS has an inherent limitation of 8.4GB which means no matter how it is calculated, it will never exceed 8.4GB. Because of that limitation, CHS is not used on drives larger than 8.4GB. In place of CHS, Logical Block Addressing (LBA) has been implemented as the latest standard used to define the capacity of a drive. Current LBA specifications (48-bit addressing) allow for capacities of up to 144PB (Petabytes).

If you are looking for CHS information because you are having problems with your drive not being detected or accessing your drive, please contact our technical support center for troubleshooting assistance.

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GStor Plus is a storage solution with embedded security functions.

Depending on which model:
Hardware data protection (Encryption);
Store of actual operating system＊s state (update or backup);
Instant restore of secured operating system＊s state (restore or rollback);
Create up to 3 physically separated boot drives (multiboot);
Create one write protected drive for data (virtual slave drive);
Authorized management only (master password);
Authorized access only (user password);
Embedded drive locking in the case of false master and/or user passwords entries.

The GStor Plus offers six different security solutions in one product:
- Encryption
- Update/backup
- Restore/rollback
- Multiple physically separated boot Drives and one write protected virtual slave drive
- Authorized managing and data access
- GStor Plus locking if false master and/or user password will be entered repeatedly

The GStor Plus will only work on the Primary ATA Port of the mainboard. Additionally no other device can be used on this port.

GStor Plus is a storage solution with embedded security functions.

The manufacturer ExcelStor has designed a special single chip controller for their GStor Plus storage solution. This single chip controller is located on the GStor Plus. It combines several embedded security related functions.

Depending on which model:
Hardware data protection (Encryption);
Store of actual operating system’s state (update or backup);
Instant restore of secured operating system’s state (restore or rollback);
Create up to 3 physically separated boot drives (multiboot);
Create one write protected drive for data (virtual slave drive);
Authorized management only (master password);
Authorized access only (user password);
Embedded drive locking in the case of false master and/or user passwords entries.

The GStor Plus offers six different security solutions in one product:
- Encryption
- Update/backup
- Restore/rollback
- Multiple physically separated boot Drives and one write protected virtual slave drive
- Authorized managing and data access
- GStor Plus locking if false master and/or user password will be entered repeatedly

The GStor Plus will only work on the Primary ATA Port of the mainboard. Additionally no other device can be used on this port.

Currently, there are two capacity points available for secure HDD: 80GB and 160GB.

The manufacturer ExcelStor is verifying all the time GStor Plus with actual secure firmware under different operating systems. Now GStor Plus supports DOS 6.22, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 (SP4), Windows XP (SP2),Windows 2003.

Unfortunately no, the GStor Plus will only work in AT-compatible (x86) PCs.

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The GStor Plus is available in English & Simplified Chinese versions.

The version of the secure firmware is shown in the both GStor Plus setup menu and in boot menu, user setup menu and master setup menu.

Yes, the function ACPI S3 (if applicable) has to be disabled.

The GStor Plus secure firmware, codes, update program and short firmware update manual are available for download in Internet. (please click here).

The GStor Plus Download is available for download in Internet.

The GStor Plus uses other methods to accomplish the security functions. Herewith the attack ability as via the ATA security set command is not possible.

The live-mode permits both a manually started storing of the current operating system state (update or also backup) and a manually started restoration of the stored operating system state (restore or also recovery or rollback). The RAM-mode permits an automatic restoration of the stored operating system state with each new start of the computer.

It depends on the number of the changed data (in comparison with the last stored state) and can last from some seconds to some hours. After the termination of the storing process, the computer restarts automatically.

The restoration of the stored operating system state takes practically no time with exception of the time to restart the computer. In the Live-mode, you must restart the computer, activate GStor Plus User Setup Menu, start the Restore function and the computer restarts subsequently. In the RAM-mode, you must simply restart the computer. That lasts usually only a few seconds. Subsequently you can work with your restored operating system as usual.

Yes, this is necessary because after restarting the next time all your above mentioned data will be deleted due to the automatic restore function. To save the above mentioned data you may either use the virtual slave drive or any other mass storage device

With 80 GB GStor Plus, if only one boot drive is defined and the restore function is enabled, a maximum capacity of 40 GB is available for the boot drive.

In order to allow the restore functions, the double memory area is required. The first area (also called master storage or hidden protected area) is required for the storage of the operating system state. The second area (also called virtual storage or temporary working area) is required for the storage of the temporary data.
Example 1: If one 40GB boot drive is created on the GStor Plus, another 40GB is used for the temporary data.
Example 2: If one 10GB boot drive is created on the GStor Plus, another 10GB is used for the temporary data.

