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    How does this adapter get inserted???

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by FlipMyLid, Aug 31, 2008.

  1. FlipMyLid

    FlipMyLid Notebook Enthusiast

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    This PCMCIA hard drive/PC Card ATA Flash IDE Adapter Reader looks to be an idea way to use the exisiting IDE hardware from the PC. Only issue I have before buying this item is: How does it get inserted into the PCMCIA slot????????

    Any Ideas???? :confused:

    PCMCIA hard drive/PC Card ATA Flash IDE Adapter Reader web site:

    http://www.clipclip.org/clips/detai...-flash-ide-adapter-reader-from-1powershop-com

    Thanks for the efforts :)
     
    FlipMyLid, Aug 31, 2008
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    It doesn't, the used to make (and still do some) PCMCIA hard drives that you would just insert into the PCMCIA slot. What you posted attaches to a desktop's ATA cable and then you attatch the PCMCIA hard drive.
     
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  3. powerpack

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    It appears to be for a desktop. So it will not fit/work on notebook.
     
    powerpack, Aug 31, 2008
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    there are hard drives that go directly into the pcmcia slot. so it actually converts a pcmcia drive to be use in a desktop not the other way around
     
    kevinf, Aug 31, 2008
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    sorry double post
     
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    Yeah, and I've heard these things support PIO Mode only !!
     
    Andy, Aug 31, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    this is true, they are basic hardware manipulators, and they do not work very well with DMA.
    I have used something similar before, but it really does not help for harddrives, its only good for using a pcmcia device, say if you just have one lying around, but no laptop to plug it into.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Aug 31, 2008
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