NOMAD MuVo NX Review: A Memory Stick with a Penchant for Music - Installation
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Before I could use the MuVo NX, I had to install the proper drivers from the included Creative Labs software CD. As expected, this was a straight forward process: I opened the automatic cup holder thingy on my computer, put the shiny coaster in, and the install window pops right up on my screen. Other than un-checking Adobe Acrobat Reader, I let the installation run at its basic configuration, installing Creative’s MediaSource, and the NOMAD MuVo NS software.
If scrutinizing your installations is what floats your boat, then you’ll be interested to know that the Advanced install allows you check which of the available MP3 Player drivers you’ll install. The default configuration installs all available drivers, including those for the NOMAN Jukebox 2/3/Zen, NOMAD Jukebox, and MuVo II/MG. Installing everything will take approximately 34 MB of space. Something quirky I noticed was that when I clicked the “View Readme File” link during the installation preparatory screens, Notepad opened up, but the installation screen was minimized. This wouldn’t have been such a big deal if it had at least looked like a minimalization. I was about to open the installation again when I closed the Notepad and the installation window popped up. Next time maybe they should just leave the screen right where it was.
During the installation process, I put the battery in the unit battery module and hooked up the MP3 Player, in order to test it out a bit. Not much to do there other than listen to the default song (Africa) – all 12 seconds of it. I unplugged the unit from the battery module and plugged the unit in to the USB drive after the reboot. Windows then detected as a “Removable Disk” (My Computer -> Removable Disk). It should be noted that when I did this with a computer in which the drivers were NOT installed, Windows recognized the drive, installed the proper drivers, and I was ready to use the drive within minutes.
Note: Although it is our custom to test devices in both Windows and Linux, I wasn’t able to complete those tests before this review.
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