All operating system state data are stored in a special area of the GStor Plus. This area is called master storage or hidden protected area.

All data that are produced or changed after the last storing of the operating system state are in a special area of the GStor Plus. This area is named virtual storage or temporary working area.

Encryption is a coding of data when they are written on the GStor Plus medium. It is executed by single chip controller in real time. When data are read from GStor Plus medium, the single chip controller executes data decoding in real time also. ExcelStor use a proprietary 64-bit Encryption.

No, by using the Hardware-Encryption of GStor Plus there is no performance degradation in comparison to software based solutions.

All data will be encrypted during writing (on the fly) to the GStor Plus.

Only Encryption if the User Password is not set, can refuse GStor Plus data access if GStor Plus is not in Install Mode but in Protect Mode, Live Disk Protect Mode or in RAM Disk Protect Mode.

The Encryption function encrypts the data stored on the medium of the GStor Plus. The User Password prevents unauthorised boot from the Boot Drive.

The function Multiboot allows the configuration of up to three individual, and physically separated, Boot Drives on your GStor Plus.

Today a maximum of three Boot Drives can be configured.

The difference is the physical independence. Normal “Boot Loaders” only “logically” separate the operating systems. That means that it is possible for harmful interaction to take place between them. In comparison to normal “Boot Loaders”, the GStor Plus with the Multiboot function defines physically separated Boot Drives. If the normal “Boot Loader” is lost this will affect all system partitions, so all are unusable or corrupted. By separating the operating systems on to Boot Drives on GStor Plus with the Muiltiboot function one operating system installed in a Boot Drive may be corrupted without affecting the other operating system installed in other Boot Drives.

Yes, the GStor Plus with the Multiboot function allows the user to define how many physically separated Boot Drives can be created.

Yes, it is possible to define and set the capacity for each of the Boot-Drives individually.

The remaining capacity can be used as write protected data area that is available to all users. It will be recognized by the PC as a Virtual Slave Drive on the same Primary ATA Port.

The GStor Plus has two passwords - User Password and Master Password. The User Password is provided for each Boot Drive. The Master Password is provided for the configuration and management of the GStor Plus.

The User Password is asked (if set) before the booting of the operating system or before the start of the User Setup Menu.

The Master Password is asked (if set) before the start of the Master Setup Menu or unlock procedure and is used for managing of the GStor Plus.

Only user with Master Password (is named administrator) can configure and manage GStor Plus in its entirety. An user with User Password (is named User) can only manage his Boot Drive on limited scale.

A password protected data access enables boot from any active GStor Plus Boot Drive only if valid User Password was entered. If a PC with password protected GStor Plus does boot from other boot device (for example Floppy, CD/DVD or other HDD), all data both on the active Boot Drive and on the Virtual Slave Drive will be not access-able. For password protected data access, an User Password must be set for corresponding Boot Drive.

No, to delete a Boot Drive the Master Password permission is required. Therefore, only an administrator with valid Master Password can delete a Boot Drive.

Yes, each of the Multiboot Boot Drives may have it's own User Password.

Both User and Master Passwords are default not set (are disabled).

Yes, both User Password and Master Password can be altered or deactivated.

Both User (in User Setup Menu) and administrator (in Master Setup Menu) can alter or deactivate the User Password.

Only administrator (in Master Setup Menu) can alter or deactivate the Master Password.

Without knowledge of the User Password (if set) it is impossible to access to the Boot Drive and User Setup Menu. Only administrator can set a new User Password in the Master Setup Menu

Without knowledge of the Master Password (if set), some GStor Plus configuration functions and its management will no longer be possible. Please note, you should not lose your Master Password in any case. Therefore, no backdoor or guarantee exists if the Master Password is lost or forgotten.

Every Password of the GStor Plus must have minimum 5, and maximum 10 characters.

GStor Plus can be locked automatically if the number of false User Password��s entries will exceed the number of max consecutive bad password entries which can be set by administrator among 10 (default) and 98. A locked GStor Plus can be unlocked only by administrator.

GStor Plus can be locked automatically if the number of false Master Password’s entries will exceed the number of max consecutive bad password entries which can be set by administrator among 10 (default) and 98. A locked GStor Plus must be set in “Last Recovery Attempt Mode” (with Jumper) and than it can be unlocked only by administrator with right Master Password..

Yes, GStor Plus locking after entries of false Master / User Passwords can be disabled by administrator – when the number of max consecutive bad password entries is on 99.

