IAUDIO M5 with larger HDD?

[Perhydrolenator]

Hi!

I know it isn't possible to equip M5 with hdd > 20Gb if the iaudio firmware is used.
Is the same situation with RockBox firmare?  

[ColdSphinx]

No, it's possible butt you need a HDD with the right interface.
The X5 uses the ATA 44-pin interface which is diffrent to the ZIF interface and I think the M5 uses the same interface.

[frause]

A single platter Toshiba MK3006GAL (30GB) or MK4007GAL (if you can find one) works. I recently put an MK3006GAL in mine.

It takes the same drives as the iriver H120 and H320.

If you have an M5L you could trade the extra battery life for a 60 or 80 GB dual platter drive.

[Perhydrolenator]

Great!!

Thanks a lot.  I've got  iaudio 5M, unfortunately.  It runs approx. 15h if battery is full. If I put dual plate hdd, how much it would decrease that period? Do you have any experience? What about replaceing battery with larger one? Is it possible?

[elborak]

With the X5L/M5L, you can either have a two platter drive or the extra battery: not both.  With the non-L versions, you're limited to single platter drives.

[ColdSphinx]

These days im thinking of putting an MK8009GAH (80GB) in my x5 60gb. But first I currently soldered my headphone-out, now I can't use a remote anymore but it's possible to hear music again.

[vexecuter]

Would the Toshiba MK4007GAL work in the Cowon IAudio M5L and allow you to have the extra battery?

[frause]

Would the Toshiba MK4007GAL work in the Cowon IAudio M5L and allow you to have the extra battery?

Yes

[vexecuter]

Apparently there is a 60gb single platter drive available which is compat with the m5... I can't seem to find it but any make/model/where to buy references?