> I don't know if its true or not, but some sellers on ebay are warning > about using the drives from these players. They claim that the > interface is different and proprietary, and that it may cause incorrect > behavior/failure of the card and the device its used in. I wonder if > there is any truth to this or they are just trying to scare people into > buying the actual card vs getting it cheap this way. > > rg
The 1.5GB variant of the MuVo^2 employs a Cornice Storage Element with a proprietary interface that an external chip converts to CompactFlash. The 4GB version uses a standard Hitachi Microdrive. It seems so far to work fine in my *ist D, as did its 1 GB Microdrive predecessor (which is now in the MuVo^2) ============================== Brian Dipert Technical Editor: Mass Storage, Memory, Multimedia, PC Core Logic and Peripherals, and Programmable Logic EDN Magazine: http://www.edn.com 5000 V Street Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 454-5242 (voice), (617) 558-4470 (fax) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit me at http://www.bdipert.com