Customers who are unhappy with their “Software-Encryption” because it slows down the PC.
Customers who want to protect their data from unauthorised access.
Customers who are looking for an independently working System. GStor Plus works operating system independently (no DLL’s, Registry entry,), is cost efficient (no updates necessary) and quickly to be installed.

Customers who want to recover a system crash just by restarting in seconds.
Customers who often install Software, (i.e. Shareware), and want to be able to remove it without leftovers.
Customers who are running PCs in public areas and in case of a system crash are able to re-motely reboot to reduce service costs.

It is very easy to install the GStor Plus.
You only need to know how to install a disc drive and an operating system. All settings are done in a simple to use Menu prior to the need of the operating system.

Yes, this is on of the most suitable applications to use the features of the GStor Plus.
Use the Multiboot option to install separate Boot-Drives for the Kids, for the office and for the adults as an example.
The Boot-Drive for the kids is set to RAM-Mode, so they may make any “mess” on their partition without any worry, they just have to restart the PC and they get the “fresh” System back again.
The office partition may be set to Encryption- Mode to protect your data from unauthorised access.

Yes, this is especially useful, because every new visitor will be using a "fresh" operating system every time the PC is rebooted with the GStor Plus in the RAM-Mode.

Yes, especially PC-based machines (Ticketing-Machines, ATM-Machines, Self-Service-Machines, etc.) are suitable to use the GStor Plus security functions.
With the GStor Plus installed in a remotely accessible machine, a crash of the system partition can be recovered just by remotely rebooting from the securely stored operating system (RAM-Mode, protected area) in seconds saving service costs.

GStor Desk is an external 3.5“ hard disk drive with embedded security functions.

Data protection by the use of embedded hardware data encryption.
data access authentication by the use of an external security key.

The GStor Desk does offer two properties in one product:
- data encryption protection
- data access authentication

The GStor Desk can be connected to Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. USB 1.1 interface is also compatible.

Today 80GB and 160GB capacity points are available.

All Windows, Linux and Mac data systems are supported by GStor Desk.

Windows 98/98SE/2000/XP/2003/Vista, Linux Kernel 2.4 (or higher version) and Mac OS 9 (or higher version) are supported by GStor Desk.

Yes, the GStor Desk will work with an Apple Computer.

You can buy the GStor Desk at your Local resellers or contact our Partners.

The latest version of the GStor Desk user manual is available for download on the Internet.

The GStor Desk delivery includes:
1 x GStor Secure Mobile Storage - GStor Desk
1 x USB 2.0 connection cable
1 x External power adapter
2 x Unique GStor Desk Security Keys
1 x Driver CD (with driver and manuals)
1 x Quick Installation Guide
1 x Carton box

Windows 98 driver is available on the provided CD.

Yes, the GStor Desk in the delivery condition is ready for immediate use. Only two provided unique GStor Desk Security Keys have to be initialized (it will take a few seconds.

Yes, the GStor Desk has a power on/off switch, it separates the device from the power adapter.

Yes, “Power/Data” LED indicates all read/write activities and “Error” LED indicates error states of the GStor Desk.

No, only ExcelStor’s special hard disk drive can work with the GStor Desk case.

GStor Desk is warranted against workmanship defects for 2 years.

Encryption is a coding of data when they are written on the GStor Desk media. It is executed by a single chip controller in real time. When data are read from GStor Desk media, the single chip controller executes data decoding in real time also. ExcelStor use a proprietary 64-bit Encryption in GStor Desk.

The manufacturer ExcelStor has designed a special single chip controller. This single chip controller is located on the special hard disk drive which is assembled in GStor Desk.

No, by using the hardware encryption, there is no loss of performance in comparison to usual software based solutions.

All data will be encrypted in real time during writing to the GStor Desk.

No, because all data on the GStor Desk media have been encrypted during writing.

Only an user with his own unique GStor Desk Security Key can put GStor Desk into operation. Any other GStor Desk data access procedure is impossible.

No, the dismounted hard disk drive from GStor Desk can’t be accessed on a usual ATA interface. Therefore – authorized operation of the GStor Desk is only possible via USB interface and only if the security key is inserted.

No, both provided patent keys are not yet ready for use in as-delivered condition and must be initialized by the user. The initialization is very simple, it takes only a few seconds.The process is described in the manual.

Customers who have a particular requirement to protect their data against external unauthorized access.

You don’t need any special software or operating system knowledge. Only an easy USB connection is essential, see the User Manual.