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Altec EasyDrive Manual

Pc card drive for the ide interface
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Thank you for deciding to buy an altec product. In order to ensure correct functioning
and to avoid problems when installing this high-quality German-made product,
please read the entire manual and carefully observe the following points:
• Observe the general guidelines when handling components or modules which can
be damaged by electrostatic charge or discharge (this applies to the products
described in this manual).
• If you should encounter any problems during the installation or use of this product,
please contact our service department and ask for advice. If you do not do this, your
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EasyDrive
PC Card Drive
for the IDE interface
HB_Easy_e40.qxd4 Version 08/2002.

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  • Page 1 PC Card Drive for the IDE interface Thank you for deciding to buy an altec product. In order to ensure correct functioning and to avoid problems when installing this high-quality German-made product, please read the entire manual and carefully observe the following points: •...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The EasyDrive is manufactured to EMC guideline 89/336/EWG and is CE compliant and CE certified to EMVG.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    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).

  • Page 4: Hardware Installation

    EasyDrive. The mounting holes at the bottom of the EasyDrive allow it to be installed in a stan- dard 5.25" drive bay. If necessary, the EasyDrive can be installed tilted to any angle.

  • Page 5: Connectors And Jumper Settings

    Please follow the instructions on the supplied EasyDrive support diskette for informa- tion on installing the EasyDrive under MS-DOS, Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP. The »Readme.txt« file on the support diskette lists the driver files which will be instal- led.

  • Page 6: Installation Under Windows 95/98 And Me

    Note: If no unused IDE channel is available, you can connect the EasyDrive to an additional IDE controller card (available from altec as an option). If DOS drivers for the EasyDrive are already installed on your PC, please remove the entries from the files "config.sys“ and "autoexec.bat“.

  • Page 7: Installation Under Windows Nt, 2000 Or Xp

    Therefore, we recommend you to backup of your PC's hard disk before installing the EasyDrive. Take care to attach the EasyDrive to the correct IDE channel. The primary or first IDE controller, which is usually marked primary or IDE0 on the PC's main board, is normal- ly used for the hard disk.
  • Page 8 Step 2: Copy the driver files as follows: Insert the altec Support Disk in drive "A:". Open the Control Panel with START ->SETTINGS -> CONTROL PANEL. Click SCSI to view the "SCSI" properties and choose the "Driver" tab. The click "Add".
  • Page 9 (depending on the PC's chip set, you may also see VIA Bus Master). – Primary IDE channel – Secondary IDE channel Select the IDE channel to which you have connected the EasyDrive. This will normally be the secondary IDE channel. Accordingly, the following steps are described for the secondary IDE channel..

  • Page 10: Using The Easydrive

    Windows Logo test with "Continue installation" (XP) or "Yes" (2000). Windows will now install the driver. Confirm the last message with "Finish". If the EasyDrive is already connected to the IDE Controller, you do not need to restart the system.

  • Page 11: Removing A Pc Card

    101,6 mm x 25,4 mm x 149 mm (WxHxL) Temperature 0°C to +70°C (operating) –20°C to +70°C (non-operating) Humidity 0 to 90% (non-condensing) DC input voltage 5Volt ±5% Power consumption approx. 15–50 mA (w/o memory) User Manual EasyDrive Version 4.0...

  • Page 12: Supported Storage Media

    Storage capacities : 16 MByte – 2,0 GByte* As of 08/2002 Ask for our product overview leaflet or visit our web site for information on the full range of memory media, Drives and Solid State Disks which are available from altec: http://www.altec-computersysteme.com User Manual EasyDrive Version 4.0...

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