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Which XT-IDE/XT-CF card for the IBM 5150?

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First post, by dialup

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I'm looking for an XT-IDE/XT-CF type solution for my IBM 5150—mostly so I can boot off of CompactFlash (being able to use other types of drives would be neat, but it's not a requirement). Including ones with and without built-in CF slots, I see there are a few different ones available, including:

  • XT-IDE Deluxe (one from Monotech, and one from Blue Lava Systems)
  • XT-CF-Lite v4 (from Sergey Kiselev)
  • XT-CF-Lite rev 2 (from Lo-Tech)
  • XT-IDE rev 4a (from Glitch Works)

But I haven't seen many side-by-side comparisons of them. Is there collective wisdom on how they compare, or any recommendations on which one might be best for an IBM PC?

Reply 1 of 1, by douglar

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Some people are selling Blue Lava XT-IDE Rev 4.1 boards, but I'm not sure what the difference is between 4.0 and 4.1 other than a slightly different resistor pack.

I think as long as you get a rev 4 of some sort you'll be fine

After that, my thoughts are that it comes down to:

  • do you want 40 pin, 40 pin angled, CF, CF external, or a no connector just a ROM holder version
  • do you want a bracket or no bracket
  • does it include extras like a CF or a larger EEPRom
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