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Section 5-5 - Back End Processor
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Floppy Drive
The Floppy Drive supports basic data retrieval from the Vivid 3N ultrasound unit, such as log files, export
to Microsoft Excel, small image files and other service utility operations. The floppy drive is controlled
by the CPU via signals from the IDE Bus. The floppy drive can support media format not larger than
1.44 MB size 3.5 in.
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Hard Disk
The Hard Disk is the main storage device of the Vivid 3N ultrasound unit. The Hard Disk is controlled
by the CPU via signals from the IDE Bus.The Hard Disk is partitioned into four drives, each of which is
designated for different operations, as follows:
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C: Drive:
Execution of the operating system and the software application, and factory presets. The
partition size 2Gbyte.
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D: Drive:
User presets and data. The partition size is 1Gbyte.
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E: Drive:
Archiving of all images and reports. The partition size is normally 15.5Gbyte but this
depends upon the size of the hard disk.
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F: Drive:
Swap file partition for future usage. The partition size is 550Mbyte.