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#470795 - 03/02/07 07:50 AM Flashbased HD in iBook [Re: adzharia]
koekie Registered: 02/23/07 Posts: 3	Is this possible at all? My iBook G3's HD died and I want to replace it. Is it possible to put in a flash-based HD and what type should I be looking for? thanks Koekie
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#470796 - 03/02/07 09:00 AM Re: Flashbased HD in iBook [Re: adzharia]
krusher117 Registered: 05/30/04 Posts: 1016	way to be on the cutting edge. hopefully soon we'll be using only flash based hard drives. here's a mini-ide to CF adapter that would do the job. http://www.logicsupply.com/product_info.php/cPath/47_67/products_id/241
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#470797 - 03/02/07 11:18 AM Re: Flashbased HD in iBook [Re: adzharia]
Protocol6v Registered: 08/26/06 Posts: 117	That would be pretty expensive. You'll need at least an 8GB CF card if you want OS X, and if your going to do that you might as well get the 16GB CF. _________________________ MacBook Pro, 2.2GHz SR Core 2 Duo, 120GB HD, 2GB RAM, PowerMac G5, DP 2GHz, 2GB RAM, 1x500GB HD, Sonnet Tempo X4P, 2TB RAID, ATI 9650 256MB.
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#470798 - 03/02/07 11:38 AM Re: Flashbased HD in iBook [Re: adzharia]
mordaskyt Registered: 01/25/05 Posts: 360	There are ATA flash based HD's but be prepared to spend $$$ though. Krusher's suggestion of a CF adaptor is a good one. http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2006 super cool.... _________________________ PB G4 15" 1.2ghz - Pismo G3 400 mhz - iBook G3 500 "Jukebox" "SawSmurf" G4 500 - Quicksilver G4 Dual 1ghz modding...
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#470799 - 03/02/07 11:57 AM Re: Flashbased HD in iBook [Re: adzharia]
manhackman Registered: 04/26/06 Posts: 173	Originally Posted By: "Protocol6v " That would be pretty expensive. You'll need at least an 8GB CF card if you want OS X, and if your going to do that you might as well get the 16GB CF. theres a guide and reports of people using as small as 2gb cards and a skimped version of osx but you'll need storage space too. http://www.bradbergeron.com/20061129/howto-install-and-boot-os-x-on-a-flash-drive/ Edited by (03/02/07 01:01 PM) _________________________ >Mac mini PPC / 1.42 Ghz / 1GB RAM / 74.41GB 4200rpm 2.5" / Airport + Bluetooth / 10.4.7 / 20.1" LG widescreen >G4 400 PPC / 20 gig / 768MB RAM / ZIP drive / 10.4.7 /17" apple SD / Back up system >Powerbook Titanium 1Ghz / 40GB / 512MB RAM / mashed up and waiting for a good mod! >Macintosh SE/30
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#470800 - 03/02/07 01:49 PM Re: Flashbased HD in iBook [Re: adzharia]
Rickets Registered: 02/09/07 Posts: 18	I imagine this would increase access speed and battery life a good bit, but what about the limited writes to flash media? I can't see how this is really a viable long term option yet.
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#470801 - 03/02/07 05:17 PM Re: Flashbased HD in iBook [Re: adzharia]
987687 Where's the cache? Registered: 03/21/06 Posts: 248	Also some CF cards are faster, if you get a good deal on a big CF card chances are that is it is gonna be really slow
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#470802 - 03/03/07 05:34 AM Re: Flashbased HD in iBook [Re: adzharia]
TCPMeta MacModder Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1797 Loc: Florida, USA	Be careful on the brand of CF reader you get. I have three of them and I've tried all 3 on my PCs and Macs and they make the system unstable or the whole system slow down. Although when they do work it's fast as heck. I had one working at one point with a 512MB card on a laptop with Free-DOS/WfW3.11 and it was quick. _________________________ To live is to let die
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