IDE <-> Compact Flash adapters seem to be popular for extending the life
of old computing hardware, and I'm looking at replacing the magnetic
disks on my old machines with CF.
However, there seem to be issues with ensuring that the motherboard <->
adapter <-> CF card chain is all compatible. I presume that there are
likely a fair number of people on this list that have already done this.
Can anyone provide recommendations as far as manufacturers/devices to
seek or avoid?
Furthermore, I use Linux to administer my DOS machines (stuff like file
transfers to the rest of the network), and on the older of the two, the
Linux installation is quite swap-dependent. Obviously, the
write-lifetime limitations of flash memory are a concern here. Would it
be best to just buy a bunch of small CF cards and replace them as they
die, or to get a few over-large CF cards and rely on the card firmware
to do write levelling, or to just hold on to magnetic storage until I
can't find any more drives?
Lastly, are there any good solutions for mounting multiple CF adapters
at the front of a 5.25" drive bay? Most of the adapters I've found that
seem to be meant for external mounting seem to either be meant to fit in
a rear PCI slot or to fit a single adapter at the front of a 3.5" bay,
but it seems like the dimensions are such that most adapters could fit 2
wide x 2 high in a 5.25" bay if there were any way to mount them.
Jon Brase
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