Low-cost CFII-IDE adapter provides panel-mountable solution for solid-state CompactFlash and IBM® Microdrive® media

SALT LAKE CITY, UT August 18, 2004 -- Parvus® Corp. today announced the expected release of its CFII-IDE™ remote CompactFlash® to IDE adapter, flexibly designed with both 40-pin (0.10") and 44-pin (2mm) IDE connectors. Fully compatible with Type I and Type II cards, the adapter enables both solid-state CompactFlash and IBM® Microdrive® media to be used as a bootable IDE (ATA) disk drive in any computer with an IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) interface.

This low-cost, highly functional product features power and drive activity LED indicators, a master/slave selection jumper, four mounting holes, and front panel mounting brackets. Transparent to the operating system (OS), the CFII-IDE does not require any device drivers to work with DOS®, Windows®, Linux®, and any other PC-based operating systems. A CompactFlash card appears as a small IDE hard disk drive to the BIOS and OS.

The product’s small size and versatile design make it an ideal solution for embedded systems requiring reliable, removable Flash memory storage. CompactFlash provides a robust, low-current, low-operating temperature, and highly reliable storage solution for embedded computing applications.

FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS
· Bootable: Can be used as a boot device
· CompactFlash Socket: for Type I and II Cards
· IDE Support: Connectors for both 40-pin (0.10") and 44-pin (2mm) IDE Cabling
· LED Indicators: Activity and Power
· Master/Slave: Jumper Configurable
· Mounting Holes: for Flush Mount or L-Bracket Installation (brackets included)
· Power Interface: for 40-pin IDE
· Software: No Drivers required; Compatible with Windows, Linux, QNX systems with IDE
· Operating Temperature: -40°C to +85°C
· Dimensions: 2.525” (L) x 2.187” (W) x 0.375” (H)

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
This product is priced at $59/each in 100-unit quantities and is expected to be in stock by mid-to-late Q3 2004.

NOTE FOR EDITORS
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ABOUT PARVUS
Parvus Corporation is a leading North American manufacturer and systems integrator of modular computer boards, enclosures, displays and embedded systems based on the PC/104 circuit board standard. Parvus offers rugged, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) computing solutions ideal for avionics, military, medical, industrial, and transportation OEMs. For more information, visit www.parvus.com or call 801.483.1533.