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Drivers and Software for
Legacy (Discontinued) Products

Below, please find a listing of all the available drivers for discontued products. There will not be any driver updates for any operating system, other than what is posted on our web site. Hence, SimpleTech no longer offers phone or email support for the legacy (discontinued) products.

Please note down the build number (9xxxx-xxxxx-xxx) or part number marked on the actual device and choose the corresponding driver for the appropriate operating system.

HGST XL3000 3TB Drive Format Utility For Windows XP

Version 1.0

About
The XL3000 Drive Format Utility (DFU) is used to format the 3TB External drive for use on Windows XP allowing the full capacity to be utilized. This application is only designed to partition and format the XL3000 External USB Drive on Windows XP 32bit systems.


WARNING: Using this utility will cause the XL3000 drive to be erased. Please backup any data prior to using the XL3000 Drive Format Utility.


Downloads
• XL3000 DRIVE FORMAT UTILITY FOR WINDOWS XP (668 K)
• XL3000 DRIVE FORMAT UTILITY USER GUIDE

 

Pre-2013 Drive Fitness Test

Version 4.16 (Pre-2013)

The Drive Fitness Test (DFT) quickly and reliably tests SCSI, IDE and SATA drives. The DFT analyze function performs read tests without overwriting customer data. (Note: other DFT restoration utilities may overwrite data.)

NOTE: This version of Drive Fitness Test does not support 3TB and greater internal drives. For 3TB and greater support, use WinDFT

Downloads

To run the DFT, you must download the appropriate creator or image and create a self-booting media.

You may create the media under Windows (using the Windows OS version) or Linux (using the binary image), for instructions on how to run the Drive Fitness Test utility download the User's Guide below.

Notes

  • Does not support Microdrive Digital Media products.

  • Supports all Travelstar HDDs, except 8E, 10E and C4K series.

  • Does not support Endurastar products.

  • Does not support external USB or Firewire attached drives.

  • Compatible only with x86-based processors.

  • Does not support the PC which loads Intel ICH9M chipset. HGST are working to fix this situation. 
Feature Tool

Version 2.15

The Feature Tool is a DOS-bootable tool for changing various ATA features. It can modify certain features of our Deskstar and Travelstar high-performance ATA hard disk drives and supports 48-bit addressing for new, large-capacity drives.

NOTE: Currently the Feature Tool does not support 3TB and greater internal drives.  

Downloads

Notes

  • Does not support Travelstar 8E, 10E, or C4Kxx series HDDs, or drives mounted in external enclosures.

  • Does not support the PC which loads Intel ICH9M chipset. HGST are working to fix this situation.

Warning! Switching your drive to support 3.0Gb/s, or enabling spread spectrum clocking and then using it, may render your drive unusable in a system that cannot support these functions. If in doubt, please contact your system manufacturer.
 

SimpleDrive External Hard Drive
STI-USB235/xxx Windows 98SE Macintosh
simpledrive1 Win98Driver.exe (2MB) 

Please read the 
installation instructions		 Not Applicable
 

StorageSync 1.42

 Download and install the latest version of the StorageSync backup software
 
SS_mainS
 


USB 1.1 All-in-One Multi-Card Reader

STI-UMC600
(91000-40429-001)
 Operating
System 		Required Drivers
All_In_One_cardsW
 Windows XP Drivers NOT Required for basic functionality. However, to get desktop icons for individual slots, you can Download & Install All-in-one.exe
Windows ME Drivers NOT Required for basic functionality. However, to get desktop icons for individual slots, you can Download & Install All-in-one.exe
Windows 2000 Download & Install
All-in-one.exe
Windows 98/98SE Download & Install All-in-one.exe
Apple X Download & Install All-in-one.sit
Apple 9.x Download & Install All-in-one.sit
Apple 8.6+ Download & Install All-in-one.sit

USB2.0 Flash Drive (Mobile USB Flash Drive)

Note: Please note down the build number (9xxxx-xxxxx-xxx) marked on the actual device and choose the corresponding driver for the appropriate operating system.

STI-USB2FD/xxx
(91000-40498-001,
91000-40498-002,
91000-40501-001,
91000-40499-001,
91000-40499-004,
90000-40500-001)		 Windows Macintosh
USB2_pic1
 (No drivers required for
Windows Me/2000/XP)		 (No drivers required for
Apple OS 8.6+/9.x+/X)

USB1.1 Flash Drive (Mobile USB Flash Drive)

Note: Please note down the build number (9xxxx-xxxxx-xxx) marked on the actual device and choose the corresponding driver for the appropriate operating system.

