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760 with no hard drive. Everything else works. Best way to run from SDcard?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 3:12 pm
by excal32
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
Re: 760 with no hard drive. Everything else works. Best way to run from SDcard?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:57 am
by goldeneagle
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
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):
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.