PRELIMINARY/CONFIDENTIAL
MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive
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Operating System Specifications
The SSD is compatible with Microsoft Windows® and alternative operating systems. The SSD is low-
level formatted at the factory; however, the SSD must be partitioned and high-level formatted. The
SSD can be formatted as a boot or data storage drive using any standard disk partitioning and
formatting utility.
Microsoft OS Compatibility
The SSD is fully compatible with the following Microsoft operating systems, using the native drivers
supplied with the OS:
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Windows 2000, Service Packs 2, 3 and 4
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Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server
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Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional, Service Packs 1 and 2
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Windows XP, 64-Bit Extended
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Windows 2003 Standard, Enterprise, 64-bit, Web, Datacenter, Small Business Server
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Windows Vista
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MS-DOS
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Windows Pre-boot Environment (WinPE)
The drive is compatible with the current version of the MS-DOS real-mode drivers bundled with any
of the Microsoft operating systems for reading files from optical media.
Alternative Operating Systems
The drive is fully compatible with the following operating systems, using the native drivers supplied
with the OS:
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Red Hat Linux 2.1
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Red Hat Linux 3.0
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DRMK (Dell Real-Mode Kernel) DOS
System POST, Boot and Resume Times
The effect on the time required for the system to POST, boot and resume under Microsoft Windows
XP is minimized. Device implementation will target minimum impact to such. The drives also comply
with the Microsoft Fast Boot/Fast Resume Requirement, which is <= 2.5 s for Resume from Standby
(S3), <= 20 s for Resume from Hibernate (S4).
Diagnostic Software
The computer or system manufacturer is responsible for providing any diagnostic software or utilities.
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