STI-USBFD/xxx
(90000-40483-001,
90000-40484-001,
90000-40486-001)
 Windows 98/98Se Only Macintosh
sti_usb
 USB_Flash_Drive.exe
 (For Win98/98Se Only)
Windows 98 Installation UPDATE
(No drivers required for
Windows Me/2000/XP)		 (No drivers required for
Apple OS 8.6+/9.x+/X)

USB1.1 Bonzai Mini-Drive (Mobile USB1.1 Flash Mini-Drive)

Note: Please note down the build number (9xxxx-xxxxx-xxx) marked on the actual device and choose the corresponding driver for the appropriate operating system.

STI-USBMD/xx
(91000-40425-xxx)		 Windows 98/98Se Only Macintosh
bonzai_upgrade Bonzai.exe (For Win98/98Se Only)
(No drivers required for
Windows Me/2000/XP)		 (No drivers required for
Apple OS 8.6+/9.x+/X)

Drivers for Flash Link USB Readers

Notice: Please look up the part number marked on the back of your device and click on the part number to get the drivers approprate for your device and operating system.

Product Description SimpleTech
Part#		 Part# on the
Back of Device
Dual Slot CF/MMC/SD Reader STI-UCFSD200 90000-40390-002
Dual Slot CF/MMC/SD Reader STI-UCFSD200 90000-40390-001
Dual Slot CF/SM Reader STI-UCS200 90000-40388-002
Dual Slot CF/SM Reader STI-UCS200 90000-40388-001
Single Slot CF Reader STI-UCF100 90000-40389-002
Single Slot CF Reader STI-UCF100 90000-40389-001
Single Slot CF Reader STI-UCF500 90000-40352-000
Single Slot MMC/SD Reader STI-UMSD100 90000-40367-003
Single Slot MMC/SD Reader STI-UMSD100 90000-40367-002
Single Slot SM Reader STI-USM100 90000-40391-002
Single Slot SM Reader STI-USM100 90000-40391-001
Single Slot SM Reader STI-USM500 90000-40378-002
Single Slot Memory Stick Reader STI-UMS100 90000-40428-001

FlashLink (Dual Slot 200 Series CF/MMC/SD Card Reader)

STI-UCFSD200
(90000-40390-002)
 Operating System Required Drivers/
OS Updates
STI-UCFSD200-Hi-Res Windows XP No Drivers Required
Windows ME No Drivers Required
Windows 2000 Download & Install Servicepack3
(If not already installed)
Windows 98/98SE Download & install FlashLink2.exe
Apple X Download & Install Apple 10.1.3
(If not already installed)
Apple 9.x Download & install Reader.sit
Apple 8.6+ Download & install Reader.sit

FlashLink (Dual Slot 200 Series CF/MMC/SD Card Reader)

STI-UCFSD200
(90000-40390-001)
 Windows 98/98se/Me/2000/XP Macintosh
8.6+ & 9.x+
STI-UCFSD200-Hi-Res Download FlashLink.exe (English Only) OR

FlashLink-Multilang.exe
(For Multi-Language OS- Supported Languages)		 mac34902.sit


FlashLink (Dual Slot 200 Series CompactFlash/SmartMedia Reader)
STI-UCS200
(90000-40388-002)		 Operating System Required Drivers/
OS Updates
STI-UCS200Hi-Res Windows XP No Drivers Required
Windows ME No Drivers Required
Windows 2000 Download & Install Servicepack3
(If not already installed)
Windows 98/98SE Download & install FlashLink2.exe
Apple X Download & Install Apple 10.1.3
(If not already installed)
Apple 9.x Download & install Reader.sit
Apple 8.6+ Download & install Reader.sit

FlashLink (Dual Slot 200 Series CompactFlash/SmartMedia Reader)
STI-UCS200
(90000-40388-001)		 Windows 98/98se/Me/2000/XP Macintosh
8.6+ & 9.x+
STI-UCS200Hi-Res Download FlashLink.exe (English Only) OR

FlashLink-Multilang.exe
(For Multi-Language OS- Supported Languages)

INSTALLATION NOTICE for Windows XP!		 mac34902.sit

FlashLink CompactFlash Reader (Key Chain Series)
STI-UCF100
(90000-40389-002)
Operating System Required Drivers/
OS Updates
STI-CF100HiRes Windows XP No Drivers Required
Windows ME No Drivers Required
Windows 2000 No Drivers Required
Windows 98/98SE Download & install FlashLink2.exe
Apple X No Drivers Required
Apple 9.x No Drivers Required
Apple 8.6+ Download & Install USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 (If not already installed)

FlashLink CompactFlash Reader (Key Chain Series)
STI-UCF100
(90000-40389-001) 		Windows 98/98se/Me/2000/XP Macintosh
8.6+, 9.x+ & X
STI-CF100HiRes Download FlashLink.exe (English Only) OR

