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Syba SY-IDE2CF-NB25 Ultra IDE to Compact Flash Adapter for 44-pin 2.5-Inch HDD

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SY-IDE2CF-NB25 Ultra IDE to CompactFlash Adapter General Features:
Compatible with CompactFlash Type I/II and Microdrive memory cards IDE interface
40-pin IDE connector (male) Bootable
Supports DMA and Ultra DMA modes (only on flash media card with such features)
On-board LED indicators for power-on and compact flash access

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Syba SY-IDE2CF-NB25 Ultra IDE to Compact Flash Adapter for 44-pin 2.5-Inch HDD

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Brand Name: Syba
Model Number: SY-IDE2CF-NB25

Product description

Enable Compact Flash (CF) to be used like ordinary IDE hard drive. Compatible with CF I/II, MicroDrive. IDE interface. Bootable. Compatible with DOS, Windows 3.1, NT4, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, Mac and Linux. Support DMA and Ultra DMA modes (only on flash media card with such features) CF Type II or MicroDrive can only be inserted into the CF1 position of the adapter. Media must be in the device during boot up. Media is not hot swappable

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Product Dimensions

6 x 2 x 7 inches

Item Weight

2.4 ounces

Shipping Weight

2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

ASIN

B001B19HGA

Item model number

SY-IDE2CF-NB25

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33 customer reviews

3.9 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#436 in Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Networking Products > Network Adapters > Laptop Network Adapters

Date first available at Amazon.com

October 2, 2001

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Not exactly a 2.5" IDE drive...

ByBenedict J. Jacksonon September 10, 2009

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Documentation is thin, so I would recommend this only to experts.

I bought this to use with a Kingston Elite Pro 8 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card CF/8GB-S2 to replace a failed original HD in a 1.2GHz G4 iBook. I tested the CF card alone and then in combination with the Syba adapter (using a bare-bones USB IDE adapter) before installing it in the iBook (a laborious process -- I highly recommend the ifixit website for instructions). The 10.4 install went fine and the iBook works again with the added benefit of being totally silent.

While this card has roughly the outline of a 2.5" disk, the provided mounting holes are completely unrelated to the mounting options for an actual disk. I actually had to install it with double-stick tape. The iBook's IDE cable extends to cover the master/slave jumpers on the drive, so the supplied jumper must be removed entirely. Performance is decent, but that's mostly a property of the CF card and not the adapter.

The one lingering problem with my iBook is that it can no longer resume from sleep. It wakes up fine, but it cannot access its disk (ie this adapter) and shortly freezes. I have since seen other adapters which specifically list "Automatic wake up from power-down on host reset" as a feature, so perhaps that would fix it. Even though it would be cheap to try another adapter, I'm not inclined to disassemble the iBook again!

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Does the job--good solution for hard drive replacement

Bykjmj80on August 4, 2011

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Works OK in my Dell 8600, though the mounting options on this thing are limited and require some creativity for applications such as this (my HDD tray has screw holes on the sides). I ended up using a broken pencil on one end to act as a spacer, then taped it down.

The pins on this thing are fragile so be careful! My laptop requires an adapter that connects to the 44 pins on the end of the PCB and while attaching it one of the pins got pushed in, breaking through the solder. I was able to push it back and it doesn't seem to affect anything, but I just wanted to give a heads up. For what it is and what it costs, I'm not going to knock it too much.

For those looking to use this as a boot device...I paired this up with a 16GB Kingston Ultimate 266x card and attempted to install Windows XP, which took several hours. I ran CrystalDiskMark and while it did fantastic overall, the 4k write speed was just pitiful. That card ended up dieing after just a couple days of use, and was replaced with a Sandisk Extreme 60 MB/s (400x). Twice the price but MUCH FASTER! Seems better than my old 7200rpm hard drive in every way. My old hard drive died, I don't need a ton of space (I have a file server to store all my data), was looking for something more quiet and possibly cooler, so this solution works well for me (for roughly the same cost as a new 2.5" 7200 RPM IDE hard drive). I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this adapter (paired with a with a decent CF card) as a hard drive replacement if you are in a similar situation. Just do some research and keep an eye out for something with a decent 4k write speed (for reference, my Kingston card was ~.015 MB/s while the Sandisk was ~.77 MB/s, and while these speeds are not usually critical for cameras, for a boot device where you will be installing an OS/programs/etc it is very important!).

Edit: After aligning the partition (highly recommended for flash media when installing XP--Windows 7 should handle this by default) the 4k write speeds on my SanDisk card went up to 1.2 MB/s. However I realized that this card is seen as "Removable" and can't be used to install certain programs (i.e. MS Office). I tried another card (Transcend 400x) and it was the same problem (though according to Transcend spec it should operate in fixed disk mode). The slow Kingston card was seen as fixed so it's not a problem with the adapter. So while I was happy with the performance of this adapter paired with a decent card, I decided it wasn't worth the hassle of trying to find the right CF card and ditched this idea for a hard drive replacement. I'm not sure I'd recommend this method for others; it's an intriguing idea but I think I'd either stick to a good 7200 rpm drive, or find a true SSD drive (though there are not many in IDE form--and they are a bit expensive).

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It Does The Job Well Enough!

ByEDDIEon December 27, 2012

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Like many other reviewers; I was looking for a cheap but effective alternative for the ageing PATA HDD like the one in my IBM Thinkpad R40, but didn't want to pay big money for a new PATA HDD or SSD. The Syba adapter card paired with a fast CF card would give the performance I wanted at a fraction of the cost of replacing the HDD.
The Syba adapter card came in a consumer style packaging and arrived undamaged. Having read other reviews on this product, I carefully inspected the card's PATA and CF connectors under a magnifying glass to verify there were no cold solder joints or bent pins. The Syba card was then slipped carefully down into the Thinkpad's HDD bay with a little foam padding between the outer end of the card and the HDD bay endcap, and all was secure.
As I was going to use the ole Thinkpad for browsing and to learn the Linux command line, I selected a S*nd*sk
Extreme 8Gb CF card with 400X (60Mb/sec) capability. This ended up being more than was necessary performance wise as the the card defaults to UDMA 2 (33Mb/sec) due to the Thinkpad's 40 pin IDE connector.
In retrospect a CF card around 200X (30Mb/sec) will do just fine in this laptop. The Ole Thinkpad is a pleasure to use now and performs well in everyday use, even though it is slow by today's standards.
At least the old PATA HDD maracas have finally been silenced! At an installed cost of under $35 for the adapter and the CF card.

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Use with Windows XP

ByForreston February 3, 2013

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If you are using this with WinXp there are a couple of stumbling blocks to successful use.

1) CF cards are 'removeable devices'. But WinXp (boot loader) reads a bit in the MBR and does not allow you to boot a removeable device. Some formatting programs will set the 'removeable device' bit in the MBR when formatting and other programs will not. To boot from the CF you need the bit cleared by the formatting program. Formatting the CF with Partition Magic program worked for me.
2) Regardless of the MBR bit, WinXp (operating system after booting) also does not allow you to place pagefile.sys on a removeable device. To get a pagefile.sys on the CF you need a different IDE driver than the one supplied in WinXp. You need a special Hitachi Microdrive driver. Search on "Hitachi Microdrive Disk Driver HGST" to get the driver and installation instructions.

Used this Syba adapter with a Kingston 'Ultimate 266X' (40 MB/sec) flash device to replace my ATA/33 (aka UDMA 2, 33 MB/sec) speed drive in my old laptop. Seemed to work as good as, or better than, the hard disk it replaced.

Arrived with no bad solder joints. Very pleased, quiet too.