
2.5 inch Silicon Disk Drive
PC-ESD500-A, PC-ESD1000-A, PC-ESD2000-A,
PC-ESD4000-A, PC-ESD8000-A
User’s Guide
CONTEC CO.,LTD.
Thank you for purchasing the CONTEC PC-ESD-A Series. This product is a silicon disk drive
interchangeable with a 2.5-inch IDE hard disks. Please use this product in accordance with the
procedures described in this document.
Product Configuration
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- User’s Guide (this booklet) …1
- Mounting screws…1 set (M3 x 6mm, M3 nylon washers 4pcs)
- Jumper …1
- Warranty Certificate …1
- Serial number label …1
Product
…1
Disposal
When disposing of the product, follow the disposal procedures stipulated under the relevant laws and
municipal ordinances.
Features
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Containing no rotating or moving part as in hard disk drives , thus bes t suited fo r applicatio ns which require high
environmental resistance (to temperature, humidity, vibration, shock) and for continuous operation for extended
periods of time.
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Never making any sound such as motor rotation sound or access noise during seeking, thus best suited for
applications which require complete silence.
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Lower in power consumption than hard disk drives
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The product comes with a protective function that minimizes disk failures during an instan tan eou s stop. *1
*1 This function is not designed to protect files (or data) written onto the disk.
FCC PART15 Class A Notice
NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference at his own expense.
WARNING TO USER
Change or modifications not expressly approved the manufacturer can void the user's authority to
operate this equipment.
Limited One-Year Warranty
CONTEC Products are warranted by CONTEC CO., LTD to be free from defects in material and workmanship for up to one year from the
date of purchase by the original purchaser. Repair will be free of charge only when this device is returned freight prepaid with a copy of
the original invoice and a Return Merchandise Authorization to the distributor or the CONTEC group office, from which it was purchased.
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PC-ESD-A Series User’s Guide
This warranty is not applicable for scratches or normal wear, but only for the electronic circuitry and original boards. The warranty is
not applicable if the device has been tampered with or damaged through abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or unreasonable use, or if the
original invoice is not included, in which case repairs will be considered beyond the warranty policy.
Hardware Specifications
Item
Format capacity
PC-ESD500-A PC-ESD1000-A PC-ESD2000-A PC-ESD4000-A PC-ESD8000-A
503MB 1006MB 2012MB 4026MB 8053MB
Bus specification ATA (IDE-AT 44 pin)
ATA bus transfer rate
23Mbyte/sec (Read)
10Mbyte/sec (Write)
Transfer mode PIO mode 4, Multiword DMA mode 2, Ultra DMA mode 2
Write endurance 2,100,000 times or more *1
Rated voltage 5VDC ±5%
Consumed power
Sleep 5mW (Typ.)
(read) / (write) 700mW (Max.) / 700mW (Max.)
Ambient temperature
(Operating) 0 - 60ºC
(Non-operating) -20 - 80ºC
Storage temperature (Operating) 10 - 90%RH (No condensation)
Corrosive gases None
Anti-vibration
(Operating)
Anti-shock
(Operating)
15G or less
1000G or less
External dimensions (mm) 69.85(W) x 100(D) x 12.5(H)
Weight About 100g
*1 It becomes a permissible frequency when rewriting of 128KB or less is generated with there no free space.
It is not permissible frequency of “Memory unit”. It is different of actual rewriting longevity depending
on the state of operation and the size of the rewriting file.
Specifications
BIOS Setup Parameters
IDE Parameters
Products Size (MB) Cylinder Head Sector
PC-ESD500-A 503 975 16 63
PC-ESD1000-A 1006 1950 16 63
PC-ESD2000-A 2012 3900 16 63
PC-ESD4000-A 4026 7801 16 63
PC-ESD8000-A 8053 15603 16 63
External Dimensions and Master / Slave Settings
43
14
21
44
1
2
100
3
12.5
M3 tap (16places)
Screw hole depth : 4mm (Max.)
PC-ESD-A Series
61.72
69.85
38.1
AC
BD
AC
BD
Factory setting
Master / Single: Open
Slave: A - B short
17.5
9.4
[mm]
2