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Quatech PCD-B/PCI-ST , PCD-B/UPCI-E

PCI based PCMCIA Rear Slot Card Reader for Desktop PCs

PCI To PCMCIA Adapters

 
Quatech PCD-B/PCI-ST , PCD2-F/PCI-E & PCD2-F/UPCI-E
  
  • PCI to PCMCIA adaptor
  • Supports Type I, II & III cards
  • Rear entry slot version
  • Supports Cardbus cards
  • Support for Win 95 to XP
  • 1 year warranty



Datasheet/Manual:

Quatech PCD-B datasheet in PDF format Datasheet in PDF format
Quatech PCD-B manual in PDF format Manual in PDF format
 

Introduction

Quatech PCI to PCMCIA card drives allow desktop PCs to access the technology used in laptop, notebook and handheld computers. This enables easy data sharing between portable and desktop systems via memory cards or hard disk cards, as well as sharing of portable peripheral devices such as wireless modems, serial port cards and parallel port cards.

PCI Internal drive units can accommodate Type I, II or III PCMCIA devices including memory cards, ATA hard disk cards, modems, and a variety of other PCMCIA I/O devices. In addition the front drive unit can accept one Type III card and one Type I or II card at the same time. This advantage means that both an I/O card such as a modem, and an ATA hard disk card can be used at the same time in the same drive bay. The models install in a single PCI or universal (low profile) slot and are accessed from the rear of the computer.
 
PCD-B/PCI-ST (rear slot)
Rear slot version, standard PCI
PCD-B/PCI-ST
PCD-B/UPCI-E (Rear slot version, universal PCI)
Rear slot version, universal PCI
PCD-B/UPCI-E
 
 

Specification
Bus Interface:

PCD-B/PCI-ST : PCI Card Specification 2.3
PCD-B/UPCI-E: PCI Card Specification 2.2
OS Support:

PCD-B/PCI-ST : Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP
PCD-B/UPCI-E: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

Sockets:

PCD-B/PCI-ST : One PCMCIA slot operating at either 3.3V or 5V
PCD-B/UPCI-E: One PCMCIA slot operating at either 3.3V or 5V

Mounting Location:

PCD-B/PCI-ST : Rear PCI slot
PCD-B/UPCI-E: Rear Low Profile PCI slot
Supported Card Types:

PCD-B/PCI-ST :
Type I and II 16-bit PCMCIA or 32-bit CardBus* cards

PCD-B/UPCI-E:
Type I and II 16-bit PCMCIA or 32-bit CardBus* cards
Front Drive Bay Unit Finish:

PCD2-F/PCI-E: Beige
B-PCD2-F/PCI-E: Black

Requirements:

1 PCI slot (all models)
Certifications:

CE, FCC Class B

Temperature:

0-50 °C

 

* The CardBus specification defines: "The maximum trace lengths for all interface signals are limited to 1.5 inches (38.1mm)" between the CardBus controller and the socket. Due to this, is not possible to use CardBus cards in adaptors with front drive bays.

Cardbus cards can be identified by an extra earthing strip (usually gold) near the PCMCIA card (extra shielding for the faster transfer rates).

Cardbus card
Cardbus (32bit)
Non cardbus card
Non-cardbus (16bit)
ROHS Status:

PCD-B/PCI-ST is lead free/ROHS compliant.
PCD-B/UPCI-E is lead free/ROHS compliant.

Ordering Details:
Board:

PCD-B/PCI-ST 1 slot PCMCIA card drive for PCI bus (rear)
PCD-B/UPCI-E 1 slot PCMCIA card drive for low profile/universal PCI bus (rear)

Note that the PCD-B/UPCI-E is for low profile enclosures only

Important: These products will not work in machines with more than one CPU core.
In a multi-processor PC, Windows NT & 2000 uses the IOAPIC to assign interrupts from the PCI bus, based on information provided by the BIOS. CardBus adapters are usually enumerated by the BIOS as PCI to CardBus bridges and as such most BIOS's consider them as not requiring an IRQ. During the initial boot process, Windows stores this IRQ routing information, and it is not re-configurable, so when the driver loads, this decision not to assign an IRQ to the CardBus adapter has been set in stone. For correct operation, the PSeries and PCMCIA drivers require an IRQ to be assigned for card status change etc. In the Uni-processor kernel, IRQ's are not routed through the IOAPIC, so if the BIOS has not assigned an IRQ, the PSeries driver is able to route an IRQ through to the hardware without any problems.

Regretably, the PCD2-F/PCI-E & B-PCD2-F/PCI-E are no longer available (these products are not ROHS compliant).

Quatech cards come in a retail box with manual/driver CD and cable (where necessary)
Accessories:

N/A
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