I was thinking a SD to CF (i have a few i knew are good from ipod modding) and do not really want to take apart my 760 just to figure out what kind of IDE to CF i could fit in there.
are there any known models which work well for these purposes or other thinkpads of this era
thank you
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760 with no hard drive. Everything else works. Best way to run from SDcard?
760 with no hard drive. Everything else works. Best way to run from SDcard?
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Re: 760 with no hard drive. Everything else works. Best way to run from SDcard?
Did you need a particularly large capacity? If not, I'd just suggest getting one of these. Only 1GB, but it's fast and works pretty seamlessly (although you'll probably have to remove the master/slave pins from the drive header):excal32 wrote:I was thinking a SD to CF (i have a few i knew are good from ipod modding) and do not really want to take apart my 760 just to figure out what kind of IDE to CF i could fit in there.
are there any known models which work well for these purposes or other thinkpads of this era
thank you
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SIMPLETECH-STEC ... Sw4shX9cF0
I picked up 3 myself and might pick up more. For higher capacity, there's a 2GB SiliconDrive from an ebay seller in China. Ordered 1, worked in both my 760ED and my 755CE, so I ordered 5 more. Only downside is it takes about 2 weeks shipping time.
One problem with an SD to IDE converter is drive geometry, which is a problem I've been having for a while with CF cards, which effectively limits you to 512MB. Of course, YMMV.
Historic ThinkPads owned:
300, 360C/CE/PE, 510CS, 560/E/Z, 600/E/X, 700C, 701C/CS, 720C, 730TE, 750C, 750P, 755C/CE/CX/CDV/CD, 760L, 760EL/XD, 765L
Newer ThinkPads owned:
P50, T480
300, 360C/CE/PE, 510CS, 560/E/Z, 600/E/X, 700C, 701C/CS, 720C, 730TE, 750C, 750P, 755C/CE/CX/CDV/CD, 760L, 760EL/XD, 765L
Newer ThinkPads owned:
P50, T480
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