FlashLink-Multilang.exe
(For Multi-Language OS- Supported Languages)		 mac34902.sit

FlashLink UCF-500 CompactFlash Reader

STI-UCF500
 (90000-40352-000) 		Windows 98/98se/Me/2000/XP  Macintosh
8.6+ & 9.x+
UCF500

Download FlashLink.exe (English Only) OR

FlashLink-Multilang.exe
(For Multi-Language OS- Supported Languages)

Installation Notes

 mac34902.sit

FlashLink MMC/SD Card Reader (Key Chain Series)
STI-UMSD100
(90000-40367-003)
Operating System Required Drivers/
OS Updates >
STI-UMS100-Hi-Res Windows XP No Drivers Required
Windows ME No Drivers Required
Windows 2000 No Drivers Required
Windows 98/98SE Download & install FlashLink2.exe
Apple X No Drivers Required
Apple 9.x No Drivers Required
Apple 8.6+ Download & Install USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 (If not already installed)

FlashLink MMC/SD Card Reader (Key Chain Series)
STI-UMSD100
(90000-40367-002)		 Windows 98/98se/Me/2000/XP Macintosh
8.6+ & 9.x+
STI-UMS100-Hi-Res Download FlashLink.exe (English Only) OR

FlashLink-Multilang.exe
(For Multi-Language OS- Supported Languages)		 mac34902.sit

FlashLink SmartMedia Card Reader (Key Chain Series)
STI-USM100
90000-40391-002)
Operating System Required Drivers/
OS Updates
STI-USM100Hi-Res Windows XP No Drivers Required
Windows ME No Drivers Required
Windows 2000 No Drivers Required
Windows 98/98SE Download & install FlashLink2.exe
Apple X No Drivers Required
Apple 9.x No Drivers Required
Apple 8.6+ Download & Install USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 (If not already installed)


FlashLink SmartMedia Card Reader (Key Chain Series)

STI-USM100
(90000-40391-001) 		Windows 98/98se/Me/2000/XP  Macintosh
8.6+ & 9.x+
STI-USM100Hi-Res Download FlashLink.exe (English Only) OR

FlashLink-Multilang.exe
(For Multi-Language OS- Supported Languages)

INSTALLATION NOTICE for Windows XP!		 mac34902.sit

FlashLink USM-500 SmartMedia Reader
STI-USM500
(90000-40378-002) 		Windows 98/98se/Me/2000/XP  Macintosh
8.6+ & 9.x+
USM500 Download FlashLink.exe (English Only) OR

FlashLink-Multilang.exe
(For Multi-Language OS- Supported Languages)		 mac34902.sit


FlashLink MemoryStick Reader (Key Chain Series)

STI-USM100
(90000-40428-001)
Operating System Required Drivers/
OS Updates
  Windows XP No Drivers Required
Windows ME No Drivers Required
Windows 2000 No Drivers Required
Windows 98/98SE Download & install FlashLink2.exe
Apple X No Drivers Required
Apple 9.x No Drivers Required
Apple 8.6+ Download & Install USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 (If not already installed)

SimpleDrive Deluxe (USB 1.0/2.0 & FireWire Hard Drive)

STI-USB2F/10,20,30
(90000-40399-001)		 Windows 98se/Me/2000/XP Macintosh
simpledrivedeluxe SimpleDriveDeluxe.exe

(Note: Please note that there is No Firewire support under Win98)

FireWire.hqx
(FireWire)

 

USB2.hqx
(USB2.0)

SimpleDrive (USB Hard Drive) (formerly know as DrivePak)

STI-HD2.5/USB
(91000-00002-001)
STI-USBHD/10,20,30
(91000-00001-xxx)

 Windows 98/98se/ME
Windows 2000		 Macintosh
drivepak

USBDRIVEPAK.exe

installation Notes

 mac34902.sit

 

 

Installation Software for USB PhotoReaders

Compact Flash (Blue/Green) PhotoReaders

STI-CFRDR/USB Win 95/98,98se,ME
Win 2000		 MacOS
pr_usb_cf Type I

USBFLASHLK.exe

Installation Notes

 usb202mac.sit
pr_usb_cf Type II

USBFLASHLK.exe

Installation Notes

 usb202mac.sit
pr_cf_pp_blue Supported by OS.
No Drivers Required.		 Supported by OS.
No Drivers Required.

SmartMedia (Blue/Green) PhotoReaders

STI-SMRDR/USB Win 95/98,98se,ME
Win 2000		 MacOS
pr_usb_sm

USBFLASHLK.exe

Installation Notes

 usb202mac.sit
pr_cf_pp_blue Supported by OS.
No Drivers Required.		 Supported by OS.
No Drivers Required.

