Monoprice IDE to Compact Flash CF Adapter w/PCI Bracket [A2]

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The SD-CF-IDE-BR is an adapter for connecting a compact flash memory card to a 3.5"
IDE host interface aiming at educational sectors IT development and the embedded technology enthusiast to enable the use of a compact flash card as an IDE hard drive.
No external power needed when used on VIA's EPIA series motherboard
On-board LED indicators for power-on and compact flash access
Voltage selection for +3

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The SD-CF-IDE-BR is an adapter for connecting a compact flash memory card to a 3.5".IDE host interface aiming at educational sectors IT development and the embedded technology enthusiast to enable the use of a compact flash card as an IDE hard drive. No external power needed when used on VIA's EPIA series motherboard

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Brand

Monoprice

Item model number

102785

Item Weight

0.16 ounces

Product Dimensions

6.5 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches

Item Dimensions LxWxH

6.5 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches

Department

IDE to CF Adapters

Manufacturer

Monoprice

ASIN

B001TIXJ5U

Date First Available

February 19, 2009

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15 ratings

4.7 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#396 in Internal Computer Networking Cards

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Eric

Works great to replace a vintage IDE hard drive on an old PC!

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2019

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I bought this to replace the old slow hard drive on a vintage 486 PC. It was easy to install, and I had no problems copying everything over from the existing hard drive and making it bootable using MS-DOS and FDISK. For my project, I used a 1GB Compact Flash card, and found that the machine boots much quicker and is a lot more responsive.

The only negative that I can see with this product is that there is no header pin for drive activity. This is an easy fix if you are handy with a soldering iron, though. There is an activity LED on the board itself which can be extended and mounted elsewhere. Alternatively, the LED can be removed and header pins installed in its place, which is the route I chose to follow. This allowed me to easily hook up to the original LED built into the case of the PC.

I would recommend this adapter for anyone looking for an inexpensive way to replace spinning platter drives in old / retro machines. As a side benefit, it's easy to remove the CF card without opening the PC, which allows for quick and easy file transfers between older and newer machines.

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John R. Woodgate

It works, it's cheap.

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2018

Verified Purchase

It does exactly what it says it does. There can be compatibility issues, but I've not encountered any yet. I used it in my old 486 system to replace
failing old HDDs with something a little more modern.

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Compuboks

Works great. Threw it into an early 2000's Dell Dimension ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016

Verified Purchase

Works great. Threw it into an early 2000's Dell Dimension that I've rebuilt into a gigabit router (pfSense). Two hard disk failures later, I decided to go solid state. Wouldn't boot from USB for the life of me. This worked perfectly.

One person found this helpful

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TestGuy_12345

Works as intended, have used many of these in diff form factors.

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014

Verified Purchase

These are great for old machines, where replacing a IDE hard drive is impracticable.
Award bios rom's motherboards mostly have no trouble with these adapters, Phoenix on the other hand often requires you to bypass the onboard IDE and use a PCI or ISA, IDE controller, or the board hangs or exhibits other odd quirks.

3 people found this helpful

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lord drast

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2018

Verified Purchase

These are the best for old PCs. I must have six of these now.

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McFly88DmC

Works Great

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2014

Verified Purchase

I purchased this adapter to use as part of a project, replacing the dead hard drive in an old Tandy computer with a CompactFlash card. Booting from the CF card works just fine with this adapter. I have not tried it in a newer computer, but I can't see any reason that it wouldn't work, as long as you have an IDE controller. I had to provide power to the adapter via the floppy power connector, but that wasn't an issue for my build (make sure your power supply provides one of these connectors, or use an adapter cable).

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Bruce Russell

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2017

Verified Purchase

Love it

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Steven C.

Great Product

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2012

Verified Purchase

This flash drive is tough, as advertised. These drives are installed in a bowling center down where bowlers enter their names in the computer. These flash drives can take a beating much better than a regular hard drive.

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