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	Microdrive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Microdrives which can store 4 GB or more must be formatted for a file system which supports this capacity, such as FAT 32 or NTFS, which may not be supported by older CompactFlash hosts.
		The Microdrive was developed and launched in 1999 by IBM with a capacity of 170 MB, which was expanded to 6 GB by 2005.
		Microdrive™ was a registered trademark by IBM and Hitachi for each period.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Microdrive (1840 words)

	ZX Microdrive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Microdrives used tiny (44 x 34 x 8 mm including protective cover) cartridges containing a 5 m (200 inch) endless loop of video tape, 1.9 mm wide, driven at 76 cm/second (30 in/second); thus performing a complete circuit in approximately 8 seconds.
		The cartridges held a minimum of 85 kB when formatted on a ZX Microdrive (exact capacity depended on the number of "bad" sectors found and the precise speed of the Microdrive motor when formatting); the data retrieval rate was 15 kB/second (i.e., 120 kbit/s).
		Microdrives were also used as the native storage medium of the Sinclair QL which incorporated two internal drives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ZX_Microdrive (416 words)

	Planet Sinclair: Computers: Peripherals: Microdrive: The development of the Microdrive
		Although the Microdrive was announced in April 1982, a number of Research employees seem to recall that work on the project was started around the time of the ZX81 development.
		The Microdrives on the other hand are very different to anything on the market and could start a whole new trend with other companies copying them.
		In the final analysis, however, although the Microdrive was hardly a revolution in data storage, it was a massive improvement on cassette recorders.
	www.nvg.ntnu.no /sinclair/computers/peripherals/microdrive_sst.htm (1064 words)

	Planet Sinclair: Computers: Peripherals: Microdrive
		Up to eight Microdrives could be connected side-by-side, daisy-chained to each other via a slot in the side of the device.
		The public response was much more positive - the Microdrive sold so well that Sinclair was forced to limit the number of machines to two per applicant, which reduced (but did not eliminate) the familiar waiting lists.
		Sinclair also chose the Microdrive (in a slightly revised version, incompatible with the Spectrum Microdrive) to be the built-in mass storage device of the
	www.nvg.ntnu.no /sinclair/computers/peripherals/microdrive.htm (364 words)

	Rob Galbraith DPI: Reliability
		This is true in theory and in practice too, as you'll know if you've ever dropped an earlier generation of Microdrive onto a hard surface or squeezed it too hard pulling it out of a card reader.
		A Microdrive, when used within the durability limits of its design, is likely to be quite reliable.
		HGST found that earlier generations of Microdrive were failing from users squeezing one end of the case while removing the card from a reader, camera or other device.
	www.robgalbraith.com /bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6395-6476-6480 (529 words)

	CRASH 4 - ZX Microdrive
		Given the fact that the operating system has to locate the file to be loaded, the average access time may vary from one to eight seconds depending on the position and length of the file on tape.
		No doubt adventure games writers are at this very moment labouring away frantically at their first microdrive epics and we will see some results in the near future.
		Certainly the most exciting aspect of the ZX interface 1 is the cheap and fast microdrive storage systems, which opens up a whole new world of adventure and possibly arcade games.
	www.crashonline.org.uk /04/microdv.htm (1326 words)

	PCWorld.com - Microdrive Storage Hits 4GB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Samples of the 4GB drive are currently in the hands of a number of companies including some of the major digital camera manufacturers and Hitachi says it hopes to begin commercial shipping of the drive in November this year.
		Lexar's card costs $1500, or three times that of the Microdrive, while the SanDisk card is expected to cost $1000.
		Microdrive technology was originally developed by IBM but was acquired by Hitachi when it bought IBM's storage activities and formed Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.
	www.pcworld.com /news/article/0,aid,112153,00.asp (309 words)

	Howstuffworks "IBM Boosts Microdrive Storage to 1 Gigabyte"
		IBM has squeezed one gigabyte (GB) of data storage capacity into its matchbook-size microdrive and will begin shipping the upgraded hard drive next month, the computer giant announced this week.
		The new drive will cost $499 and nearly triple the capacity of the 340 MB microdrive that was released a year ago.
		The microdrive is removable and fits into an industry standard CompactFlash II memory slot on these devices.
	www.howstuffworks.com /news-item41.htm (429 words)

	Microdrive
		The Microdrive drive is the same size as a CompactFlash (CF) memory card, designed specifically to fit in a CF slot.
		A fresh set of Duracel Ultra's were killed in about an hour as we found that the Microdrive required regular batteries to be in the full state to give it the static push it needed (half-full batteries didn't work).
		The Microdrive is not brand spanking new technology, it has been available a couple of years now and it's time to cut costs and mass produce them.
	www.mp3newswire.net /stories/2001/microdrive.html (1993 words)

