{"id":800,"date":"2026-10-17T14:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/?page_id=800"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:36:51","slug":"smtdoc_smartport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_smartport\/","title":{"rendered":"SmartDisk II: SmartPort emulation (hard disk)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group smtdoc-hero has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89221c49 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:10px;color:#e6f4ea;background-color:#0d1f15;margin-bottom:32px;padding-top:28px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:32px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#5dff9a;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">SmartDisk II \u00b7 User documentation \u00b7 Latest firmware<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-size:19px;line-height:1.55\">Use the SmartDisk II as a SmartPort hard disk with four volumes. The images it takes (.po, .hdv, .2mg), how to fill the four slots, how to choose the boot volume, what the Apple II sees, and the limits to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:12px;font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/\">\u2190 SmartDisk II documentation home<\/a> \u00b7 Page 9 of 16<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group smtdoc-toc has-border-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-67fe145d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#dcdcde;border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#f6f7f7;margin-bottom:32px;padding-top:16px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:24px\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" open><summary>On this page \u2014 5 sections<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#1-what-it-emulates-and-on-which-machines\">1. What it emulates, and on which machines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#2-what-it-needs-on-the-card-and-which-files-it-accepts\">2. What it needs on the card, and which files it accepts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#3-how-to-use-it-from-the-board\">3. How to use it from the board<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#4-how-it-behaves\">4. How it behaves<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#5-limits-and-known-issues\">5. Limits and known issues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this mode the SmartDisk II is not a floppy drive. It is a SmartPort device with up to four volumes. Each volume is a ProDOS image file on your SD card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Apple II sees four units on the SmartPort bus. It reads and writes blocks of 512 bytes, and the board reads and writes the image file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-what-it-emulates-and-on-which-machines\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. What it emulates, and on which machines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Machine<\/th><th>How you use SmartPort<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>IIc (ROM 4.x)<\/td><td>SmartPort port, as for a Disk II<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IIgs<\/td><td>SmartPort port; a IIgs boots SmartPort images, also when you start them from the Smartloader (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_smartloader\/\">Smartloader<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>II+, IIe<\/td><td>With a SmartPort card: Liron, SoftSP6 or Yellowstone<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cable and the connectors are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_hardware-installation\/\">the hardware page<\/a>. The list of machines is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_compatibility\/\">the compatibility page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group smtdoc-callout smtdoc-note has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1828d0e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:6px;border-left-color:#f0b429;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;background-color:#fff8e1;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:20px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> On a Liron Reborn card, set the DIP switches to Liron mode (SW1 off, SW2 on) and plug the SmartDisk II into the PRIMARY connector. With the card in Disk II mode the Apple II never finds a SmartPort device. An unenhanced IIe does not start from a SmartPort card by itself: type <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">PR#<\/code> and the slot number after you power up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group smtdoc-callout smtdoc-note has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1828d0e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:6px;border-left-color:#f0b429;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;background-color:#fff8e1;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:20px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> A IIc does not take an image that you mount while it runs. It also does not retry a command after a transmission error. Restart the Apple II after you change an image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2-what-it-needs-on-the-card-and-which-files-it-accepts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. What it needs on the card, and which files it accepts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The card must be FAT32 with 32 KB clusters (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_sd-card\/\">SD card preparation<\/a>). If it is not, the OLED shows <strong>CLUSTER NOT 32K<\/strong> at power up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Extension<\/th><th>What it is<\/th><th>Rule<\/th><th>Write<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.po<\/code><\/td><td>raw blocks in ProDOS order, no header<\/td><td>the size is a non-zero multiple of 512 bytes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.hdv<\/code><\/td><td>the same as <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.po<\/code><\/td><td>the same<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.2mg<\/code><\/td><td>a 2IMG file: a 64 byte header, then the blocks<\/td><td>the header must agree with the file (data offset, length, block count); a block count of 0 is taken from the file size<\/td><td>yes, unless the file is locked<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The extension can be in upper or lower case. <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">Game.Po<\/code> works.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2MG details.<\/strong> An image of nibbles (a 5.25 inch disk) is refused. An image in DOS order is accepted and served as ProDOS blocks, so ProDOS finds the volume damaged. A <strong>locked<\/strong> flag in the header makes the unit write protected. A header with no block is refused.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Size.