I've been interested in putting a Kingston SSD into one of my Macs, but of course most PowerPC Macs only support the older IDE standard. From what I've seen around most people recommend the Startech red adapter, but that one is 40-pin only. Are there any good 44-pin alternatives that work well on these Macs?
Ah, that's a clever solution.
Someone here did mention that before, but I can't remember who and where.
Gonno look for that source, but otherwise can't be of help.
If you happen to success please let us know. Using the innerst of an SSD is much cheaper that the mSATA-way now.
A little update:
I bought the Godshark 44-pin SATA-to-IDE adapter to go along with my Kingston A400. The inner components of the A400 are protected by four Torx Security screws. Unfortunately, I did not have anything on-hand to open those screws, so I had to 'get creative'.
Anyways, the SSD out of its enclosure fit perfectly in the Mini with the adapter. Initially, my Leopard USB installer failed to detect more than 32 MB or so on the SSD, but after I reformatted with APM it seemed to work. Weirdly, it prevents me from extending the partition beyond 128 GB. I wonder if it's because I installed the OS 9 Drivers? I had trouble getting this SSD to work in a Dell Latitude D530 (with no adapter) so I will monitor any anomalies I see.
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Weirdly, it prevents me from extending the partition beyond 128 GB. I wonder if it's because I installed the OS 9 Drivers? I had trouble getting this SSD to work in a Dell Latitude D530 (with no adapter) so I will monitor any anomalies I see.View attachment 1726832
