USB Data Storage Devices

Yes I totaly agree. The problem is that a lot of people don't know the difference between bit and byte and then an upper-case B is no differnet from a lower-case b.

I just felt that, the way the discussion was going, someone had to clarify a little.


Yes the error becomes larger the bigger prefix you use. Normaly a user never have to worry about this (although it is pretty common that someone complain that their 120GB harddrive only reports 115GB, or what ever,).

I am pretty new to HPC though. and I guess that maybe you have to keep better track of your bytes and bits when you have so few to spare.

I mentioned in the end of my last post that there are measures taken to rid this problem. A new prefix system based on binary. Instead of kilo you have kibi and instead of Mega you have Mibi. If anyone have used the horrible illegal program DC++, you can see that the programmer have used kiB instead of kB...
Well anyway this doesn't solve the problem... it only clarifies a little... a Mega should always be 1000 000 no more no less.

hm... I think I am going to shut up now... sorry... ranting... thingie..

Well.. I started the thread way back when. It appears that the forum topic has had quite a few hits since then. I don't know if anybody still cares about USB storage devices but I recently purchased a FIRELITE 40GB portable drive to use with my desktop. Just for fun I plugged it in to my Intermec 6651 USB to see if it would be recognized. Much to my surprise it came right up. No change to the drivers that I loaded last year (thanks to C-Amie). 40GB storage connected to my little 6651 and running great - the external power supply is needed though. If anybody is compiling the list you might consider adding the Smartdisk Firelite.. others probably work as well. http://www.smartdisk.com/eWeb/smartdiskus/www/staticpages/fireliteporthdd.asp

I've done also the "update" on my 6651, and now I can plug my camera (fujifilm finepix s5000) direct into the usb and acces my foto's. The 6651 ony can't read my usb-stick mp3 player

WOOHOO I USE THIS AND JUST GOT MY 20GIG IPOD TO WORK AS A HARDDRIVE!! IT WORKS, IT REALLY WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I <3 MY INTERMEC 6651

Edited by Scala 2005-07-30 11:01 AM

Another satisifed 6651 user. Does my heart good.

EXTREMLY USEFULL.HOW DID YOU DO THAT....?

how? how do you get usb mass storage support on intermec 6651, please give me link (pretol at yahoo dot com)

Could I also get the link to the USB update for the Intermec 6651 for the Mass Storage devices. dracos1775@msn.com

Hi, I am interested on this usb driver update for the intermec 6651, could you send me the link to with a personal message? Thanks