| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Tanooki
Joined: 11 Jul 2008
Posts: 73
|
 Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject: Super Wild Card DX2 DiskDual + (micro)SD? |
 |
|
Hello.
I saw the topic about the SWC DX2 + DiskDual with a CF -> IDE adapter. That's kewl 
Now I was wondering, is MicroSD -> IDE adapter possible too? Will it support it?
I figured it would, since it's just IDE... But I don't know how picky the DiskDual is about hardware? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Silver
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 34
|
| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I suspect they would work fine.
CF's have the advantage of being genuine IDE devices in IDE (it's part of the CF spec). With SD's you'll be going through a 3rd party converter. Still reckon it would not be an issue. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tanooki
Joined: 11 Jul 2008
Posts: 73
|
| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Silver wrote: | I suspect they would work fine.
CF's have the advantage of being genuine IDE devices in IDE (it's part of the CF spec). With SD's you'll be going through a 3rd party converter. Still reckon it would not be an issue. |
For CF it's the same, it will need a third party converter too. Or does the DiskDual come with a CF adapter already? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Silver
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 34
|
| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:39 am Post subject: |
|
|
| l0c4lh0st wrote: | | Silver wrote: | I suspect they would work fine.
CF's have the advantage of being genuine IDE devices in IDE (it's part of the CF spec). With SD's you'll be going through a 3rd party converter. Still reckon it would not be an issue. |
For CF it's the same, it will need a third party converter too. Or does the DiskDual come with a CF adapter already? |
Yes you still need an adapter for CF->IDE, but its only wiring and 100% passive. i.e. you could simply solder wires from and IDE cable straight into a CF card and it will work. For SD-IDE, you need a 3rd party chip to convert the data. How well the IDE works depends on the chip used.
However, in the real world, there is probably not much difference as you need to buy an adapter for both. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tanooki
Joined: 11 Jul 2008
Posts: 73
|
| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Silver wrote: | | l0c4lh0st wrote: | | Silver wrote: | I suspect they would work fine.
CF's have the advantage of being genuine IDE devices in IDE (it's part of the CF spec). With SD's you'll be going through a 3rd party converter. Still reckon it would not be an issue. |
For CF it's the same, it will need a third party converter too. Or does the DiskDual come with a CF adapter already? |
Yes you still need an adapter for CF->IDE, but its only wiring and 100% passive. i.e. you could simply solder wires from and IDE cable straight into a CF card and it will work. For SD-IDE, you need a 3rd party chip to convert the data. How well the IDE works depends on the chip used.
However, in the real world, there is probably not much difference as you need to buy an adapter for both. |
Ah, like that. So the only issue is the price...
And that's not really an issue, since:
2 GB microSD costs ~ $10 and microSD -> IDE adapter costs $12
2 GB CF costs ~ $20 and CF -> IDE adapter costs $2
So I'll just get a CF to IDE adapter, since that's known to work. 
Got one other question... Can I buy like *any* adapter? Or do I need one that supports some specific features? There are quite some on DealExtreme: http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.313~search.cf |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RGB_Gamer
Joined: 01 Oct 2007
Posts: 879
|
| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I bought my adaptor at Fry's Electronics. I know there is some sort of parralel to CF adaptor that you can plug straight into the SWC DX2 without having to use a Disk Dual, but I don't remember which. Take a look at this:
http://www.dextrose.com/_forum/showthread.php?p=68330 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Silver
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 34
|
| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| eastbayarb wrote: | I bought my adaptor at Fry's Electronics. I know there is some sort of parralel to CF adaptor that you can plug straight into the SWC DX2 without having to use a Disk Dual, but I don't remember which. Take a look at this:
http://www.dextrose.com/_forum/showthread.php?p=68330 |
Basically the diskdual is a parallel to IDE converter inside an external case (with room for CD/HD).
So if you can buy a parallel to IDE adapter that uses the same chip that the diskdual uses it works great. Alas the chip has not been made in *years*, and worse - only an early revision of the chip works. I have found it virtually impossible to track down |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tanooki
Joined: 11 Jul 2008
Posts: 73
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:48 am Post subject: |
|
|
Yeah that's exactly the reason why I went for the DiskDual. It's known to work great, it's made by FFE themselves and well, it's about the only option I had, heh.
But Silver / eastbayarb, do you say I can put any CF -> IDE adapter in the DiskDual? I haven't been able to find a guide or well anything about how good the compatibility of the DiskDual is. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
