2.5" harddrive + CF adapter on same IDE?

**nadir_s** · 05-09-2005, 12:04 AM

will I have any performance issues putting my laptop harddrive and CF->IDE adapter (with CF) on the same IDE channel?

basically, I need three things, just not sure on the IDE combination:

1. CF->IDE adapter w/ CF
2. notebook harddrive
3. slimline CD/DVD drive

the notebook drive will be used for media storage and maps. I plan on using the CF card w/ XPe and EWF ... and cd/dvd for whatever.

**Gobby** · 05-09-2005, 03:38 AM

Can't see any problems there, although it may be better with:

1st IDE Primary - CF-IDE
1st IDE Secondary - Slimline Cd/DVD

2nd IDE Primary - Notebook Hdd

**JeremyM** · 05-09-2005, 09:21 AM

Have you booted with a CF card yet? I have a 1gb microdrive and it's slower than slow to boot (not with the bios POST, I'm talking just windows 2k) and I have 512MB ram on an Epia 800.

I'd use the notebook HD for whatever you can and put the cf-ide adapter so you can get at it from the outside and use the CF card to transfer files.

**nadir_s** · 05-09-2005, 09:56 AM

thanks guys, i'll try those combos.

yeah, I have booted with CF and it's pretty quick .. just under 15 seconds with winlogon. I plan to change to minlogon and have my own GUI boot so I'll probably shave another 5-7 seconds and if I go with ReadyON or HORM , should be much more quicker.

i'll let you guys know how it turns out. BTW i am using XPe.

**SFiorito** · 05-09-2005, 10:48 AM

good cf cards (like the newer SanDisk's) are much faster than microdrives

**JeremyM** · 05-09-2005, 08:58 PM

Yes, that may be true. But, a Microdrive won't die as fast as a good CF card.

**SFiorito** · 05-09-2005, 09:06 PM

that's why you use EWF on a CF card...

i was actually surprised at the difference between microdrives and even average consumer level CF cards...

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/mul...?cid=6007-6133

**nadir_s** · 05-10-2005, 01:44 AM

wow

i am using:

SanDisk "standard" 512MB SanDisk I 2004/4/6 2.099MB/sec

maybe i should upgrade haha

**SFiorito** · 05-10-2005, 07:53 AM

get an ExtremeI or UltraII. get an ExtremeIII if you don't plan on using standby or hibernate.

**donde** · 05-11-2005, 01:31 PM

Why an Extreme III only if not using standby or hibernate? The CF card is not really faster to boot, correct? They are mostly just for vibration/shock resistance?