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How to set up your MEGA This guide will show you how to set up your Mega EverDrive X5 for the first time. Before you begin, you will need a micro SD card and a PC or Mac with a SD card reader. 1: Format your micro SD card The first thing you need to do is format your micro SD card. To do this using Windows 10: Click on the Windows Key. Type in “File Explorer”. Open File Explorer. Right click on your SD card and select ‘Format’. Make sure the ‘FAT32’ File System is selected. Click on ‘Start’ and then ‘OK’ to confirm and begin the process. WARNING: Formatting will erase ALL data previously stored on the card. 2: Download the OS Open your web browser and visit the page: http://krikzz.com/pub/support/mega-everdrive/x3x5x7/OS/ Download the most recent OS version. Once the file has finished downloading, open the compressed file and copy the MEGA folder to your micro SD card. © 2018 Retro Game Store Australia 3: Add your ROMs Now it is time to add your ROM files. Create a new folder in the root directory of your SD card (Do not do this in the MEGA folder). The Mega EverDrive X5 has full directory support so it doesn’t matter what you name this folder. You can even create multiple directories to organise your ROM files if preferred. Your micro SD Card is now ready. Safely eject the micro SD card by right clicking the drive icon in File Explorer and selecting ‘Eject’. 4: Insert the micro SD Card You can now insert the micro SD card into the slot on top of the EverDrive cartridge. The micro SD card's gold pins should be facing the same way as the front of the cartridge. WARNING: Never remove the micro SD card while the Everdrive is in the Sega Mega Drive system and the power is on. X5

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How to set up your MEGA

This guide will show you how to set up your Mega EverDrive X5 for the �rst time.Before you begin, you will need a micro SD card and a PC or Mac with a SD card reader.

1: Format your micro SD cardThe �rst thing you need to do is format your micro SD card. To do this using Windows 10: Click on the Windows Key. Type in “File Explorer”. Open File Explorer. Right click on your SD card and select ‘Format’. Make sure the ‘FAT32’ File System is selected. Click on ‘Start’ and then ‘OK’ to con�rm and begin the process.

WARNING: Formatting will erase ALL data previously stored on the card.

2: Download the OSOpen your web browser and visit the page:http://krikzz.com/pub/support/mega-everdrive/x3x5x7/OS/

Download the most recent OS version.

Once the �le has �nished downloading, open the compressed �le and copy the MEGA folder to your micro SD card.

3: Add your ROMsNow it is time to add your ROM �les. Create a new folder in the root directory of your SD card (Do not do this in the MEGA folder). The Mega EverDrive X5 has full directory support so it doesn’t matter what you name this folder. You can even create multiple directories to organise your ROM �les if preferred.

Your micro SD Card is now ready. Safely eject the micro SD card by right clicking the drive icon in File Explorer and selecting ‘Eject’.

4: Insert the micro SD CardYou can now insert the micro SD card into the slot on top of the EverDrive cartridge. The micro SD card's gold pins should be facing the same way as the front of the cartridge.

WARNING: Never remove the micro SD card while the Everdrive is in the Sega Mega Drive system and the power is on.