[wellylug] Booting from a CF card

[Jamie Dobbs]

IDE to CF works well in my experience but just remember that CF cards have
a limited delete/re-write lifetime.

> IDE to CF is usually the easiest to get setup.
>
> Also, you can get various flash drives that just plug directly in via
> IDE.
>
>
> On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 09:54 +1200, Jim Cheetham wrote:
>> Hi, I'm wanting to convert an old laptop (Dell D600) into a photoframe
>> machine, and as such I'm reducing the weight and power requirements.
>>
>> I'd want to remove the CD and HDD drives, and to boot from a Compact
>> Flash card I've got. I'm looking for any recommendations for the
>> mechanism to connect the CF card to the laptop!
>>
>> I can go for a PCMCIA adaptor, laptop sized HDD card, or just a
>> CF->mobile IDE converter. Does anyone have a recommendation for
>> approach and/or local supplier?
>>
>> -jim
>>
>>
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