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Norm Dresner
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:15 am Post subject:
Any links/URLs for interface to HD used in common iPod-type |
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Since iPod-type devices are being mass marketed, the components in them are
also being manufactured in large (or at least larger than normal)
quantities. How much public information is available on the HD interfaces?
TIA
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Donald
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:15 am Post subject:
Re: Any links/URLs for interface to HD used in common iPod-t |
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Norm Dresner wrote:
| Quote: | Since iPod-type devices are being mass marketed, the components in them
are also being manufactured in large (or at least larger than normal)
quantities. How much public information is available on the HD interfaces?
TIA
Norm
A while back, people were buying iPods to remove the HD for Compact |
Flash applications.
So I would gather that they (the iPod drives) are 50-pin CF interface.
I would guess, Apple added extra commands to that interface also.
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Ryan Weihl
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:15 am Post subject:
Re: Any links/URLs for interface to HD used in common iPod-t |
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Donald wrote:
| Quote: | Norm Dresner wrote:
Since iPod-type devices are being mass marketed, the components in
them are also being manufactured in large (or at least larger than
normal) quantities. How much public information is available on the
HD interfaces?
TIA
Norm
A while back, people were buying iPods to remove the HD for Compact
Flash applications.
So I would gather that they (the iPod drives) are 50-pin CF interface.
I would guess, Apple added extra commands to that interface also.
Donald
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Google google - "ipod hd" and scan the responses. |
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Norm Dresner
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:
Re: Any links/URLs for interface to HD used in common iPod-t |
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"Ryan Weihl" <rweihl@nospam.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Donald wrote:
Norm Dresner wrote:
Since iPod-type devices are being mass marketed, the components in them
are also being manufactured in large (or at least larger than normal)
quantities. How much public information is available on the HD
interfaces?
TIA
Norm
A while back, people were buying iPods to remove the HD for Compact Flash
applications.
So I would gather that they (the iPod drives) are 50-pin CF interface.
I would guess, Apple added extra commands to that interface also.
Donald
Google google - "ipod hd" and scan the responses.
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Yeah, been there, done that. I've verified that some versions of the iPod
do in fact use a HD! I also found out that early models used a FireWire
interface because USB 1.x was too slow. But I've discovered nothing of use
in determining what kind of interface the current iPod HD's have.
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larwe
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:
Re: Any links/URLs for interface to HD used in common iPod-t |
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Norm Dresner wrote:
| Quote: | interface because USB 1.x was too slow. But I've discovered nothing of use
in determining what kind of interface the current iPod HD's have.
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Search for two inch hard drives; these drives are no longer
iPod-exclusive and are available for other applications. The original
iPod was a Type II PCMCIA form factor drive, although it had a
nonstandard interface. They're all IDE underneath.
The interface the iPod offers to the outside world has nothing to do
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Norm Dresner
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:
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"larwe" <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Norm Dresner wrote:
interface because USB 1.x was too slow. But I've discovered nothing of
use
in determining what kind of interface the current iPod HD's have.
Search for two inch hard drives; these drives are no longer
iPod-exclusive and are available for other applications. The original
iPod was a Type II PCMCIA form factor drive, although it had a
nonstandard interface. They're all IDE underneath.
The interface the iPod offers to the outside world has nothing to do
with the interface used internally.
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Thanks, that's good to know that it's just an IDE drive.
Norm |
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