¶ Introduction to Drive Root Question
And now it's time for a Tiny Byte of knowledge .
You know , Sarah , I've been trying to buy one of those USBs that has roots on it .
Roots on your memory sticks what ? I only root my memory sticks in the USB port on the computer . What do you mean ? The root ? One of the most popular questions that we get from people that we are sending prescriptions to is what is the root of the USB ? You need to explain why this is a big issue .
Yeah , it's a super common question and it's a really important question because the root of a USB is oftentimes what a monitor is looking for when they're looking for prescriptions . And so if you have a monitor that you're trying to get prescriptions onto and it's looking at the root of a USB for those prescriptions and they're not there , that's a problem .
So in order to get around this problem , we have to talk about and we have to know we need to get to the root of the problem . Is we need to get to the root of the problem ? Is we need
¶ Explaining What a Drive Root Means
to get to the root ?
of the problem . So , sarah , what exactly is the root of a USB drive , or the root of any ?
drive . When you open up a drive on your screen , on your window , there should be like no folders , no files , nothing there . It's just like a blank white screen , that's it .
Perfect . So like , for example , when I plug in USB drives into my computer and I go to like my computer , I often see like my C drive , which is like my Windows drive , or if I plug in a USB drive , it oftentimes is my F or a G or an H drive . And so what ?
The root of that is , when I click onto that USB drive F , that first folder , that just blank space of me opening the top of that drive , is the root of the .
USB drive . That's correct . Now with GK technology , when , when we are exporting out prescriptions , we've got a manual and in the manual we've got this chart and it , it helps us understand how to export to
¶ Controller Requirements for Prescriptions
different monitors . One of the things that we talk about is where those prescriptions need to be located on that USB so the controller can find them . That controller is going to look at a specific file structure to find them . Sometimes those prescriptions need to be within a folder named specifically .
For example , with John Deere , if you're going out with a USB , it needs to be in a folder labeled RX . If it's not labeled in that , it doesn't work . If it's on a case monitor and it's a shapefile , it needs to be in a folder called shapefile with no capitals . That's how this works . It needs to be in a folder called shapefile with no capitals .
That's how this works . Then those controllers can search through those folders and find them . But there are a number of monitors out there that say the prescription files should be placed directly on the root of the USB . That means no folder , no , nothing , just put them straight on the USB .
That means no folder , no , nothing , just put them straight on the USB , just like Sarah mentioned , sometimes a specific controller might start looking for prescriptions in a folder , and so you might need to
¶ Folder Naming and Structure Guidelines
title that folder , like Sarah said , shapefile if it's on a Case IH Pro 700 or Pro 1200 . So , thinking back to the ADMS manual that Sarah mentioned before too , you might find that it's telling you to write a prescription to a specific folder or something that says like VRC slash . So what does that slash mean ?
What that slash mean is just that title of the folder is VRC , and then inside of that folder is where you should be placing the prescription . So , using the specific example of like writing a prescription to a John Deere monitor , oftentimes what you'll do is you'll create a folder that says RX and then you'll open the folder and put the prescription in there .
So what the slash means in that is just that that's a folder . You don't need to put slash in the title , you just need to place the file inside of that .
As a matter of fact , most of the time , when you're naming anything in computers , using slash marks gets really dangerous , because that's what you do is you create files and folders , so don't put a slash in . You should never use special characters for naming anything . You can use numbers , you can use letters and you can use dashes , but that's about it .
So did we get to the root of the issue ? I think so .
I think we talked about the most important root , the root of our USB drives .
Hopefully , once our prescriptions are placed there , all of our controllers will be able to find them , just like roots in
¶ Conclusion and Key Takeaways
fertile soil . Tune in next time for a tiny bite of knowledge from gk technology where we have a map and an app for that . That