[DuoList] Can the PB Duo 280c use a CompactFlash card (Or other) in place of a hard disk?

[Craig Burton]

I used a SCSI converter card in conjunction with an addonics CF  
adapter -- works great.  The only place I found selling the converter  
cards requires the purchase of a small IDE with for about $60.   
Powerbookguy.com, I believe it was.

On Dec 7, 2008, at 8:12 PM, Richard Chisholm Jr wrote:

> I was thinking about this Duo 280c here and it occurred to me that  
> the hard drive is probably *elderly*. In fact, I'm surprised that it  
> still boots and runs with no obvious errors.
>
> In a PC notebook that uses IDE drives, I could use a CF to IDE  
> converter with a CompactFlash card to replace the hard drive with  
> something that has no moving parts. However, as far as I know, this  
> Duo 280c uses the SCSI interface to work with disks (and possibly  
> other things..).
>
> Is it possible to replace the hard drive in the 280c, or not? If so,  
> where can I find such an adapter, and how do I install it? What  
> would the limitations be on CF card sizes?
>
> If its not possible, then what is the largest capacity hard disk  
> that the 280c can accept, and where can I find them for sale?
>
> Thanks...
>
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