Compact Flash (Grey/White) PhotoReaders

STI-CFRDR/USB Windows MacOS
pr_grey Type I cfusb98.exe usb_pcrw.bin

FlashLink STI-UCS100 Dual Slot SmartMedia/CompactFlash Reader

STI-UCS100 Windows 98/98se/Me/2000/XP Macintosh
flashlink_d UCS100RXP.exe

Installation Notes for Win2000 & XP
Installation Notes for Win98 & ME		 Reader.hqx
(For OS 8.6 to 9.x)

UCS100OSX.sit
(For OS 10.x)

 

Parallel Port PhotoReader

CompactFlash Parallel Port PhotoReader

STI-CFRDR/PP Windows 2000 Windows 95/98 /td Windows NT DOS
pr_black Black Unit   win95131.exe ppnt40.exe ppdos.exe
pr_yel Yellow Unit   cfwin9x_nt.exe cfwin9x_nt.exe  
pr_cf_white White Unit cfrdr2k.exe

Installation Notes		 cfrdrpp.exe cfrdrpp.exe  
pr_grey Grey Unit   cfpp_95_98.exe cfpp_95_98.exe  
pr_cf_pp_blue CF&SMPP.exe CF&SMPP.exe CF&SMPP.exe  

SmartMedia Parallel Port PhotoReader

STI-SMRDR/PP Windows 2000 > Windows 95/98 Windows NT
SmartMediaPPPR_thumb White Unit smrdr2k.exe

Installation Notes		 smrdrpp.exe smrdrpp.exe
pr_white Grey Unit   smpp_95_98.exe sm_ppnt.exe
pr_cf_pp_blue CF&SMPP.exe CF&SMPP.exe

CF&SMPP.exe

Installation Notes

 

SimpleDrive (Parallel Port Hard Disk Drive)

 STI-HD2.5/AD Windows 2000 Windows 95/98 Windows NT DOS
sdrive sdpp2k.exe

Installation Notes		 win95127.exe ppwinnt.exe ppdos.exe

Data Copy Instructions:

  1. Insert a bootable diskette into the A drive of your computer

  2. When the system boots to the A prompt (A:\), remove the bootable diskette and insert the diskette labeled "SIMPLE DRIVE" and type LOAD then hit "ENTER". (A:\LOAD) This will install the Parallel Port Drivers.

  3. When the system returns to the A prompt (A:\), remove the disk labeled "SIMPLE DRIVE" and insert the disk labeled "E Z Drive". Type EZDRIVE and press "ENTER". Choose "Advanced Options" and then "Copy Entire Partition".

For more info, see SimpleDriveImageCopy.DOC

Modem Driver

STI-FAX/xx
(not including STI-FAX/56GLB)		 Windows 95/98 Windows NT
modem

simpinf.exe

Supports ALL Simple Technology Modems
(14.4k thru 56k)

simpinf.exe

Supports ALL Simple Technology Modems
(14.4k thru 56k)

 

28.8 Communicator Firmware Upgrade

336setup.exe : Update your current Simple Technology 28.8 Modem to run at 33.6KBits/Sec.

V.90 Firmware Upgrade

Note: There are two seperate files, one for all 56K Communicators w/SimpleJack and one for all 56K Communicators w/o SimpleJack. Please be sure to download the correct file.

Download the file to a temporary directory and run the executable to unzip the installation files to C:\V90TEMP. Then, simply follow the instructions in the readme.txt file (included in the zipped file and listed below) to update your modem.

V.90 Update for 56k Communicators with SimpleJack
NOTE: This upgrade is for Win3.x, Win 95, or Win 98 only. It will not work with Windows NT. Please read Readme.txt for SimpleJack modems.

V.90 Update for 56k Communicator without SimpleJack for non-SimpleJack modems.
Note: Please read Readme.txt for non-SimpleJack modems.

Ethernet Cards

Download and save the appropriate file to a floppy disk. When installing your new hardware, either manually through the control panel's "Install New Hardware" or automatically when Windows says "New Hardware Found", select the "Have Disk..." option and follow the prompted instructions.

10 BaseT Windows 95/98 Windows NT DOS
sti_logo STI-10BASET ether95.exe ether40.exe etheredos.exe

10 BaseT/10Base2 Windows 95/98 Windows NT
sti_logo STI-10BASET/2 10baset2.exe 10baset2.exe

Net 100 Communicator Windows 95 (REV B) Windows 98
sti_logo STI-NET100/56CB netcb95b.exe netcb98.exe

Net 100 Fast Ethernet Cardbus Windows 95 (REV B) Windows 98
sti_logo STI-NET100/CB netcb95b.exe netcb98.exe

Net 100 Fast Ethernet PC Card Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT
net100a STI-NET100/PCC
 
   
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