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.
> > 
> 
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