	IBM Personal computing support - 1GB Microdrive with PC Card - Overview
		This new Microdrive weighs less than a AA battery, has a footprint measuring less than one square inch, and can hold almost 700 times more data or images than a diskette.
		Included with the Microdrive option is a PC Card adapter that lets you plug the Microdrive into a Type II PC card slot, which is standard on most currently marketed laptops and ThinkPad systems.
		That is, the Microdrive is only properly recognized and operational when it is inserted into a PCMCIA socket with Windows 95 already booted and stable.
	www-3.ibm.com /pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4NXRRH (421 words)

	IBM Microdrive
		Microdrive lets me take the reference information I need with me, without worrying about running out of file storage space.
		The 340 MB microdrive is the highest-capacity storage device that is currently available for a PC Companion.
		The 340 MB microdrive is available in the U.S. through MobilePlanet (www.mobileplanet.com) and was priced as of 11/12/99 at $489.95.
	www.pocketpcmag.com /_archives/Jan00/microdrive.htm?404=was (791 words)

	Amazon.com: JVC Everio GZMC100 2MP 4 GB Microdrive Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom: Camera & Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		The included 4GB Microdrive card, though it is the same size as Compact Flash card, has such unprecedented capacity because it is has its own built-in HDD (hard disk drive).
		Microdrive/ compact flash and Secure digital formats are getting cheaper and cheaper so you can expect to achieve great recording times.
		In my opinion the 4GB microdrive is a way better medium than the mini DVD format because there are no recurring costs and the full size dvds that you end up burning are cheaper and you won't have one event spread out on three mini dvds.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002X7V4I?v=glance (4040 words)

	Steves Digicams - Microdrive
		IBM began the Microdrive storage device revolution with their first 340MB capacity CompactFlash Type II miniature rotating disk drive.
		The Hitachi Microdrive 3K8 (aka Mikey) is a 1.0-inch hard drive, featuring a dramatically reduced footprint and power consumption for integration into mobile phones and other ultra-miniature consumer electronic devices.
		The Microdrive does need "AIR" to float the heads and typically above 10,000 ft the mass of the air is too low and the drive requires a pressurized environment similar to an aircraft or spacecraft.
	www.steves-digicams.com /microdrive.html (1501 words)

	PCTechGuide - The PC Technology Guide
		GMR technology was a key feature of IBM's revolutionary Microdrive device, launched in mid-1999.
		The Microdrive is the world's smallest hard disk drive, using a single one-inch diameter platter and weighing just 16g.
		Initially available in 170MB and 340MB capacities, the 4,500rpm Microdrive has a claimed seek time of 15ms, average latency of 6.7ms and a data transfer rate of between 32 Mbit/s and 49 Mbit/s.
	www.pctechguide.com /31HardDisk_Microdrive.htm (196 words)

	Rob Galbraith DPI: Performance testing the 4GB Microdrive
		The original 170MB and 340MB Microdrives were developed under the code name Mulder within the IBM Japan labs that pioneered the miniature hard drive technology.
		Now, despite the fact that the X-Files exists only in re-runs and on DVD, and IBM Japan's Microdrive team is now part of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), the tradition continues: the 2GB Microdrive and 4GB Microdrive were known internally as the Dana drives during their engineering phase.
		And while the truth may not be out there, the first Dana drives are: as we noted in an October 30, 2003 story, a small handful of US retailers have received initial shipments of the 4GB Microdrive this week, with the 2GB drive expected to follow in late November at the earliest.
	www.robgalbraith.com /bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6395-6476 (221 words)

	Sony Introduces One Inch Removable CF Microdrives
		Microdrive also features a high-performance 97.9 Mbps data transfer rate to accommodate rapid shooting and moving picture data.
		With a PC adapter, the Microdrive can also be used in devices that have a PC card type II slot such as a HandEra, Sony Clie NZ90, or NX series.
		The Sony 2 GB Microdrive (Model RHMD2G) is available now for a suggested retail price of $179, and the 4 GB Microdrive (Model RHMD4G) is available for a suggested retail price of $279.
	www.palminfocenter.com /view_story.asp?ID=7304 (2075 words)

	studio2f: Hitachi MicroDrive removal: Creative Nomad Muvo2
		The MicroDrive was not initially recognized by the camera (D100 flashed FOR).
		There is a way to unlock the microdrive 44 C. You have to update the firmware.
		I have the 46C hitachi microdrive and it is not recognized by my axim x50v.
	www.studio2f.com /misc/2004/03/22hitachi_microdrive_removal_creative_nomad_muvo2.php (5053 words)

	iPod mini As Cheap Source For MicroDrive? \| iPoding \| What's that in your pocket?
		Many people are interested in buying the iPod mini and pulling the 4GB Hitachi MicroDrive out for use in a camera.
		Putting the mini's MicroDrive in the Lexar reader only resulted in an endlessly blinking LED on the reader accompanied with a clicking noise from the drive.
		It seems that we managed to replace the Disk Mode image (which makes the iPod able to mount as a FireWire or USB disk) with the one from 2.0.1 which doesn't work with the mini.
	ipoding.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1723&mode=thread&order=0 (1156 words)

