[geeks] CF as IDE

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
> I'm considering replacing the IDE HD in one of my laptops with a CF card;
> has anyone any words of wisdom, secret sources, or other things I need to
> know about?
> 
> The laptop is a Toshiba Portege R100, an ultra-portable from about 5 years
> ago.  A very interesting machine (see
> http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Toshiba_Portege_R100.htm) whose
> 1.8" 30 GB HD seems ripe for replacement with a CF card.  I figure that
> would both speed the machine up and extend the battery life.  It's fine in
> both regards now, but I want _more_.  I believe the 1.8" Toshiba MK4004GAH
> 50-pin ATA-5 drive is pin-compatible with CF cards, though there's a bit of
> a physical incompatibility with the alignment pins on the connector.
> 

Are you sure you don't want an SSD?  They make them in 1.8" capacity up
to at least 64GB.  Should run cool as well.

--Patrick