Hardcard

As Filecard (English, mutatis mutandis " file card") or Hard Card refers to a combination of hard disk (usually in the 3.5 "form factor ) produced and controller, either jointly mounted on a carrier sheet, or even as an integrated module ( plug-in card ).

File cards were the early days of the IBM compatible personal computer popular, since they allowed by incorporation into an expansion slot of the computer a space-saving, inexpensive and feasible even for less experienced users expand the storage capacity.

Very often, the incorporation of file cards in the computer Commodore Amiga series was (mainly the A1060 Sidecar ), since this had no normal bays for hard disk drives. Also when actually more generous housing of the Amiga 2000, this solution was often preferred for price and Beschaffbarkeitsgründen. While PC -File Cards were usually equipped with 8 -bit ST506 controllers (where the use of an XT or AT Bridge Board was also required ), the model range for the Amiga computer comprised almost exclusively SCSI and IDE ( ATA) host adapter.

Meanwhile, since hard drives are standard in every personal computer, file cards are in normal commercial practice no longer found.