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What is the warranty for flash products?
Flash Product generally 5 years (lifetime on Professional series cards)
Connectivity Products 1 year
Which types of flash cards work in most cameras and handheld PCs?
Most cameras, handheld PCs and other consumer electronic products use either CompactFlash™, or Secure Digital™ cards. Other media form factors include eXtreme Digital or xD™or the Memory Stick™variants.
What is USB?
USB is an acronym for Universal Serial Bus. Using a thin and flexible four wire cable, USB allows up to *127 peripherals to be connected to a host computer in a star topology. Two of the wires provide power and two use differential signaling to transfer data.
(*Due to the fact that some devices reserve USB bandwidth, the practical maximum of devices is often less than the theoretical maximum.)
What are some of the benefits of USB ?
Will I need special software to run USB?
Although Windows® 2000 and Windows® 98 Second Edition provide the most complete USB support, Windows® 98 also supports USB. Many devices get all of the software support they need from the OS, but there are some that will come with a floppy or CD with specialized drivers for that particular device.
Drivers if not expressly provided are available by accessing the relevant manufacturers’ web site ie for Lexar www.lexar.com or Transcend at www.transcendusa.com.
Will my USB devices work with Windows® NT?
Windows® NT does not have support for USB. Microsoft has no plans to support USB in Windows® NT since Windows® 2000 will contain native USB support.
What host system support is required to run USB devices?
A host system must be USB capable. This requires host controller hardware and system software for managing the controller. Device drivers specific to the attached USB peripheral are also required.
What is CompactFlash™?
CompactFlash™ is the world's smallest removable mass storage device. CF cards are designed with flash technology, a non-volatile storage solution that does not require a battery to retain data indefinitely.
CompactFlash™ storage products are solid state, meaning they contain no moving parts, and provide users with much greater protection of their data than conventional magnetic disk drives. They are five to ten times more rugged and reliable than disk drives including those found in PC Card Type III products. CF cards consume only five percent of the power required by small disk drives.
What are the capacities of Lexar CompactFlash™ Cards?
Compact Flash is available in capacities up to 8GB
What is Type II CompactFlash™ and how is it different from Type I?
A type II CF card is slightly thicker than a Type I (see dimensions below).
CompactFlash™ dimensions:
| Length: | 1.433" (36.4mm) |
| Width: | 1.685" (42.8mm) |
| Body Thickness - Type I | 0.130" (3.30mm) |
| Body Thickness - Type II | 0.197" (5.00mm) |
| Thickness of removal edge | 0.155" (3.94mm) |
How many pictures and minutes of music can I store per megabyte with a flash memory card?
This varies by digital camera vendor and by model number. The reason is that each camera may or may not use compression before they store the picture on the card. If they use compression, the amount of compression used will vary by vendor and by model number. Refer to the user manual of the specific camera or call your dealer to get specific information.
What Operating System do I need to use a CompactFlash™ Card?
Many platforms and operation systems support the PCMCIA-ATA standard, including DOS, Windows® 3.X, Windows® 95, Windows® NT, Windows® 98, OS/2, Apple System 7, 8, 9, most types of UNIX, and many others.
Does the CompactFlash™ card require power all the time to retain the information on it?
No, CF Cards are designed with flash technology, which allows you to store pictures indefinitely without the need for a power source.
What makes a CompactFlash™ card a good choice for storing pictures, music and data?
CF Cards are solid state, meaning they contain no moving parts, and provide users with greater protection of their data than conventional magnetic disk drives.
What happens if I drop a CompactFlash™ Card?
CompactFlash™ cards can withstand a shock rating of 2,000 Gs, which is equivalent to a 10-foot drop.
PCMCIA slots run on both 3.3 V and 5 V. Does CompactFlash™ run on either voltage?
All CF cards support both 3.3V and 5V operation and can be interchanged between 3.3V and 5V systems. This means that any CF card can operate at either voltage.
What other types of products can I use CompactFlash™ cards in?
CompactFlash™ cards are used in a wide verity of applications such as PDA's, MP3 players, and digital cameras. Simple Technology offers accessories and adapters that allow you to connect your CompactFlash™ cards to PC or MAC computer system. These products allow you to "download" your data directly to your computer.
What is SmartMedia™?
SmartMedia™ Card, also known as Solid State Floppy Disk Card (SSFDC), is the thinnest small form factor storage media.
Compared with conventional memory cards, which use a semiconductor memory assembled on board, SmartMedia™ has an extremely simple structure. SmartMedia™ consists of NAND-type flash electronically erasable programmable read only (EEPROM) memory chip embedded in a thin plastic card shaped like a small floppy disk. SmartMedia™ is based on the ATA and DOS file standard, which ensures interoperability and interchangeability among different applications and systems.
What are SmartMedia™ capacities?
SmartMedia™ are currently available in capacities of 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB and 64MB.
What are SmartMedia™ dimensions?
SmartMedia™ measures 45mm x 37mm x 0.76mm.
How many pictures can I take per megabyte with a flash memory card?
