2.2gb CF MicroDrive

05-21-06, 01:57 AM

I have a 2.2 gb Magicstor CFII Microdrive i harvested out of a USB device i am selling on ebay.

Does anyone know if the X51 can read and write to them? It's Compact Flash II form and is labeled ata/ide.

Sorry, no Ebay sales unless the following conditions are met.

psionandy · 05-21-06, 03:46 AM

Try an aximsite search on magicstor

Anyone buying it would be taking quiet a risk

MarkLederer · 05-21-06, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by freakmarket

I have a 2.2 gb Magicstor CFII Microdrive i harvested out of a USB device i am selling on ebay.

Does anyone know if the X51 can read and write to them? It's Compact Flash II form and is labeled ata/ide.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7621447231

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The Axim X51/X51v can read/write with any CFII drive. I have a Seagate 8G CFII Microdrive that it instantly recognized, formatted and uses just fine - great for storing MP3's!

r/MRL

05-21-06, 05:57 AM

Originally Posted by MarkLederer

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The Axim X51/X51v can read/write with any CFII drive. I have a Seagate 8G CFII Microdrive that it instantly recognized, formatted and uses just fine - great for storing MP3's!

r/MRL

How does your seagate drive affect your battery life?

05-21-06, 09:26 AM

I used to use a IBM 1Gb Microdrive with my X50 and the battery life was OK< but it was definitely a little bit better with a regular CF card. I would say probably 5-10 mins off the battery life if using the CF card all the time, including for running programs and stuff

Pocketbrain · 05-22-06, 07:59 AM

The 2.2GB MagicStor has known consistency problems. It may work, it may not. Also, coming from a small portable storage container, it is OEM and may not work through a standard CF interface; that is, it may use an IDE interface and be unreadable on any PDA.

Edit: I saw the ebay item. Picture clearly shows "ATA/IDE", which means that it's not going to work in an Axim.