User Manual EasyDrive Version 4.0
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1. Introduction
1.1
Product description
Intended for both commercial and industrial applications, the altec EasyDrive allows
user-friendly and rapid access to PC Card memory media from a PC and makes it easy
to exchange data with digital cameras, PDAs and notebooks.
The EasyDrive is an internal 3,5" drive and has an IDE interface and two slots. It lets you
write to, read and format PC Cards (Type I or II) or HDDs in PC Card format (Type II or
III). The EasyDrive is compatible with Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, MS-DOS, OS/2
and Windows 3.x.
The EasyDrive can be connected to the existing standard IDE controller in your PC. The
altec driver software makes the EasyDrive appear as three additional drives under
Windows.
1.2
Features
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Internal 3,5" drive with IDE interface and 40-pin IDE connector (2.54mm pin
spacing)
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Rapid data transfer of up to 1.5 MByte/sec
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2 x PC Card slots for two PC Cards Type I or II or one PC Card Type III
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Supports SRAM and ATA Flash PC Cards to the PCMCIA standard of any capacity
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Optimized drivers for Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP; no additional soft-
ware required
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Automatic detection of the storage medium type (ATA and standard
SRAM/Flash memory)
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Automatic detection of memory size, even with unformatted PC Cards
1.3
Scope of delivery
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Internal PC Card Drive with 3.5" chassis; four fixing screws
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Drivers for DOS, Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP supplied on diskette
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Adapter for 3.5" diskette drive power connector
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40-pin standard IDE ribbon cable; connectors with polarity reversal protection
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Instruction manual supplied on diskette
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Available as an option: additional IDE controller card for a PC
