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    Help!! OCZ Mini PCI-Express to 44 pin IDE??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sonoronos, Jul 15, 2009.

  1. sonoronos

    sonoronos Notebook Geek

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    You netbook guys have it SO easy. :p :p :) :)

    I want to use the incredible OCZ Mini PCI-e SSD's in my Panasonic Toughbook CF-29, but my laptop only connects to 44-pin IDE PATA drives. Is there any way possible to connect OCZ Mini PCI-e SSD's to a 44-pin IDE cable??

    Before you say, "buy a 2.5" PATA IDE drive with 44 pins" let me just say that after looking at the specs, the OCZ drives seem like the lowest power option for the speed that they provide. They just don't sell their SSD's in 44 pin PATA format!
     
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    nacholambre Notebook Consultant

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    Please give Panasonic a call in their customer service hotline! Ask to be escalated to their higher level technical engineers! Good luck mate!
     
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    davidkneiber Notebook Consultant

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    your screwed...
    and adapter probably wont fit in there..
    also the max speed of Parralel ATA is 133mb...
    so any ssd the uses pata or ide... will be crap...
    like my ssd ... with hdtune can hit 180mbs...
    now with windows xp... i cant pass 132.25mbs...
    (cause i have to used ide emulation in my bios)
     
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    User Retired 2 Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Try a SuperTalent 32GB 1.8" ZIF SSD + 1.8-to-2.5" Adapter instead. Though you can see it has a voltage regulator to allow 3.3V operation so it will add some overhead. It's datasheet shows 0.18/0.55mA standby/active power consumption, which at 3.3V works out to be 0.0/0.18W. Ie: VERY low battery-life extending power consumption as shown to give very long battery life like in the MSI U115 netbook.

    You might also want to have a go at plumbing in a SATA SSD if you have a bit of extra room for a sata-to-pata adapter. Consider this thread for some ideas.
     
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    sonoronos Notebook Geek

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    thanks NANDO
     
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    If you try it, can you let others know. The very low power consumption on that Super Talent ZIF SSD would give quite a good extension to battery life. Consider that most HDDS idle at 0.7W, and use up to 2W of power when operating.
     
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