Sony MSFD-20U Specification Guide

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MSFD-
20
U
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
• Small and Lightweight
• Easy USB connectivity to PC computers
• USB powered design – No AC adapter or cable required
• Fully compatible with USB version 2.0 or 1.1 interface
• Includes Memory Stick
®
media slot
Sony Electronics Inc.
Information Technology Products Division
3300 Zanker Road
San Jose, California 95134
http://www.sony.com/storagebysony
http://www.sony.com/mediabysony
TM
©2002 Sony Electronics Inc.
Reproduction in part or in whole without prior written permission is prohibited.
All rights reserved. Sony, Memory Stick, MagicGate and Storage by Sony are trademarks of Sony.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Nonmetric weights and measurements
are approximate. Features and specifications subject to change without notice.
Printed USA 09/02
MSFD-20U/181-DS-09/02
AWB021942
SPECIFICATIONS
PART NUMBER
MSFD-20U
DRIVE TYPE
External USB Floppy Disk Drive with Memory Stick slot
DATA TRASFER RATE (from disk)
1 MB/s max. (2HD disk)
500 kB/s max. (2DD disk)
DATA TRANSFER RATE (from memory stick) 500 kB/s max.
COMPATIBLE MEMORY STICK MEDIA
Memory Stick
®
(purple), 
MagicGate™ Memory Stick (white)
USB TRANSFER RATE
480 MB/s max. (USB 2.0)
TRACKS
80
HEADS
2
ENCODING METHOD
MFM
ROTATIONAL SPEED
300 min-1
INTERFACE
USB 2.0 and 1.1
CAPACITY
1.44 MB Formatted
2 MB Unformatted
MTBF*
30,000 POH
ENVIRONMENTAL
Operating Temperature 
41° F - 125° F (5° C – 51.7°C)  
Humidity
8 – 80% RH (operating)
POWER VOLTAGE
Supplied by USB port 
POWER CONSUMPTION
0.5A (2.5W) max. 
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD)
4.06 x 5.52 x 0.65 inches 
WEIGHT
Approximately 10 oz  (USB cable included)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Pentium
®
II 400 Mhz or faster (or equivalent) CPU
with 64 MB RAM
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98/2000, Windows
®
Millennium Edition, or Windows
®
XP operating systems
PACKAGE CONTENTS
USB External Disk Drive with Memory Stick slot, 
USB Cable, Device Drive CD-ROM, User’s Guide
WARRANTY
One-year Limited
*MTBF specification is average based on normal office environmental conditions. 
Actual experience may vary.
MEDIA COMPATIBILITY
MODEL
CONFIGURATION
MSA-128
Memory Stick
®
Media
MSG-64A
MagicGate™ Memory Stick Media
MODEL
CONFIGURATION
MFD-2HD
1.44 MB High Density Floppy Disk