Introduction - Epson DYO-211/212 (FDD User Manual

Introduction

Your EPSON® DYO™ 211 or 212 dual drive combines a 1.44MB,
3.5-inch diskette drive and a full-function Type III PCMCIA
(Personal Computer Memory Card International Association)
drive socket. The dual drive fits into any standard half-height
5.25-inch drive bay.
The diskette drive is power-saving and supports 3.5-inch
double-sided, high- or double-density diskettes. The PCMCIA
drive socket supports Type I, II, and III PC cards and is fully
compatible with the PCMCIA Specifications Release 2.x. Both
the DYO 211 and 212 drives contain a front panel PCMCIA
drive socket, which allows you to easily use RAM, flash
memory, and ATA cards, as well as any type of PCMCIA I/O
card. The DYO 212 contains an additional PCMCIA drive
socket which you can access through a bracket on the back of
the computer.
The EPSON DYO 211 or 212 drive offers the following features:
Diskette drive rack and pinion carriage seek mechanism
that reduces peak current of the diskette drive stepping
motor during high-speed seek operation
SystemSoft® card and socket services software that
automatically configures your computer to recognize the
type of card(s) in the PCMCIA drive socket(s)
Compatibility with all major card and socket services
software
Compatibility with FFS (Flash File System software), which
enables full diskette and hard drive emulation of Series I, II,
and III flash cards
Status light indicators that provide information about the
operational status of the drive and the battery status of the
PC card inserted into the drive