 Replacing Microdrive With Cf |
 Jan 11 2007, 04:55 PM
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im getting a cl3200 to replace my tired jornada 720, but i have reservations about microdrives.
i did a search and found some info on replacing the micro drive with a larger micro drive but nothing on a cf replacement. i have several questions: is their any reason i should shy away from replacing the 6gig mcd with an 8gig cf and running cacko? is the lowered power consumption and faster load times of a cf card really worth the time/expense/risk? do i really need to worry about micro drive failure? if anyone could answer these questions and provide some detailed information on exactly how to install a new cf card that would be wonderful. i use mandriva linux so doing linux partitions are within my abilities. |
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Jan 11 2007, 05:10 PM
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QUOTE(Matthewmongan @ Jan 11 2007, 03:55 PM) im getting a cl3200 to replace my tired jornada 720, but i have reservations about microdrives. i did a search and found some info on replacing the micro drive with a larger micro drive but nothing on a cf replacement. i have several questions: is their any reason i should shy away from replacing the 6gig mcd with an 8gig cf and running cacko? is the lowered power consumption and faster load times of a cf card really worth the time/expense/risk? do i really need to worry about micro drive failure? if anyone could answer these questions and provide some detailed information on exactly how to install a new cf card that would be wonderful. i use mandriva linux so doing linux partitions are within my abilities.  The force required to kill a microdrive will render the Zaurus to dust. Microdrives also don't lose data size over time like cf cards will. |
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Jan 11 2007, 06:21 PM
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thanks for the fast reply.
that is very good to know. i hear horror stories about laptop hds failing and such, but i guess with the smaller moving mass the micro drive is more robust. |
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Jan 11 2007, 10:58 PM
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QUOTE(Matthewmongan @ Jan 11 2007, 05:21 PM) thanks for the fast reply. that is very good to know. i hear horror stories about laptop hds failing and such, but i guess with the smaller moving mass the micro drive is more robust. All drives eventually fail. The microdrive is no different. Since we (cacko users) aren't actually running the os off the drive, they will last longer. |
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Jan 11 2007, 11:07 PM
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QUOTE(BarryW @ Jan 12 2007, 04:58 PM) QUOTE(Matthewmongan @ Jan 11 2007, 05:21 PM) thanks for the fast reply. that is very good to know. i hear horror stories about laptop hds failing and such, but i guess with the smaller moving mass the micro drive is more robust. All drives eventually fail. The microdrive is no different. Since we (cacko users) aren't actually running the os off the drive, they will last longer. You should be worried about your NAND instead. If that wears out, then its time to learn how to solder new chips onto the tiny Z pcb  On the other hand, if the MicroDrive fails, you just replace it with another MicroDrive or a CF card.
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Jan 12 2007, 01:31 PM
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QUOTE(Meanie @ Jan 11 2007, 10:07 PM) QUOTE(BarryW @ Jan 12 2007, 04:58 PM) QUOTE(Matthewmongan @ Jan 11 2007, 05:21 PM) thanks for the fast reply. that is very good to know. i hear horror stories about laptop hds failing and such, but i guess with the smaller moving mass the micro drive is more robust. All drives eventually fail. The microdrive is no different. Since we (cacko users) aren't actually running the os off the drive, they will last longer. You should be worried about your NAND instead. If that wears out, then its time to learn how to solder new chips onto the tiny Z pcb On the other hand, if the MicroDrive fails, you just replace it with another MicroDrive or a CF card.Been there done that, and killed one of my old iPaqs. |
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Matthewmongan Replacing Microdrive With Cf Jan 11 2007, 04:55 PM
Capn_Fish QUOTE(Matthewmongan @ Jan 11 2007, 07:55 PM)i... Jan 12 2007, 02:44 PM icruise I recently saw that you can get a 16GB CF card for... May 12 2007, 08:23 AM Matthewmongan to my understanding the repetitive writing of the ... May 12 2007, 11:29 AM speculatrix I think it depends on whether you're going to ... May 12 2007, 12:03 PM
icruise Couldn't you just put the swap file on an SD c... May 12 2007, 12:41 PM Da_Blitz well speed for one thing would be a factor
as for... May 14 2007, 02:44 AM speculatrix QUOTE(Da_Blitz @ May 14 2007, 11:44 AM)but if... May 14 2007, 02:53 AM |
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