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Current go-to flash connection for ~1995 ASUS mobo IDE interface

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First post, by blakespot

Posted on 2023-12-20, 01:21

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Some years ago I rebuilt a system I had in the mid-'90s based around an ASUS PVI486SP3 mobo and an AMD 5x86 160 (133, upclocked). To keep the nostalgia complete, I made the mistake of using a SCSI controller and a spinning disk for storage, as I had earlier. I thought I would be running Windows 95, as I did on the old box, but I am not.

I want to get an flash-based IDE device connected to the on-board IDE connector and move my SCSI data over, and remove SCSI from the box.

What is the best device to bridge the board IDE to (hopefully) and SD or microSD card? I appreciate the info.

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Reply 1 of 4, by Horun

Posted on 2023-12-20, 03:43

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Sorry cannot really help with 486 and before that run DOS, I use real HD's on those....am anal that way 😀

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Reply 2 of 4, by Shponglefan

Posted on 2023-12-20, 04:09

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I would just go with a CompactFlash set up. They are natively compatible with IDE, so all you need is a basic CF->IDE adapter.

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Reply 3 of 4, by blakespot

Posted on 2023-12-20, 05:54

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Shponglefan wrote on 2023-12-20, 04:09:

I would just go with a CompactFlash set up. They are natively compatible with IDE, so all you need is a basic CF->IDE adapter.

Thanks. eBay, or is there a shop selling the adapter with slot backplate mount?

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