80GB HD 'toshiba mk8010gah' - suitable for iriver h140?

[polluxx2006]

hi folks,

im currently thinking of replacing my 40GB hd
in my iriver h140 with an 80GB hd. can anybody tell
me what models are suitable or what i have to be aware of
when choosing such a drive?

at the moment i can get a toshiba mk8010gah - does this work with the iriver h140?

cheers
polluxx

[LambdaCalculus]

Look for an MK8007GAH drive instead; it has the proper 50-pin connector and will fit perfectly inside the case.

The MK8010GAH has a ZIF connector, so without a ZIF-ATA adaptor, you can't just drop it into the iriver.

[scharkalvin]

Ain't cheap.... http://www.impactcomputers.com/mk8007gah.html

Would be cheaper to to get the mk8009GAH and an adapter.
http://www.memorylabs.net/80lahdd1noha.html

[LambdaCalculus]

Ain't cheap....

$400 DOLLARS?? Madness, I say!

[Davide-NYC]

Good luck finding an adapter.  
Span.com told me via email that no one is producing them. You have to make one yourself. If this fact changes and someone does commercially produce a ZIF to 50 pin (female) adapter please post a link!  

[LambdaCalculus]

I'll keep my eyes open, Davide. Thanks for that info!

[talos321]

I will keep looking too and I'm asking questions from the manufacturers that make zif 1.8-2.5 IDE to see if they would make an adapter. As it stands my Gigabeat is basically full and it would be less expensive to buy several gigabeats than get a large hdd.

 

[polluxx2006]

hm, this one would work, right?

HItachi Travelstar C4K60 (IDE version)

[scoz]

nope.  the connections on the hd in the iriver are 50 pin female, also the connction is on the short side of the drive, also it's too high, if you are going for the larger ones.

[psycho_maniac]

Davide-NYC: Nice PDF page. Too bad its not in english

[scoz]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=310015068442

seems to be the right adapter, but whether there's room in an iriver for one I've no idea

[LambdaCalculus]

It might be a matter of just properly tucking it into the iriver so it rests on or under the hard drive.

[AlexP]

I'd love it if it did fit, but having changed the hard drive (+ battery) in a H140 I can vouch that it is extremely tight in there.