User Manual ID Drive 1.2
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1. Introduction
1.1
Product description
The altec ID Drive is a drive for PC Card storage media and supports all standard PC
Card ATA or SRAM media and PC Card hard disks. The front of the ID Drive has a single
slot for PC Cards Type I, II or III.
The standard SCSI interface of the ID Drive makes it easy to connect to desktop PCs,
Macintosh computers, Notebooks and workstations. It allows rapid data transfer or
data exchange using exchangeable PC Card storage media.
The i-Drive is manufactured for industrial and commercial applications. It has all per-
formance features required by PCs, digital cameras, High Performance Embedded
Systems and portable computers and is designed for cost-saving and user-friendly
support of PC Card storage media.
1.2
Features
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PC Card Drive in industrial-strength rugged metal desktop case with SCSI-2
interface (50-pin HD Sub D connector)
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Suitable for all operating systems with SCSI support, for example Windows
95/98, NT, ME, 2000 and XP, MS-DOS, Linux, OS/2 and Mac OS
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Single slot for PC Card memory media such as SRAM and ATA PC Cards or HDDs
in PC Card format (Type I to Type III)
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Compatible with CompactFlash or Smart Media Cards, MultiMediaCards,
SD Cards, Microdrive miniature hard disks, Memory Sticks or xD-Cards using
the appropriate PC Card adapter
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High-speed data transfer – up to 10 MB/s (synchronous) or 5 MB/s
(asynchronous)
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Simple, quick, compatible: easy installation, SCSI-2 interface, PC Card standard
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Configurable with SCSI ID, terminator power and SCSI termination switches
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Automatic recognition of the storage medium (PC Card ATA, SRAM and linear
flash PC Cards) and memory capacity, even with unformatted PC Cards
1.3
Scope of delivery
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PC Card Drive integrated in external desptop case in industrial-strength rugged
metal with external plug-in power supply
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