1.8" is the same as CF actually. You can get CF to IDE adapters though. I have at least one or two lost in the garage.
--- On Sat, 3/12/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] anyone want some neat Linux-related hardware? > To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011, 10:46 AM > The connector is the same as 2.5" > drives, isn't it? > All you need is an adapter card. It plugs into the > laptop drive and presents a connector that looks > like a 3.5" drive. They only cost a few bucks at > Frys. > -- > Allen Brown http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/ > If all the cars in the United States were placed end > to end, > it would probably be Labor Day Weekend. --- Doug > Larson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Walker" <[email protected]> > To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:41:02 AM > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] anyone want some neat Linux-related > hardware? > > this laptop has a 1.8" hard drive > > PXE is easiest. tutorials are available. > > On Mar 12, 2011, at 10:21, [email protected] > wrote: > > > Based on my knowledge of USB, yes it should work. > > But it will be butt-scrape slow. It will > probably > > take several hours just to boot. > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