	IBM 1 GB Microdrive - TechUpdate - ZDNet
		The previous Microdrive models topped out at 340MB, and while the technology was impressive (somehow squeezing a rotating-head disk drive into a CompactFlash card), the first generation 170MB and 340MB drives were hard to get and had to overcome the impression of being expensive.
		When you compare the storage cost of the Microdrive with removable flash memory media such as CompactFlash cards, Smart Media cards, MMC cards, and Memory Sticks, however, IBM's new model is the hands-down best choice.
		We used the Microdrive successfully with a two-year-old NEC Mobile Pro 800 Windows CE handheld PC, a brand-new HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC 2000, a Casio Cassiopeia E-115 Pocket PC, a San Disk card reader connected to a desktop PC, a Micron Transport notebook, and a Dell Inspiron 7000 notebook.
	techupdate.zdnet.com /techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2636045,00.html (619 words)

	MICRODRIVES
		Microdrives deliver high performance, low power consumption, and reliability in a compact physical package.
		Our Microdrives are brand new/factory sealed and come with a lifetime warranty from us and a full 3 year warranty from Hitachi.
		Since we are one of the biggest Microdrive resellers in the US, our prices coupled with free shipping are second to none.
	www.usbflashstore.com /ibmi.html (518 words)

	IBM Microdrive - World Wide QuickSpecs
		The Microdrive can store almost 700 times more data and images than a diskette, all in a footprint measuring less than one-inch square.
		The IBM Microdrive is compatible with all Armada notebooks, iPAQ Pocket PCs and any electronic device with a CompactFlash Type II or PCMCIA card slot.
		The IBM Microdrive has a one-year limited warranty (which includes free parts and labor), or the remainder of the warranty of the Compaq product in which it is installed.
	h18000.www1.hp.com /products/quickspecs/10773_div/10773_div.HTML (317 words)

	Initial Testing of the IBM MicroDrive 340
		After just a few hours with the MicroDrive, it becomes clear that it not only represents great technology, but that it is truly a platform enabler.
		So those of you that have adapters and intend to get a MicroDrive or any other storage medium that is in the CF Type II form factor, you might want to ensure your adapter or reader has the physical clearance for a CF Type II card.
		What was interesting was that I decided to measure the external temperature of the Casio casing from four points, I found that while the MicroDrive was noticeably hot, the casing temperature was lower when compared to the Lexar media, or when no media was in the CF slot.
	www.pocketpcfaq.com /wce/microdrive.htm (1522 words)

	studio2f: Size matters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		I found the microdrive had a small, hidden, partition put on it by Creative which was preventing the camera seeing the microdrive.
		I bought a Muvo2 second generation and removed the microdrive and after much reading realize that it is not going to work in my digital camera due to it being stuck in IDE mode.
		After reading the white papers published by Hitachi on their website, I am of the opinion that the Microdrives used in the muvo are identical to the ones sold by Hitachi for usage in all CF devices.
	www.studio2f.com /misc/2004/02/25size_matters.php (11633 words)

	Hitachi Microdrive
		At a time when 64 MB flash memory players were the norm and 5GB hard drive based jukebox players were large and heavy as hell, this device promised at that moment to solve the capacity to size problem facing MP3 manufacturers.
		The device was the 1GB IBM Microdrive, the latest evolution in the Microdrive technology that was already a few years old at that writing.
		The 1 GB Microdrive promised to bring a high capacity player in a small, light package that at the right price would immediately take over much of the MP3 player market.
	www.mp3newswire.net /stories/2004/microdrive.html (739 words)

	Microdrive cartridge (single), Sinclair research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Microdrive cartridge for use with either QL Microdrives of ZX Microdrives.
		The cartridge will hold a minimum of 85 Kbytes on the ZX Microdrive and has an access time of max.
		The cartridge can be reformatted to be used with a QL Microdrive or a ZX Microdrive.
	www.clive.nl /detail/22945 (270 words)

	Geek.com Geek News - Hitachi produces 4 GB Microdrive
		The new Microdrive, known as the Hitachi Microdrive 3K4 Series, is formatted using the FAT32 file system, thereby eliminating the previous 2 GB barrier with FAT16, according to the Hitachi press release.
		The components of the Microdrive are "ultra-miniaturized," and they include a new read-write head which is half the size of the one in the 1 GB Microdrive currently offered.
		I partitioned the 4gb microdrive under Linux (Windows is not able to partition CF or other memory card, unless your card reader drivers are modified for that purpose).
	www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2003Aug/gee20030826021464.htm (2795 words)

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