User Manual i-Drive 2.1
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1. Introduction
1.1
Product description
The altec i-Drive is a drive for PC Card storage media and supports all standard PC Card
ATA or SRAM media and PC Card hard disks. The front of the i-drive has slots for two
Type II PC Cards or one Type III PC Card.
The standard SCSI interface of the i-Drive makes it easy to connect to desktop PCs,
Macintosh computers and workstations. It allows rapid data transfer or data exchange
using exchangeable PC Card storage media.
The i-Drive is manufactured for commercial and industrial applications. It has all per-
formance features required by PCs, digital cameras, High Performance Embedded Sys-
tems and portable computers and is designed for cost-saving and user-friendly
support of PC Card storage media.
The i-Drive is available as an internal version. It is manufactured as a 3.5" standard
chassis for installation in 3.5" or 5.25" drive bays.
1.2
Features
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State-of-the-art PC Card technology for computers with a SCSI interface
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Operating system independent – supports MS-DOS, Windows 95/98, NT, 2000,
ME and XP, OS/2, UNIX and Apple Macintosh OS 7.1 to 9.x (OS X not tested)
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2 slots for PC Card Type I and II storage media or 1 slot for PC Card Type III
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High-speed data transfer – up to 10 MB/s (synchronous) or 5 MB/s
(asynchronous)
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Simple, quick, compatible: easy installation, SCSI-2 interface, PC Card standard
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Configurable with jumpers and SCSI ID switch
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The two PC Card slots are assigned to 2 separate logical SCSI units (LUNs)
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Automatic recognition of the storage medium (PC Card ATA, SRAM and linear
flash PC Cards) and memory capacity, even with unformatted PC Cards
1.3
Scope of delivery
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PC Card Drive in 3.5" chassis with SCSI-2 interface (50 pin, 8-bit)
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Power supply cable adapter 5.25" to 3.5"
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Mounting screws
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Instruction manual
