An exercise in futility?????

[spldart]

It can be done :eek:
One can hand solder two laptop HD's onto an old cut up IDE cable and get them to run on an ATX mobo using a pencil iron and have it work perfectly :confused: That's C and D and still a second IDE socket for cd roms :cool:

http://24.243.159.133:91/asushd1.jpg

http://24.243.159.133:91/asushd2.jpg

http://24.243.159.133:91/asushd3.jpg

http://24.243.159.133:91/asushd4.jpg

I'm such a cheapskate :o

[Drake]

I'm such a cheapskateYou're not a cheapskate, your a bargain enthusiast :p

I thought laptop drives used a different interface than IDE?

[spldart]

It turns out they are identical to standard drives with only two differences. The (master/slave) jumpers and the power pins (5 volt only) are included in the same connector as the ide pins.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Isn't there a $3.00 conversion part that would eliminate all the soldering???

[spldart]

Originally posted by CyberDyneSystems
Isn't there a $3.00 conversion part that would eliminate all the soldering???

a) I had all the time in the world last night :o

b) I've not seen the conversion part that cheap anywhere :eek:

c) Because I could :p

d) all of the above

[dfrancis]

lol, with the money you saved you can buy a camera that focuses now. or is it my eyes again?

[WesM63]

Yep theirs a nice lil converter peice you can buy, but their cheap, we've burnt up numerious ones here at work.

Wish i could see the pics, i just get red X's.

[spldart]

Originally posted by dfrancis
lol, with the money you saved you can buy a camera that focuses now. or is it my eyes again?

Camera only handles closeups if I put a magnifying glass in front of it :doh:
The money I save is going towards the dually project :cool: