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A NEW DUAL Compact Flash to IDE Adapter Version 1.0
The IDE to Compact Flash adapter enables you to replace hard disk drives with economical, rugged CompactFlash cards.
Plug TWO CF cards into IDE cable with this converter
YES - TWO CF Cards
You can boot from DOS/Windows/Linux using the CF Card, same as IDE hard drives
Features: - Master/Slave jumper allows you run a CF Card and an IDE hard Drive or two CF Cards - You can choose to boot from the CF Card if required. - Windows will see these as Removable Disks each with its own drive letter. - Power supplied via a floppy power conector. - Your BIOS will see these as IDE Devices. - Low Power (less than .5W / less than 100mA) - DMA Support
Dimensions: Length = 60mm Width = 44mm Thickness = 17.5mm
CLICK HERE to see photos of a Dual CF to IDE adapter installed in a WinXP machine, two CF cards are inserted, an old 64MB card and a new 256MB card, in a master/slave arrangement on the secondary IDE channel.
Note 1: This is plugged into an IDE interface and is not hot swappable. Power must be off to remove.
Note 2: CompactFlash cards sold for digital camera use sometimes have strange partition sectors, and may require rewriting (FDISK/MBR) to make them bootable.
The CF-IDE is an adapter for connecting a compact flash memory card to a 3.5 IDE host interface, aiming at educational sectors, IT development, and the embedded technology engineer or enthusiast to enable the use of a compact flash card as an IDE hard drive.
Applications: Linux or Windows based set-top boxes, routers, firewalls Diskless network clients Industrial computers Any other device requiring rugged solid-state storage
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