From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from web8105.in.yahoo.com ([203.199.70.105]) by pentafluge.infradead.org with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 16V4wg-0008T4-00 for ; Mon, 28 Jan 2002 06:07:10 +0000 Message-ID: <20020128061808.48848.qmail@web8105.in.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 22:18:08 -0800 (PST) From: Ramya Ravichandran Subject: Re: Cf Card vs DiskOnChip To: manningc2@actrix.gen.nz, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org In-Reply-To: <20020128013905.81A0611FD@creative.actrix.co.nz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: > OK so if I understand you correctly, you want to > take a normal x86 system, > throw away the hand disk and put int a CF instead. > > If that is what you want to do then the sandisk link > shows how. All you need > is a very simple cable that goes from a standard IDE > connector to a CF socket. > My understanding, which might be off, is that if you > look inside a Sandisk > Flashdrive then that is what you'll find. > Thanks for all the help. I want to understand PCMCIA , IDE , connectors , adapters,BIOS, hot-swapping, CF socket, wear levelling ... all these terms were used by you guys when u were helping me but being a newbie I don't understand these terms. Can anyone suggest some resources for me to understand these things. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com