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iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« on: January 16, 2008, 04:06:53 AM »
Some fellow on the rockbox developers mailinglist got hold of a company that is going to sell IDE to ZIF adapters.

As you maybe know, drives with normal IDE connectors are rare, all new drives use ZIF connectors. So If you want to upgrade that 20GB drive to 80GB or your 40GB to 80/120/160 this adapter should help.

It hasn't been tested yet but seeing the number of interested parties, it should get through ;)

the mailinglist post is located here: http://www.rockbox.org/mail/archive/rockbox-dev-archive-2008-01/0004.shtml
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2008, 05:31:54 AM »
I think many of us here would be happy to receive one of these adapters for hope that they would make modern drive interfaces work soon.

This is great.
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2008, 08:50:24 AM »
Petur, I am interested but do not want to post on the developers mailing list and make an ass out of myself.  I am interested in obtaining a IDE-ZIF adapter as I accidentally purchased a MK4009GAL for my H120 (ZIF).  Anyway to get on the mailing list without the fuss of posting on the thread?  

I am just curious though, why does the firmware need to be rewritten?  Have they seen this guy's handmade solution to the problem?

http://www.stolltech.ch/iriver.pdf

It works in a H340 without any mods to RB if the drive is of the same size. 
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2008, 10:47:06 AM »
Quote from: shaggy on January 16, 2008, 08:50:24 AM
Petur, I am interested but do not want to post on the developers mailing list and make an ass out of myself.  I am interested in obtaining a IDE-ZIF adapter as I accidentally purchased a MK4009GAL for my H120 (ZIF).  Anyway to get on the mailing list without the fuss of posting on the thread? 
I agree that the dev list is the wrong place for that, I'll convince them to move the order list to some other place (forum/wiki)

Quote from: shaggy on January 16, 2008, 08:50:24 AM
I am just curious though, why does the firmware need to be rewritten?  Have they seen this guy's handmade solution to the problem?
They are probably thinking of using one of those 80GB drives that are in an ipod. They somehow started using different sectorsizes. Code has been written for that and is used for those ipods, and that probably needs to be made more general.
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2008, 04:47:04 AM »
Quote from: petur on January 16, 2008, 10:47:06 AM

I agree that the dev list is the wrong place for that, I'll convince them to move the order list to some other place (forum/wiki)



Any movement here?  Thanks......
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2008, 07:43:02 AM »
woops.... got completely out of my mind :(
sorry!

***PANIC*** Stack Overflow!
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2008, 06:34:42 PM »
Don't panic, just reset if you really need to!

Seriously, this could be a GREAT thing.
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2008, 12:14:49 PM »
mail away...
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2008, 06:55:29 PM »
Quote from: petur on January 20, 2008, 12:14:49 PM
mail away...

????

Did it get moved to the forum?  I can't tell.  Please advise....
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2008, 03:28:37 AM »
Quote from: shaggy on January 20, 2008, 06:55:29 PM
Quote from: petur on January 20, 2008, 12:14:49 PM
mail away...

????

Did it get moved to the forum?  I can't tell.  Please advise....

No, I mailed the person who will get the adapters, and asked him to create a wiki page or something similar so people can get in touch.
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2008, 04:43:09 AM »
Thanks, Petur!
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2008, 05:06:16 AM »
update:
a sample adapter is on its way to one of the main devs to see if it will work with an iriver...
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2008, 04:25:18 AM »
bump.

Keep us posted when yolu get any news, please!

Joe
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2008, 07:44:35 AM »
the sample adapter hasn't arrived at the dev's place yet....
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Re: iriver h1x0/h3x0 IDE to ZIF adapter
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2008, 11:09:08 AM »
update:

the dev involved (LinusN - no not that Linus!) got the adapter and placed an MK1011GAH (100GB, ZIF) drive in his h140 with success - no modifications needed (except the adapter of course)

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