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Introduction
The ArmadaStation provides a MultiBay device bay, a half-height device bay, two
PC Card slots, integrated Ethernet, integrated stereo speakers, modem connections,
computer I/O port replication, and connections for up to two PCI or ISA expansion
boards. When the computer is docked in the ArmadaStation, the total system
functionality includes:
■ Support for up to three MultiBay devices simultaneously
■ Overall system support for up to four hard drives
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or two diskette drives
■ Up to three CD-ROM drives installed as follows:
– Three CD-ROM drives: The two drives in the ArmadaStation must be used for
data; the CD-ROM drive in the computer can then be used for audio or data.
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– Two CD-ROM drives: You can have one drive in the ArmadaStation and one
in the computer; either drive can be data or audio. If both drives are in the
ArmadaStation, they must be for data only.
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– One CD-ROM drive: The drive can be either data or audio and in either the
computer or ArmadaStation.
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■ Two PC Card slots
■ Overall system support for up to four PC cards
■ Charging of up to four battery packs
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■ Any combination of two 32-bit PCI and 16- or 8-bit ISA expansion boards
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An Armada 7000 Half-Height MultiBay Adapter must be installed in the
ArmadaStation to support up to four hard drives or battery packs, or three CD-ROM
drives or MultiBay devices.