1.3 3.5-inch External FDD (Option)
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1.3 3.5-inch External FDD (Option)
The 3.5-inch external FDD is a thin, high performance reliable drive that supports 720KB
(formatted) 2DD and 1.44MB (formatted) 2HD disks. The FDD can be connected to the PC
card slot.
The FDD is shown in Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4 3.5-inch FDD
The specifications for the FDD are listed in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 FDD specifications
Item
2MB mode
1MB mode
Storage capacity (KB)
Unformatted
Formatted
2,000
1,440
1,000
720
Number of heads
2
2
Number of cylinders
80
80
Access time (ms)
Track to track
Average
Head settling time
3
181
15
3
181
15
Recording track density (tpi)
135
135
Data transfer rate (Kbps)
500
250
Rotation speed (rpm)
300
300
Recording method
Modified Frequency Modulation (MFM)
Summary of Contents for Libretto 50CT
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