Dell sells rebranded USB memory keys under a variety of different vendors. These vendors include Lexmark, M-Systems, and SMART. This technical recipe covers the unofficial installation of a [SMART]. USB memory key under Windows 98 SE, as the default SMART driver does not work on the Dell SM9FLAMK Memory Key without modification.
- Download and extract the the Windows 98 SE SMART driver, released on October 28, 2004.
- Open the SMARTG2.INF file using a text editor such as Notepad, and change the string
PID_1900toPID_1700. There should be three occurrences. - Finally, insert the Dell Memory Key and run the Add New Hardware Wizard. During the Wizard installation, point the installation directory to your modified SMARTG2.INF.
If your memory key is, instead, from M-Systems, head over to DiskOnKey, and download their Windows 98SE driver. No changes to the drivers are necessary.
Thanks. I have searched the net for the Dell memory key driver driver and finally I found the driver at your site.
Thank you, thank you and thank you! I installed every driver mentioned for the Dell memory key on the Internet for Windows 98 and nothing worked. After the modifications you listed here, I was admittedly a bit skeptical that it would work. Hooray! it worked! I hope all the other lost souls with new PC’s can find this post. You’re my hero!
Thanks a lot for your modification tip. The one and only thing that finally works with Windows 98! And how! Two minutes and just plug and play! Cool.
Thank you so much! I have searched and searched for a driver, downloading everything and nothing worked and wala! Your instructions worked!! Thank you, thank you!
March 28, 2006. I have been trying on and off for a year to get my Smart memory key from Dell to work on my Windows 98 HP Pavilion. The above worked. Thank you.
Simply great! Numerous emails to Dell were met with silence. This has solved my problem, especially since I had to re-activate my old laptop because Dell failed to deliver a new one after 3 weeks. Many thanks! Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much. At first when I edited the file and tried to save it, it told me it was a Read Only file and so I saved it as a separate file. And that didn’t work. Finally, I right clicked the driver file, went to “Properties” and “unchecked” the “Read Only” Box under General properties. After editing it again and saving it, it worked right away.
I’m only mentioning this because someone else might run into the same thing.
Thank you very much.
Like everyone else has already said, “Thank you Thank you Thank you.” You saved me a ton of time helping a friend migrate data from his old Dell PC to his new one!!
Thanks a million. This was the answer to my prayer. To tell the truth, I was investigating the cost of an upgrade to Windows 2000. You saved me a ton of money, time and headaches.
Again, I have to add to the thanks for this tip. It has just got another Dell memory key working in Windows 98. I don’t know how you figured this out, but I thank you for it.
Thank you. Just wanted to add my name to the list of your fans. My step-son, who’s a computer genius, couldn’t get the stick to work. But after applying your method, the driver finally downloaded. Haven’t tried to get any info off our old computer yet (which my husband named Myrtle), so have yet to complete the process, but am grateful for the driver at least. Thanks again.