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SECTION 7
INSTALLING SOLID STATE DISKS (FLASH)
Solid State Disks (SSDs) have no moving parts and are far less susceptible to dirt,
moisture, vibration and temperature variations than mechanical Floppy disks. One type of
SSDs is available: Flash EPROM.
7.01 FLASH EPROM DISK
The non-volatile characteristics of Flash memory eliminate the risk of losing valuable data
updates (a concern with battery-backed SRAM). As a result, Flash memory offers major
advantages in applications like automated factories, remote systems, portable equipment
and similar environments. Also, Flash memory is obtainable at a much lower cost than
EPROM or battery-backed SRAM.
The VIPer807 comes optionally with 2MB or 4MB of Flash EPROM for use as Flash
disks. Two special software utilities are available for creating Flash disks: TEKNOR's
VFLASH software and Microsoft's FLASH FILE SYSTEM II (FFSII files can be
purchased from TEKNOR).
A Flash EPROM disk created with VFLASH is very much like a hard disk. A partition is
created and data is stored in files, just like on a hard disk. The main difference between
the two is that a Flash disk is a read-only drive. Therefore, in order to write software to
Flash devices, you must use VFLASH. VFLASH must also be used if you want to make
the Flash EPROM disk bootable, after which you must configure the Flash Disk as C: in
the VIP-UP Setup. For information on using VFLASH, see Section 11.
With the FLASH FILE SYSTEM II software, Flash EPROM disks are read/write and may
be accessed via DOS commands. For information on using this utility, see Section 12.
Installing Solid State Disks (Flash)
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