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Reply With QuoteI think it would work to use an adapter that converts notebook harddrives to IDE then used it backwards. The gender of the connections might be wrong, but with a little soldering or something wouldnt be too hard to fix.
PC harddrive connected to laptop for home project
I have been off these boards for a long time. I was the one that setup the mp3car clothing store back in the day but lost my password and had since changed my email so I'm back under a new name.
I am working on a new project. I am converting a 1920's Philco radio into a mp3 jukebox. I have a Compaq Armada 1700 laptop for the project. I plan to make it so that you can not see that it has been modified. I plan to build my sub in the bottom and control the subs crosover with the original knobs on the radio. The top will flip open to a customized laptop. I will detach the screen and mount it in the lid and build the laptop into the top that opens.
Now that you have an overview
[My Question]
Is there any wiring plans ot there in your possetion to wire a 3.5 HD to the laptop? Because the base will not be seen it doesnot matter if it sticks out the bottom.
Also if anyone else worked on a home system Id like to see your info and picks.
I think it would work to use an adapter that converts notebook harddrives to IDE then used it backwards. The gender of the connections might be wrong, but with a little soldering or something wouldnt be too hard to fix.
Project AutoBoxen: Coming along, almost ready to hook up in the car.
Celeron 500, 192mb ram, 8gb hdd, other stuff.
'91 Mazda 626: Its free, so ill use it.
I have had a full size cd-rom running on a laptop alongside a laptop hard-drive as master / slave. Why bother though ? you would need to put in a psu for 12 volts for the full size drive and the home-brew connector will drive you nuts when it goes wrong.
If you want to do it though , look up laptop ide pinout on google ( I cant remember where I found it now ) , take the connector off an old laptop drive and solder it to a std. ide cable. It's nearly a 1 to 1 connection from what I remember but the diffrences matter.
Good luck
dave
PS. I think I found the pin out on a toshiba site.
PPS. If you get it wrong and blow your laptop , don't blame me.
I decided to put a 4 gig 2.5 Harddrive in it and then network it to my PC with the larger drive. Should stream ok on a 10/100 network.
Now I need to purchase ram and a nic for my laptop. 64megs is not enough for XP. Not sure what player I will end up using but media player is a hog in some cases.
Wondering if anyone has done this and if you can run a master and slave off from a laptop HD port
Does anyone make converters to do such a thing? Or is it still make it and hope you don’t break it
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