<\/strong> A ProDOS volume holds at most 65,535 blocks (32 MB). That is the size Create disk makes for <strong>HD 32M<\/strong>. The board does not refuse a larger image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not accepted:<\/strong> <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.dsk<\/code>, <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.do<\/code>, <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.woz<\/code>, <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.nic<\/code>, <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.dc42<\/code>, <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.img<\/code>. A 5.25 inch DOS 3.3 disk goes to the Disk II emulation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_disk-ii\/\">Disk II emulation<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A file with the read-only attribute, or a locked 2MG, is mounted write protected: the unit refuses writes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The file list works as for the Disk II: it hides names of 3 characters or fewer, names that start with a dot, and hidden or system files. A folder lists its first 255 entries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The path of the image of each slot is saved in the configuration file. An empty slot stays empty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can make blank and bootable images on the board. Create disk offers ProDOS images as <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.po<\/code>, <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.2mg<\/code> and <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.hdv<\/code> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_create-disk\/\">Create disk and image formats<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"3-how-to-use-it-from-the-board\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. How to use it from the board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The screens are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_oled-screens\/\">the OLED screens page<\/a>. Day to day use is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_usage-guide\/\">the usage guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose the emulation. Open <strong>Settings &gt; Emulation type<\/strong>, choose <strong>Smartport HD<\/strong> and press <strong>RET<\/strong>. The board restarts in SmartPort. The main menu then offers <strong>File manager<\/strong>, <strong>SMARTPORT<\/strong> and <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smtdoc_main_smartport.png\" alt=\"The main menu of the SmartPort emulation\"><\/figure><figcaption>The main menu of the SmartPort emulation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open <strong>SMARTPORT<\/strong>. The SmartPort page shows the four slots, one per line:<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smtdoc_sp_two_volumes_boot_2.png\" alt=\"The SmartPort page: four slots, the boot volume marked with a star\"><\/figure><figcaption>The SmartPort page: four slots, the boot volume marked with a star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">1:NAME<\/code> is a slot with an image. The name is the file name without its extension, 14 characters at most.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">3:[SELECT]<\/code> is an empty slot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The slot that boots shows <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">*<\/code> instead of its number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UP<\/strong> and <strong>DOWN<\/strong> go round the four slots and a fifth position, which selects nothing. The selected line is inverted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each time the Apple II sends a command, the ball in the top right corner turns. The letters <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">RD<\/code>, <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">WR<\/code> or <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">I<\/code> appear on the line of the unit: read, write or status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work with a slot that holds an image. <strong>ENTER<\/strong> opens <strong>Smartport Image<\/strong>:<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smtdoc_spimage_slot_1.png\" alt=\"The menu of a slot that holds an image\"><\/figure><figcaption>The menu of a slot that holds an image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Unmount image<\/strong> empties the slot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Select image<\/strong> chooses another image for the slot (see step 4).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>First to boot<\/strong> makes this slot the boot volume. The board saves the choice at once.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Toggle favorite<\/strong> adds the image to the favorites, or removes it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill an empty slot. <strong>ENTER<\/strong> on the slot asks <strong>Select image from<\/strong> with <strong>Favorites<\/strong> and <strong>File manager<\/strong>. Pick the file. The board asks <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">Mounting: NAME<\/code> with <strong>YES<\/strong> selected. <strong>ENTER<\/strong> on <strong>YES<\/strong> saves the path and mounts the image.<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smtdoc_spsource.png\" alt=\"Choosing where to take the image from\"><\/figure><figcaption>Choosing where to take the image from<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restart the Apple II so that it sees the change (see &#8220;Changing an image while the Apple II runs&#8221;, below).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the board cannot mount a file, the OLED shows <strong>MOUNT FAILED<\/strong>. With <strong>Sound effect<\/strong> on, you also hear two beeps and a falling tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"options-of-this-emulation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options of this emulation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Option<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Boot Img Index<\/strong><\/td><td>The volume the Apple II boots from (1 to 4). <strong>ENTER<\/strong> goes round the values.<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sound effect<\/strong><\/td><td>A short click for each block the Apple II reads or writes, a click on the keys, and an insert or eject sound when an image comes in or goes out.<\/td><td>off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Screen saver<\/strong><\/td><td>The display goes off after 30 seconds without a key.<\/td><td>off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Log to SD<\/strong><\/td><td>Also writes the log to <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">SMARTDISK.LOG<\/code> on the card.<\/td><td>off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SP resync 2 edges<\/strong><\/td><td>Changes how the board reads the packets the Apple II sends: it restarts its bit sampler on both edges of the data line, not only on the rising edge. It takes effect when the board restarts. Leave it off unless you have a SmartPort problem that nothing else fixes.