now im on the right track!This adapter may be of interest.
ATA is a newer name for IDE. For hardware built within, well, quite a few years now, there isn't really a practical difference.this adapter is IDE though...dont i need an ATA for my powerbook? or is ATA a subset of IDE?
ATA is a newer name for IDE. For hardware built within, well, quite a few years now, there isn't really a practical difference.
Those drives weren't designed for MP3 players. Toshiba came up with them (and use them) for their small notebooks, to run operating systems.
the problem i see here isn't the speed (it's noticeably slower than a normal laptop drive), but the longevity of the drive. they're not designed for continual access (eg running an OS), more occasional access to fill an iPod memory... you may find the device dying on you after a year.
what are you doing to your powerbook? please tell
another question:
what type of interface does the superdrive use? can it be reused as a harddrive input?
another question:
what type of interface does the superdrive use? can it be reused as a harddrive input?
i have seen these...but i guess what i want to kno is whether or not i would need to purchase something like this...basically, im not looking to spend a few hundred on it. i just wanted to kno if the superdrive bay used the same IDE interface as the hard drive bay, and if that could support a hard drive natively, without buy MCE's solution.Are you looking for something like this?
It's ATA, just a different connector. Adapters are made (have one to use with the Newer Universal Adapter kit). Someone makes a harddrive upgrade that replaces the optical drive (in PowerBook, and perhaps 17" MBP), giving you two harddrives internal.
Hmm £200 for a 100gb 7200 Optibay that would definitely cure my storage problems.Guess I need to go out and do some work.