Linux - HardwareThis forum is for Hardware issues.
Having trouble installing a piece of hardware? Want to know if that peripheral is compatible with Linux?
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I was poking around my Dell X1 and i noticed that the pin arrangement of the 1.8 drive is the same as a CF card. Could it be that i can just plug a CF card there and install Puppy? Anybody tried this? Thanks.
CF cards have the same pins as any other IDE interface (including 44pin 2.5" notebook drives). However, the physical size of the connectors are different, and the voltages used for the power may vary.
I don't think there's a single standard for what connector 1.8" drives use. If a CF card will physically fit the connector, then I'd bet it would work. At worst, you might fry the CF card but the laptop should be fine. Maybe you can experiment with a cheap/useless small CF card. Many digital cameras come with 16meg or similarly small CF cards--which are pretty much useless for anything other than testing whether a camera works because of the puny capacity.
Hm, here are the pinouts for a CF card and for my hard drive. It looks like a direct link is not possible. Can anybody with more expertise on this confirm? I'm going to look at the adapter option. Thanks for your replies.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.