DC I had a look at the website, but it doesn't mention any particular brand of card. Will any PCMCIA ATA flash card work or only specific 'mac compatible ones'.
I found one on eBay but it was only 220MB http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/220MB-PCMCIA-ATA-Flash-card-for-HP-200LX-Palmtop-PC_W0QQitemZ320292895286QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320292895286&_trkparms=72%3A12|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 If I do get one, does it technically add a second hard drive? I could just format it to HFS+ and my PowerBook/OSX would pick it up as a second drive? Are there any write limitations to them? Simon --- http://www.simonroyal.co.uk - Mac news, reviews, guides, upgrades, hacks and more... - http://www.nmug.org.uk - webmaster for Norwich Mac User Group - The box said requires Windows XP or better, so I bought an Apple Mac. On Sep 5 2008, dc wrote: Here's where I got the idea: http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/FAQ_2.7.php#2713 The SanDisk card is seens as an ATA hard drive. Formatting it, installing OS 9, and booting from it are all done just the same way you would handle any second ATA drive. I did try it in a G4 tower a few minutes ago but it is not seen at all from the airport slot. It thought I remembered reading somewhere that the Apple Airport slots were different from standard PC cardbus slots. Too bad, it means the ATA or SATA adapter will be needed to make SSHDs run in "New World" Macs. On Sep 5, 9:11 am, Simon Royal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting, would you like to elaborate a little. It sounds a nice little > project. > > On Sep 5 2008, dc wrote: > Just for fun I put a SSHD in my PowerBook 5200cs. I used a SanDisk > memory card in the lower pc slot, formatted it using Drive Setup, and > copied the OS 9.1 system onto it. It boots and runs perfectly, no > noise, no heat, low power consumption, only cost $10. Now I'm > wondering if one of these would work in a G4's Airport slot? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
