Fwd: Re: Re: 4gb hitachi microdrive compatible with ibm microdrive? will it work in the z50?

I'm using a 5 gig microdrive in my MobilePro 780.  Works great.

> On 8/15/06, Andy Ruhl <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 8/15/06, nick thompson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Wow. Now I see there are 4 gig cf II and 8 gig cards that might be cf
> > > III if there is such a thing. I mean, obviously I would like as much
> > > storage as I can get, but I don't want to spend more money just to find
> > > out that 2 gigs is the highest the z50 can work with. Anyone have any
> > > thoughts? And, does a microdrive take more battery than a regular cf card?
> >
> > If it's advertised to be CF II, then there's no reason why it
> > shouldn't work. I'm using a 2 gig microdrive in my NEC Mobilepro 880
> > with no problems. If it doesn't work, then it's a problem with the IBM
> > machine and not the drive. As far as I know, if it's labeled CF II,
> > then the drive will work. Question is if it will be able to use all of
> > it under CE. Should be able to use all of it under NetBSD though,
> > unless the controller can't handle it. The limitations on CF cards is
> > usually the filesystem used natively by the device (some form of FAT
> > usually), not necessarily anything else.
> >
> > They do draw a lot more battery power. Quite noticeably shorter
> > battery life on my NEC.
> >
> > Andy
> >
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