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Overview - IBM SlimLine USB Portable diskette drive

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Abstract

This overview lists the features and specifications and warranty information for the IBM SlimLine USB Portable diskette drive.

Content

Overview

This drive reads and writes both 1.44MB and 720KB diskette media.

Industry standard USB connectivity offers convenient attachment to most notebooks and desktop systems with available and functional USB port.

Features include:

  • USB plug and play connectivity
  • Low power requirement
  • Extremely small form factor

Key prerequisites

USB portable diskette drive usable with 1.44MB or 720KB media. Used through system functional USB port.

At a glance

Key features include:

  • Reads and writes both 1.44 MB and 720 KB diskette media.
  • USB plug and play
  • Low power, no external power adapter required
  • Interface bus: USB
  • Form factor: SlimLine
  • Storage capacity: 1.44MB
  • Number of cyclinders: 80
  • Rotational speed: 300rpm, 360rpm
  • Recording method: Modified Frequency Modulation (MFM)
  • Average latency time: 100ms (1.44MB), 83.3ms (720KB mode)

Part number information

Marketing part number: 40K1692

Warranty

1 Year limited - customer replaceable unit (CRU)

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

System x Hardware Options:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-62638