Flash Ram IDE drives.

: Could you do me a favor and post the manufacturer and : part number of the chips on the board if you can see them? : I tore off the cover and:

Chip #1: (in order of appearance on the chip)

Samsung 322 (Flash Ram Chip) K9F5608U0B-YCB0 (not sure if the 0 = O or vice versa) T2D171BA (not sure if the 1 is a 'I' or "L")

Chip #2 (other side)

TDK (IDE flash converter) GBDriverRA2a

PCB board is soldered directly to the 40pin header.

Thank you very much.

Hi,

Forgive me if i'm missing something here, but why couldn't you just use compact flash (CF) cards as used in digicams ?. They are cheap and getting cheaper, available in sizes from 16 megs to 256 megs and have an ide interface mode.

I bought an interface card (small card, 3.5" drive mounting profile) for a project from ACS, works as advertised and cost ~$20...

Chris

: > A while back I posted a question about if anyone knew of a Flash Ram IDE : > drive that plugs directly into the motherboard's IDE socket, without a cable : > (other than power). : >

: > I found them, and I'm happy with the price and the quality/size/weight : > everything. : >

: >

: > The usual disclaimer, I'm not affiliated with the above company at all. : > I just found the product, it works, and thought it's a nice google hit for : > the next person who's looking for them. : >

: > Full bore retail on 5 pcs (32 Meg) was $36.00 US (each), and they : > arrived next day when the order was called in at 3:30pm their time. : > Packaging was simple and protective. : >

: > C : : Hi, : : Forgive me if i'm missing something here, but why couldn't you just use : compact flash (CF) cards as used in digicams ?. They are cheap and : getting cheaper, available in sizes from 16 megs to 256 megs and have an : ide interface mode. : : I bought an interface card (small card, 3.5" drive mounting profile) for : a project from ACS, works as advertised and cost ~$20... : :

We could, but $20 + the money for the flash ram is probably more money. That also has a cable, and an additional set of connections. Less reliable.