Compaq Armadastation II

Compaq Armadastation II ... allows for true system customization with hard drives, CD-ROM drive, or diskette drives. MultiBay devices are easily installed and removed, and are interchangeable between expansion base and notebook. Motorized hot docking and undocking with Plug and Play in Windows 95 saves time and deters data loss. Two full-length slots are provided, supporting industry-standard 16-bit ISA and 32-bit PCI boards. Two half-height drive bays support industry-standard devices such as CD-ROM Drives, SuperDisk LS-120 Drive, tape drives or other industry-standard, half height devices. One half-height bay is converted into a MultiBay with the Armada 7000 Half Height MultiBay Adapter. The other half height bay may also be converted to a MultiBay. With both half-height drive bays converted to MultiBays, up to 56 GB of storage is possible between the notebook and the expansion base (using four hard drives).

Compaq ArmadaStation II includes integrated 10 Mb/s Ethernet controller for easy network connection (RJ-45); upgradable to 100 Mb/s with the optional 100 BaseTX Ethernet Upgrade. Integrated modem is passed through the back of the expansion base via an RJ-11 port, allowing instant access to the notebook-integrated modem, and there are no cables to deal with. The ArmadaStation II is packed with comprehensive hardware security features. Once docked, the notebook and every component can be locked down to the expansion base with a simple turn of a key. None of the notebook modules-hard drive, memory, battery, or Multibay devices can be removed. In addition, the half height bays, PCI/ISA slots and the PC Card slots are also secured. To further enhance security, steel U-bolt is installed in the back of the Expansion Base, so that the entire system can be locked down to a workstation with a cable or chain. A cable lock provision is also included.