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4 Using the Notebook PC
Hard Disk Drive
Hard disk drives have higher capacities and operate at much faster
speeds than floppy disk drives and CD-ROM drives. Enhanced IDE
drives provide a reliable, fast, and cost-effective mass storage solution
in the PC storage industry. The high speed transfer modes supported
are UltraATA/100 up to 100MB/sec and PIO mode 4 up to 16.6MB/
sec. The Notebook PC comes with a removable 2.5” (6.35cm) wide
and .374” (.95cm) high UltraATA/100/66 IDE hard disk drive with current capacities up to 80GB. Current
IDE hard drives support S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) to detect hard disk
errors or failures before they happen. Visit an authorized service center or retailer for upgrades.
IMPORTANT! Poor handling of the Notebook PC may damage the hard disk drive.
Handle the Notebook PC gently and keep it away from static electricity and strong
vibrations or impact. The hard disk drive is the most delicate component and will
likely be the first or only component that is damaged if the Notebook PC is dropped.
Flash Memory Card Reader
Normally a PCMCIA memory card reader must be purchased separately in order to use memory cards
from devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, mobile phones, and PDAs. This Notebook PC has
a single built-in memory card reader that can read flash memory cards as shown below. The built-in
memory card reader is not only convenient, but also faster than most other forms of memory card
readers because it utilizes the high-bandwidth PCI bus.
MS (Memory Stick)
Select
MS (Memory Stick)
Magic Gate (MG)
MS (Memory Stick)
MMC (Multimedia Card)
SD (Secure Digital)
Supported Memory Types
SD/MMC
MS/MS Pro
IMPORTANT! Never remove cards while or immediately after reading, copying, for-
matting, or deleting data on the card or else data loss may occur.