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Title: Iriver SDHC mod???
Post by: restevezes on May 19, 2009, 07:11:45 PM

Sorry if this has been asked before.
We all know the CF mod with the IDE adapter.
With CF prices increasing, would it work for SDHC cards?

http://cgi.ebay.com/SD-SDHC-MMC-Card-To-Female-ATA-3-5-IDE-HDD-Adapter-5D_W0QQitemZ350163154696QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Cables_Adapters?hash=item518759b708&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1240%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Any experiences?

Title: Re: Iriver SDHC mod???
Post by: deadhoarse on May 19, 2009, 11:22:12 PM

That adapter is for hard drives larger than the iriver itself.

Title: Re: Iriver SDHC mod???
Post by: restevezes on May 20, 2009, 12:47:49 AM

put the wrong link... what about this one?  ;D

http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-SD-Card-To-44-Pin-2-5-IDE-Adapter-5K_W0QQitemZ350191127535QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Cables_Adapters?hash=item5189048bef&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1546%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Title: Re: Iriver SDHC mod???
Post by: petur on May 20, 2009, 03:24:34 AM

wrong connector and as yet untested.... but interesting...

Title: Re: Iriver SDHC mod???
Post by: Nick's Picks on May 20, 2009, 07:14:43 AM

no reason why it wont work (w/the correct adapter).

Title: Re: Iriver SDHC mod???
Post by: Chuck on May 20, 2009, 01:10:52 PM

Hey, if you try it and it works, let us know. I'm running my iHP-x0's with CF cards now. The SDHC's are cheaper, too.

Title: Re: Iriver SDHC mod???
Post by: restevezes on May 20, 2009, 06:18:21 PM

yes that was male connector. Tried to find female compatible adapters but surprisingly I couldnt find any
However, I found this

http://cgi.ebay.com/SDHC-SD-to-Compact-Flash-CF-16GB-Card-Reader-Adapter-7G_W0QQitemZ350200014578QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item51898c26f2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A15%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

So technically, we could run this on this adaptor to the other adaptor :)

It should work.... i might give it a try

Title: Re: Iriver SDHC mod???
Post by: danzz1234 on May 23, 2009, 09:27:37 AM

Any news on this one?

Title: Re: Iriver SDHC mod???
Post by: sunjan on May 26, 2009, 05:43:14 AM

Quote from: restevezes on May 20, 2009, 06:18:21 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/SDHC-SD-to-Compact-Flash-CF-16GB-Card-Reader-Adapter-7G_W0QQitemZ350200014578QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item51898c26f2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A15%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

So technically, we could run this on this adaptor to the other adaptor :)

It should work.... i might give it a try

Users on Misticriver have ran SD>CF>1.8" successfully, but I wouldn't recommend it for critical use:
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,114466.0.html

When used with Sound Devices or Microtrack, some issues have been reported:
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,68708.0.html
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,114464.msg1531587.html#msg1531587

Heck, an A-DATA 16GB CF card costs $32 nowadays!
I see very little incentive in saving a few dollars if I risk screwing up my recordings, even if it just happens once. YMMV.

And as Petur pointed out, the other adapters posted were 3.5" and 2.5", so neither of them would fit the 1.8" interface of the Iriver (and would be too big to fit into the casing anyway).