Posted by Arny Krueger on 10/07/05 12:30

<rip_saw777@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1128625368.410724.197180@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com
> The iRiver drive is indeed smaller than even my 2.5"
> laptop drive.
>
> I do have a USB/IDE kit for a 3.5", but connecting this
> small a drive would be impossible. It looks about the
> size of a pcmcia, but I doubt it would fit in there.

It is possible that the iRiver drive does in fact fit into a
PC Card slot. If there's mechanical fit, then there is also
probably an electrical and logical fit.

http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=810000000007000000010000659800000000/81000000010D000000010000659C00000000

suggests that 1.8 drives come with either ATA interfaces or
PCMCIA interfaces.

It seems like the ATA interface adaptor for 1.8" drives
would be passive and cheap. Finding one for sale seems to be
a problem.

Here's a 1.8" USB 2.0 drive enclosure for an highly
attractive price:

http://www.coolerexpress.com/noname.html

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