Can I use Compact Falsh as a Hard drive ??

zahiyzahiy
edited October 2004 in Hardware
I am very interasting in the mini-itx tech, which offer a small mother boards. When I bought the VIA6000, they gave me an adapter which I can connect a compact flash memory to IDE, so what I really like to know, can I use the Compact Falsh memory as a Hard Drive ?? can I install an opertaing system like Windows 98 on it ? it does not matter if it is slow..

Thanks

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Oh, it matters. It would be terribly slow. Unusably slow.

    Plus, CF cards are WAY more expensive per MB than a small (say 2.5") HD. Also, they are only guaranteed for a certain number of "writes", which will probably go fast if you have an OS on it.
  • zahiyzahiy
    edited October 2004
    Thanks for replay,

    all what I need is to make a server pc which does not make any think but send some data to the internet . don't you think that work ?, how long would windows 98 SE take for booting more or less ?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Well, Windows 98SE would make a terrible server OS, since it is so insecure. I still that CF as a hard drive will be a terrible idea, since it will die very quickly (probably in months). It's just not reliable enough, nor was it designed for, a lot of small reads and writes.

    Why CF? What is your goal? Are you trying to do this cheaply or quietly? If you want cheap, get a standard ATA hard drive. If you want quiet, go with a mini drive (a laptop drive - 2.5" HD)
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited October 2004
    There are convertors out ther that will take a LapTop Hard drive so you can use a standard IDE cable.
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