Re: OT? IDE flash drive in OLD pc.

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:36:02 -0700, I said, "Pick a card, any card"
and "Not Really Me" <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
instead replied:

Pardon if this is off topic too far.

We would like to replace the hard drive in a '93 vintage PC with one of
those little IDE flash drives that plugs right into the mb connector.

The first attempt failed. The bios is old enough that it won't auto-select
the drive so the params have to be entered manually. Unfortunately the US
dist doesn't understand the question on drive geometry.

Does anyone know of an IDE flash drive that will work in an old pc (pre LBA
capable)?

What flavor of PC is it? Is it an XT? 286? 386? 486? Pentium? Does
it even have an IDE port? You've left a lot of questions before you
can expect an answer.
--
Ray
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  • Re: OT? IDE flash drive in OLD pc.
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  • Re: OT? IDE flash drive in OLD pc.
    ... We would like to replace the hard drive in a '93 vintage PC with one of those little IDE flash drives that plugs right into the mb connector. ... Unfortunately the US dist doesn't understand the question on drive geometry. ...
    (comp.arch.embedded)