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SYMBiFACE II is a multi-function expansion, developed by [[Dr.Zed]], with financial and initial software support from [[Octoate]], [[Tolkin]], [[TFM]] and [[Prodatron]]. Portions of the design are based on the [[CPC-IDE]] prototype. [[File:Symbiface II highres.jpg|600px]] Detailed documentation can be found here: [[Programming:SYMBiFACE II|SYMBiFACE II documents]]

UnknownAbout 200 units of the SYMBiFACE II have been built and shipped between 2006 and 2012.Today it is only available in the second-hand market..? The RAM/ROM and the IDE feature of the SYMBiFACE II homepage doesn't seem to allow to buy can be replaced by the [[X-MEM]] and the [[X-Mass]] hardwarecreated by [[TotO]], nor does it allow to download schematics... which is it discontinued?still available today (2016).

CPC SYMBiFACE II contains the optimal provides one solution for connecting a CPC with an IDE hard disc. It provides the maximum - both for the performance You can use a master and for the simplicity in accessing the hard disca slave device.

*Supports IDE hard discs with up to 128GB128 GB.

*Simultaneous operation of two hard discs (master and slave) for a total of up to 256GB 256 GB on your CPC! *Transfer speed of 162KByte162 KByte/s. That's as fast as copying memory inside the CPC with LDIR. In practice (loading FAT16/32 files) the speed is still about 130KB130 KB/s ([[SymbOS|SymbOS]]-FAT-driver).*External power supply requiredprovided: no extra load for the CPC's internal PSU.

*Real time clock, which is fully PC compatible and (as seen on the photo) provides additional 50 byte persistent RAM (although the SYMBiFACE II homepage '''incorrectly advertises''' it as 128 byte persistent RAM), which can be used to store config data. == ROM-Manager ==

== ROM-Manager == *Under [[BASIC]] you can use [[ROManager BASIC]] to manage all 32 ROMs of the SYMBiFACE II.It can load/save all 32 or one 16 KB ROM. Further you can copy, move, erase, park, unpark or check ROMs. *The simulated ROMs of the SYMBiFACE II can also be handled by a ROM manager which runs under [[SymbOS|SymbOS]]. This tool allows displaying, loading, saving and deleting the 32 x 16K ROMs. *The most comprehensive application for the SYMBiFACE II ROM management "[[ROManager|ROManager]]" runs under [[FutureOS|FutureOS]]. It allows you to display the existing ROMs, load or save one or all ROMs, test a ROM, adapt the checksum, copy, paste and delete ROMs etc. == Background ROMs ==

*The simulated ROMs of the SYMBiFACE II can be handled by a ROM manager software, which runs under [[SymbOS|SymbOSHDCPM]]. This tool allows displaying, loading, saving and deleting or [[UniDOS]] are excellent complements to the 32 x 16K ROMsSymbiface II.

*There is also "[[ROManagerFile:hdcpm.gif|ROManagerHDCPM booting CP/M Plus]]", a comprehensive SYMBiFACE II ROM management tool for [[FutureOS|FutureOS]]. It allows you to display the existing ROMs, load or save one or all ROMs, test a ROM, adapt the checksum, copy, paste and delete ROMs etc.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161019055304/http://www.symbos.de/sf2.htm SYMBiFACE II homepage]

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