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bojan087
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8. November 2006 @ 07:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have a 40gb ipod laying around. i was wondering if i could get it apart and use the harddrive inside the ipod as an external harddrive? anybody done this before or is the set up different from the ipod's harddrive to a laptops harddrive?
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8. November 2006 @ 15:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
personally i wouldnt reccomend using this as a primary drive. If you mean you want to use it to boot from im assuming?

basically what youd have to do is set up your bois to allowe booting from USB some bios's allow it and some dont.

If your just wanting to use it a secondary HD all you need to do is connect it to your computer and use it as normal after formatting.

youll want to format it in FAT32 is your using windows
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8. November 2006 @ 15:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea im using it as a seconddary, basically like a jumpdrive or so, but where could i get the proper cable connectors? cuz the plug in the back of the ipod hdd is a bit different as i remember
ddp
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8. November 2006 @ 19:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what is the width of the hd as in less than 2" or 5cm?
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8. November 2006 @ 19:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the length of the harddrive is 3 inches, the width is 2 1/8th inches, thickness is 3/8's of an inch, the connector has 46 pins on it. if you want i can try and get picture of the hard drive its self
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9. November 2006 @ 06:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is that a laptop drive & who is the manufacturer??
bojan087
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9. November 2006 @ 07:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
its a toshiba hard drive, its really small, i think its smaller than a laptop harddrive
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9. November 2006 @ 11:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
check this link, middle of the screen somewhat near bottom, will see article of adapting 3.5" hd for ipod use.
http://www.command-tab.com/2005/03/13/ipod-super/
also read this. http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=120964

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bojan087
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9. November 2006 @ 11:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks ddp, i guess i have a lot of sodering to do, but there isnt any cable adapters out there that just plug and play, i've been searching but found nothing
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9. November 2006 @ 11:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
check toshiba site to see if they might have.
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