Install Drivers for Microdrive Digital Media

Before you begin

• Make sure that the desktop or notebook computer used with the handheld PC has Windows CE Services 2.x installed.  A Mobile Devices icon is placed on the desktop when Windows CE Services is installed.
• If your handheld PC only has a PCMCIA type II slot, a PC card adapter is required.

How to install the device driver:

1. Download the device driver:

1. Download the device driver for the processor type used in the hand held PC to a temporary directory on the desktop/notebook computer.  See how to determine the handheld PC processor type if you do not know what type of processor is in the handheld PC.
2. Open Windows Explorer on the desktop/notebook computer and locate the device driver file you downloaded.
3. Double-click on the file name.
4. Click the Extract button when the PKZIP window is displayed.  This will extract the atadisk.dll file to your Windows desktop.

2. Connect the handheld PC to the desktop/notebook computer:

1. Connect the handheld PC to the desktop/notebook computer using the serial interface cable provided with the handheld PC.  Windows CE Services automatically detects that the handheld PC is connected to the desktop/notebook computer and assigns a folder for the handheld PC.
2. Make sure all CF and PC card slots are empty in the handheld PC.

3. Copy the device driver (atadisk.dll) to the handheld PC.

1. On the desktop/notebook computer, open Windows Explorer and double-click on the Mobile Devices icon.
2. Double-click on the folder for the handheld PC in the Mobile Services folder. This directory shows all of the icons on the desktop of the handheld PC.
3. Double-click on the My Handheld PC icon.
4. Double-click on the \windows folder under My Handheld PC.
5. Locate the atadisk.dll icon on your Windows desktop.
6. Copy and paste (or drag) the atadisk.dll icon into the \windows folder for the handheld PC.

4. Turn the handheld PC off and back on again.

1. If your handheld PC has a CompactFlash type II slot, insert the Microdrive into the slot.  Otherwise, you will need to use a PC card adapter to insert the device into a PCMCIA type II slot on the handheld PC.
2. When Windows CE recognizes the drive, a storage folder for the drive is created under My Handheld PC. 

How to uninstall the device driver:

To uninstall the device driver, erase the atadisk.dll file in the \windows directory of the handheld PC.