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Ipod 4G(b/w) With CF for harddrive

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levi47:
Recently the HDD in my 4G Ipod finally died. I was wondering if it would be possible to replace the HDD with a CF card. I would be happy using either rockbox or ipodlinux on it as it is a secondary player, mostly for simple games. Is this possible with the ipod hardware?

saratoga:
Provided your flash memory had an IDE interface, I don't see why not.

levi47:
Is the 1.8" ide interface the same as CF? Also, would i need to pre-image the CF card with rockbox/ipl or would I be able to do a restore with itunes and then install as per usual? Was thinking of just a small 2-4gb CF card, can't really afford a nice SSD for it.

saratoga:

--- Quote from: levi47 on January 21, 2007, 03:55:35 PM ---Is the 1.8" ide interface the same as CF?

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No, but I believe its close enough that adapters exist.  I don't know anything about how well they work though.  Ideally you would buy a flash part that already had the 1.8 IDE interface, since that would be compatible.  


--- Quote from: levi47 on January 21, 2007, 03:55:35 PM ---Also, would i need to pre-image the CF card with rockbox/ipl or would I be able to do a restore with itunes and then install as per usual? Was thinking of just a small 2-4gb CF card, can't really afford a nice SSD for it.

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You could put it in blank, mount it on your PC and then install Apple, Rockbox or linux firmwares as normal.

levi47:
Any chance you have a link to such an adaptor? i have been searching for a while but all i get is 2.5" or 3.5" ide adaptors. Many sites say that a CF to 3.5" ide adaptor works for both CF and 1.8" HDD's, that is why i was thinking they might be pin compatible.

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