<\/td><td>off<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The list also has <strong>Clear prefs<\/strong>, <strong>Clear favorites<\/strong> and <strong>Make filesystem<\/strong>. Every option is explained on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_settings\/\">the settings page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"4-how-it-behaves\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. How it behaves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"the-boot-volume-and-the-unit-numbers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The boot volume and the unit numbers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After a bus reset, the Apple II sends an INIT command to each device in turn, and each device takes the next unit number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The SmartDisk II answers for <strong>four units, whether they hold an image or not<\/strong>. A unit with no image answers as a drive with no disk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The boot volume is the slot that gets the first unit number, so the Apple II finds it first and boots from it. The other slots follow in order and wrap round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new <strong>Boot Img Index<\/strong> applies the next time the Apple II sends INIT, that is, after a bus reset or a restart of the Apple II.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After the Smartloader hands over, only one unit holds an image: the image you chose, in slot 1. The saved paths of the four slots are not used. Keep <strong>Boot Img Index<\/strong> at 1 when you start through the Smartloader. With another value the Apple II looks first at a slot that is empty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"what-a-unit-looks-like-to-the-apple-ii\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a unit looks like to the Apple II<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>What the unit answers<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Name<\/td><td><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">SMARTDISKHD<\/code> followed by the unit number, 12 characters<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Block size and count<\/td><td>512 bytes; the size of the image in blocks<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Write protection<\/td><td>The unit says it is write protected when the file is read-only or the 2MG is locked<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No image<\/td><td>The unit says there is no disk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Commands<\/td><td>STATUS, READBLOCK, WRITEBLOCK, FORMAT, CONTROL and INIT, with their extended versions<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group smtdoc-callout smtdoc-note has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1828d0e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:6px;border-left-color:#f0b429;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;background-color:#fff8e1;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:20px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> <strong>FORMAT<\/strong> answers OK and erases nothing. Formatting a SmartPort volume from the Apple II does not clear the image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"writes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A write goes straight to the image file. The card holds the block when the Apple II gets its answer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A write beyond the end of the image gives an I\/O error. A read beyond the end gives a bad block error.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No setting turns SmartPort writes off. To protect an image, give the file the read-only attribute on your computer, or set the locked flag of a 2MG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"eject-from-the-apple-ii-unmount-from-the-board\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eject from the Apple II, unmount from the board<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An eject from the Apple II (the Finder, a ProDOS utility) takes the disk out of the unit. The unit then answers that there is no disk until you mount an image from the board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unmount image<\/strong> on the board empties the slot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"changing-an-image-while-the-apple-ii-runs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing an image while the Apple II runs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each time you mount an image from the menu, the board mounts all four slots again between two commands. The Apple II is not told that an image changed. There is no &#8220;disk switched&#8221; signal, so a program that keeps a list of volumes (the GS\/OS cache, the Finder) does not notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group smtdoc-callout smtdoc-note has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1828d0e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:6px;border-left-color:#f0b429;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;background-color:#fff8e1;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:20px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Restart the Apple II after you change an image. A unit that the Apple II had ejected comes back at the next mount.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"5-limits-and-known-issues\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Limits and known issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Point<\/th><th>What to know<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Changing an image while the Apple II runs<\/td><td>The Apple II is not told. Restart it (see above).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Image size<\/td><td>A ProDOS volume holds at most 65,535 blocks (32 MB). Create disk makes images of that size.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If something goes wrong, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_troubleshooting\/\">Troubleshooting, FAQ and the log<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:48px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ee9f569 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f6f7f7;padding-top:14px;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:18px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e7a45;margin-bottom:2px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">\u2190 Previous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-size:17px;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_disk-ii\/\">Disk II emulation (5.25 inch)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ee9f569 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f6f7f7;padding-top:14px;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:18px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e7a45;margin-bottom:2px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Next \u2192<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-size:17px;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/smtdoc_smartloader\/\">Smartloader<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#787c82;margin-top:20px;font-size:13px\">SmartDisk II user documentation \u00b7 latest firmware \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.r3tr0.net\/index.php\/smartdisk-ii-documentation\/\">Documentation home<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the SmartDisk II as a SmartPort hard disk with four volumes. 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