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Ways to Use the Solid State Disk Sockets
There are two ways you may utilize the Solid State Disk sockets of the cpuModule.
• Using devices which install as BIOS Extensions
• Using Conventional SSD Memory
BIOS Extension Devices such as Disk On Chip and PromDisk provide a relatively large amount of
read/write disk space in one socket of the cpuModule. These devices generally appear similar to a
conventional hard disk to DOS, allowing you to copy, delete, and rename files without using any
special utilities.
Conventional Solid State Disk uses a variety of memory devices, such as:
• Atmel 5 volt only Flash
• Intel 12 volt Flash
• AMD 5-volt Flash
• Static RAM
• NOVRAM
•EPROM
to create a Solid State Disk. When used with Atmel 5 volt Flash, SRAM or NOVRAM, the SSD ap-
pears similar to a read/write floppy disk to DOS, allowing you to copy, delete, and rename files in
the SSD without using any special utilities.
When used with Intel 12 volt Flash or AMD 5-volt Flash, you can erase and program the SSD mem-
ory in the cpuModule using the SSD.EXE utility program.
These methods are described in detail in the following sections.