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    does hd height matter?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jisaac, Jun 3, 2008.

  1. jisaac

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    I'm thinking of buying this as a replacement for my hard drive:
    http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/ad44midecf.asp
    however it is 10mm in height. i understand laptops take 9.5mm as standard, will this extra 0.5mm make a difference? I'll probably try software raid with 2 compact flash cards in xp. How well does software raid work ? e.g. If i used 2 cards, each with a read speed of 40mb/s what can i expect to achieve with software raid?
     
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Chances are it won't fit. 0.5mm doesn't sound like a lot, but it is.
     
    Greg, Jun 3, 2008
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  3. jisaac

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    there is a tin box to unscrew from the underside of the PCB with the hard drive inside, perhaps i can for go the enclosure and just connect it directly- is this possible?
     
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    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    You can try but it won't be easy as Goph said.0.5mm is a lot in these things.
     
    The_Observer, Jun 3, 2008
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  5. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    jisaac, I know you have had lots of questions about this cf to ide thing, and the most amazing thing happened last week. I was looking through the basement and my brother actually has one of them.
    I am going to get some pics up with actual dimensions.
    I just took dimensions and pictures, and the adapter is not 9.5mm thick or 10mm thick. I am getting about 9.6mm thick. It is only slightly thicker than a standard harddrive. I can slide about 2 pieces of paper between the harddrive and the ruler, which I was using as a straight edge. The difference in height is very minimal.
    It will fit into your laptop, I would not worry about it at all.

    here are some pictures:

    I hope this helps you.
    There is indeed one pin missing, so you dont have to cut anypins off or anything like that.
    Here are the links, cause I dont want to take a whole page up with images.

    http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/bigdogtrucker/SL739133.jpg

    http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/bigdogtrucker/SL739134.jpg

    http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/bigdogtrucker/SL739135.jpg

    http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/bigdogtrucker/SL739136.jpg

    http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/bigdogtrucker/SL739137.jpg

    http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/bigdogtrucker/SL739138.jpg

    http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/bigdogtrucker/SL739139.jpg

    http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/bigdogtrucker/SL739140.jpg

    I hope these pictures help you,

    K-TRON
     
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  6. jisaac

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    thanks for that ktron, i almost dismissed the idea after greg and rambo's comments.
    :)
     
    jisaac, Jun 4, 2008
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    Just don't forget to buy CF cards that can work in 'fixed disk' mode if you want them to work as hard drive!
     
    StefanHamminga, Jun 4, 2008
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    i'll be using linux so trhat doesn't matter
     
    jisaac, Jun 4, 2008
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  9. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    jisaac,
    if the fraction of a millimeter prevents the drive from fitting, you can always sand down the cf card a little. Theis is actually quite a bit of plastic around it, you can easily sand off 0.5 mm from the side of the cf card.

    However, I doubt you will have any problems with it fitting.

    If you need any more pics, pm me, and I can send you more.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jun 4, 2008
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