This varies by digital camera vendor and by model number. The reason is that each camera may or may not use compression before they store the picture on the card. If they use compression, the amount of compression used will vary by vendor and by model number. Refer to the user manual of the specific camera or call your dealer to get specific information.
How many minutes of music can I store on a SmartMedia™ card?
This varies by digital camera vendor and by model number. The reason is that each camera may or may not use compression before they store the picture on the card. If they use compression, the amount of compression used will vary by vendor and by model number. Refer to the user manual of the specific camera or call your dealer to get specific information.
What Operating System do I need to use a SmartMedia™ Card?
Many platforms and operation systems support the ATA standard, including DOS, WINDOWS® 3.X, WINDOWS® 95, WINDOWS® NT, WINDOWS® 98, OS/2, Apple System 7, 8, 9, most types of UNIX, and many others.
Does the SmartMedia™ card require power all the time to retain the information on it?
No, SmartMedia™ Cards are designed with flash technology, which allows you to store pictures indefinitely without the need for a power source.
What makes SmartMedia™ a good choice for storing pictures, music and other data?
SmartMedia™ Cards are solid state, meaning they contain no moving parts, and provide users with greater protection of their data than conventional magnetic disk drives.
What is a SIMM?
SIMM (Single Inline Memory Module) is a device containing one or several random access memory (RAM) chips on a printed circuit board (PCB) with pins that connect to the motherboard. SIMMs are typically made in 30 pin and 72 pin packages and come in densities of 4MB-128MB. Most Pentium (64 bit data path) based systems require SIMMs to be installed in pairs. This was one reason for the invention of the DIMM, to save space.
What is a DIMM?
A DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) comes in sizes from 8MB to 1GB (currently) and is twice the bit path of a SIMM. This allows for only one DIMM instead of two SIMMs to make up the 64-bit data path.
DIMMs are typically made in packages of 72 pin, 144 pin (SODIMMs for portables) and 168 pins (Desktop, workstations and servers).
What is an SODIMM?
Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SODIMM) is a DIMM made specifically for portable computers. SODIMMs come in 72 and 144 pin configurations. An SODIMM is smaller than a 168 pin DIMM.
Is 168 Pin PC 100 SDRAM memory downward compatible with 168 Pin PC66 SDRAM memory? (In other words, can I put PC100 SDRAM in my computer that uses PC66 SDRAM?)
PC 100 chips are downward compatible, however, the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) on a memory module must be programmed to PC66 (revision 1.0) before it will function properly in some computers which require PC66 SDRAM only.
What is Serial Presence Detect?
Serial Presence Detect (SPD) is a small EEPROM mounted on the DIMM that contains information about the DIMM module's size, data width, speed, voltage, etc. The Serial Presence Detect helps the system bios identify the memory as the correct type and properly configure the memory.
What is the difference between Registered SDRAM and Unbuffered SDRAM?
Registered SDRAM utilizes incoming address and control signals that are latched into a register during the leading edge of one clock cycle. On the leading edge of the next clock cycle, the signal is presented to the SDRAM components. This relieves the potential loading on the memory socket. The difference with the Unbuffered SDRAM is that the control signals are sent to the SDRAM component without a propagation delay (pipeline burst).
What is CAS Latency?
CAS Latency defines the number of clock cycles after which data is available on the bus once the Column Access Strobe has been asserted. CL2 represents 2 clock cycles. CL3 represents 3 clock cycles.
How do I figure out what type of memory requirements (PC 100/PC 133 SDRAM) are for my motherboard?
Look for your motherboard's make and model there. If it is listed, you will find the correct Simple part numbers. If your motherboard is not listed in the Configurator, look for the PCI or AGP chipset of your motherboard in the user-manual. The chipset will give you the information regarding what type of memory it is able to manage.
What are some of the popular chipsets these days?
Some of the popular chipsets are Intel's 440BX, 440GX, 820, and the 840i.
What kind of memory do these chipsets support?
The 440BX chipset supports either Unbuffered Non Parity PC 100 SDRAM or Unbuffered ECC PC100 SDRAM (Up to 256MB).
The 440GX chipset supports Unbuffered Non Parity PC 100 SDRAM, Unbuffered ECC PC100 SDRAM, and Registered PC 100 SDRAM.
The 820 chipset supports Non Parity PC 100 SDRAM (No ECC support), Non Parity Rambus memory, and ECC Rambus memory.
The 840 chipset supports either Non Parity PC 100 SDRAM, ECC PC100 SDRAM, Non Parity Rambus and ECC Rambus memory.
Will PC 133 SDRAM work in a system that uses PC 100 SDRAM memory?
PC 133 SDRAM is downward compatible with PC 100 SDRAM memory.
Can PC 100 Unbuffered ECC SDRAM and PC 100 Registered SDRAM memory on be used on the same motherboard?
PC 100 Unbuffered ECC SDRAM and PC 100 Registered SDRAM memory can not be mixed in any stem.
Will 800MHz Rambus memory modules work in a system that uses 600Mhz Rambus memory?
A system that uses 600MHz Rambus memory can also use a 800MHz Rambus memory module as it is downward compatible.