From owner-freebsd-small Mon Jun 25 20:21:41 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Received: from whizzo.transsys.com (whizzo.TransSys.COM [144.202.42.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 695C437B401 for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 20:21:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from louie@whizzo.transsys.com) Received: from whizzo.transsys.com (#6@localhost.transsys.com [127.0.0.1]) by whizzo.transsys.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f5Q3LQI35445; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 23:21:26 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from louie@whizzo.transsys.com) Message-Id: <200106260321.f5Q3LQI35445@whizzo.transsys.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.3.1 01/18/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: "Joesh Juphland" Cc: forrestc@imach.com, freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG X-Image-URL: http://www.transsys.com/louie/images/louie-mail.jpg From: "Louis A. Mamakos" Subject: Re: flash disk in 2.5" HDD form factor ? needed... References: In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 25 Jun 2001 21:09:56 MDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 23:21:26 -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Of course, you can get ATA flash in the 2.5 laptop drive form factor from SanDisk,and probably have a much more mechanically robust solution to your problem. louie > > Well, I would like the unit to not have a compact flash card _already_ in > it, therefore I could plug any size sandisk I want to in it. Currently I > like to use 128meg sandisk CF units...but as I say, I would like it to just > be an adaptor that I can plug any sandisk (or microdrive, I suppose, but > that's off topic :) > > thanks. > > > >How big do you need? > > > >On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Joesh Juphland wrote: > > > > > Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 20:18:35 -0600 > > > From: Joesh Juphland > > > To: freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG > > > Subject: flash disk in 2.5" HDD form factor ? needed... > > > > > > > > > I would like to run a laptop off of flash memory - both pc card slots > >are > > > already full, so I need to put the flash where the hard drive would go. > > > > > > I am already running many systems now with Sandisk compact flash cards > >stuck > > > into those advantech adaptors that let you plug them into the IDE chain. > > > > > > Does such an adaptor exist that would let me _elegantly_ plug a sandisk > > > compact-flash card into a laptop, replacing the 2.5" disk that already > >sits > > > there ? When I say "elegantly", I mean that the adaptor itself would be > >the > > > form factor of a 2.5", 9mm disk so that it would just pop in like a 2.5" > > > disk would, and not require physical modification or bracing on my part > >(I > > > have already stuck one in with duct tape. lame.) > > > > > > thanks! > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message > > > > > > >- Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) AC7DE > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Innovation Machine Ltd. P.O. Box 5749 > >http://www.imach.com/ Helena, MT 59604 > >Home of PacketFlux Technogies and BackupDNS.com (406)-442-6648 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Protect your personal freedoms - visit http://www.lp.org/ > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message