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User Manual EasyDrive Version 4.0

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3. Connectors and jumper settings

The rear of the device is provided with connectors for the IDE cable  and the power sup-

ply. The table below shows the jumper settings.

4. Software installation

Please follow the instructions on the supplied EasyDrive support diskette for informa-

tion on installing the EasyDrive under MS-DOS, Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP.

The »Readme.txt« file on the support diskette lists the driver files which will be instal-

led.

4.1 Installation under Windows operating systems

The supplied drivers for Windows 95/98, ME, Windows NT, 2000 and XP allow the two

slots of the EasyDrive to be accessed as two different (logical) drives for exchangeable

media. The PC interface uses a standard IDE hard disk controller. The EasyDrive allows

you to write to, read and format Type I and II ATA PC cards, Type III HDDs, and SRAM PC

Cards.

Pre-requirements:

Windows 95/98, ME, Windows NT 4.0 SP4 (Workstation or Server), Windows

2000 or Windows XP (Home or Professional)

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ne unused IDE channel which is not used for other devices

The IDE controller must be configured for the following addresses:

0x1F0-0x1F7 (primary hard disk controller)

0x170-0x177 (secondary hard disk controller)

Summary of Contents for EasyDrive

Page 1: ...blems during the installation or use of this product please contact our service department and ask for advice If you do not do this your guarantee rights may be impaired Support hotline Monday to Frid...

Page 2: ...EMVG Table of contents 1 Introduction 3 1 1 Product description 3 1 2 Features 3 1 3 Scope of delivery 3 2 Hardware installation 4 2 1 Installation 4 2 2 Connecting the power supply cable 4 2 3 Conne...

Page 3: ...drives under Windows 1 2 Features Internal 3 5 drive with IDE interface and 40 pin IDE connector 2 54mm pin spacing Rapid data transfer of up to 1 5 MByte sec 2 x PC Card slots for two PC Cards Type...

Page 4: ...t to be installed in a stan dard 5 25 drive bay If necessary the EasyDrive can be installed tilted to any angle 2 2 Connecting the power supply cable The EasyDrive has a standard 3 5 diskette drive po...

Page 5: ...r Windows operating systems The supplied drivers for Windows 95 98 ME Windows NT 2000 and XP allow the two slots of the EasyDrive to be accessed as two different logical drives for exchangeable media...

Page 6: ...ill then be shown a list of device types e g modems HD controllers etc Choose the device type SCSI Controller You will be shown a list of the SCSI controllers which are already known to Windows Click...

Page 7: ...attach the EasyDrive to the correct IDE channel The primary or first IDE controller which is usually marked primary or IDE0 on the PC s main board is normal ly used for the hard disk The secondary or...

Page 8: ...p 3 Restart the computer After installing the driver it is necessary to reboot the PC to load and activate the driver Close all currently running programs and restart Windows Installation under Window...

Page 9: ...p 3 under Windows 2000 Choose Properties in the context menu to open the properties dialog box for the device Click the Driver tab click Update driver and confirm the following dialog box with Next Ch...

Page 10: ...Drive 5 1 Inserting a memory card After installing the altec EasyDrive as described above you should see two removable drives which correspond to the two slots in the drive You can both slots forType...

Page 11: ...is done by clicking on a button on the task bar at the bottom right of the screen 6 Technical Specifications EasyDrive Memory card slots 2 x PC Card Type I or II or 1 x Type III f0r SRAM and ATA Flas...

Page 12: ...apacities 16 MByte 2 0 GByte altec Full Metal Cards IP54 ATA PC Card Type II protected against spray water and dust industrial temperature range Operation 40 C to 85 C 5 V Storage capacities 16 MByte...

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