Re: More Workpad Z50 questions

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On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 1:55 AM, Larry Stotler <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Bingo - From Hitachi's site:
>
> Why will my HGST Microdrive work in my PC, but not in my camera or PDA?
>
> A: Most likely, the drive is a white label (True IDE) version of the
> HGST Microdrive instead of the blue label (CFII+) Microdrive. The
> majority of white label Microdrives were intended for use as embedded
> storage in specific systems and may or may not function correctly in
> another environment.
>
> Buyer beware.  Is there anyway to add this to the hpcmips FAQ?  and
> and other port like sh3?
>

I don't remember for sure, but there might be a way to hack or re-install
firmware to support the CF interface. It's been a while since I've messed
with those.

Andy

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on, Apr 27, 2015 at 1:55 AM, Larry Stotler <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
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#39;s site:<br>
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Why will my HGST Microdrive work in my PC, but not in my camera or PDA?<br>
<br>
A: Most likely, the drive is a white label (True IDE) version of the<br>
HGST Microdrive instead of the blue label (CFII+) Microdrive. The<br>
majority of white label Microdrives were intended for use as embedded<br>
storage in specific systems and may or may not function correctly in<br>
another environment.<br>
<br>
Buyer beware.=C2=A0 Is there anyway to add this to the hpcmips FAQ?=C2=A0 a=
nd<br>
and other port like sh3?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I don&#39;t re=
member for sure, but there might be a way to hack or re-install firmware to=
 support the CF interface. It&#39;s been a while since I&#39;ve messed with=
 those. <br><br></div><div>Andy <br></div></div><br></div></div>

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