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New 1.8" drives from Toshiba!
AlexP:
--- Quote from: Davide-NYC on December 17, 2007, 09:59:41 PM ---There are different interconnects (or interfaces) on the drives.
The earlier iPods and the iriver h100 and h300 series all had the 50 pin (female) connector.
See the first attached pic.
Then they went to ZIF. (iPod 5g, Gigabeat) See the second attached pic.
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You need to specifiy which gigabeat here - the gigabeat F has the same connector as the H1x0, H3x0 etc., whereas I believe the gigabeat X went ZIF along with iPod 5G etc.
Davide-NYC:
Post ammended. Thanks. :)
Also, I do believe that the LIF interface is either the same or similar to the ZIF interface. Regarless I do not think it is the older (larger) 50 pin connector. If so, that implies that hopeful 'upgraders' of older devices are still in need of an appropriate ZIF/LIF to 50-PIN adapter that would allow the newer Toshiba drives to be connected to older devices.
I guess I could make one myself but I'd rather not. I've thrown out a couple of dead 1.8" HDs over the years. I now regret having done that. I could have used the connector. :(
[UPDATE] Confirmed! LIF is similar to ZIF. Boo.
scharkalvin:
I think that the LIF connector might be similar to what I have seen used on some thin line floppy disk drives. It uses a thin foil like ribbon cable that plugs directly into the connector on the drive. A locking bar is then pressed down on the connector that presses the ribbon cable against the connectors contact pins and holds the cable in place via tension. To remove the cable the locking bar is pulled up by grabbing the ends and pulling up. I could post a photo later of the floppy disk drive I have that uses this connector. I've only seen this used on a slim line micro PC made by MSI.
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