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By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:18:10 +0000

Hi,
I am using a Futro S400 as a linux server too.
Everything is ok the only limitation is the 512Mb of Ram.
Anybody as successfully updated this machine to 1Gb ?
Regards
Albert

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By: Taher Shihadeh

Taher Shihadeh — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:30:40 +0000

@Steen: He is talking about USB-HDDs :)

By: Steen

Steen — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:19:15 +0000

Thanks WaKuRu
It seems like the solution I would like to use. So I need a microdrive – and not the 1.8″ drive which I thought would fit in the CF-card connector.

I don’t understand your statement on the 2,5″ drive not needing extra power – whereas Taher Shihadeh describes that he took power from the motherboard.

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By: WaKaRu

WaKaRu — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:27:40 +0000

Personally I have replaced the compact flash card from mine by a Microdrive, which is just a 1.2″HDD.

Nowadays Microdrives are relatively easy (and cheap) to find on internet auction sites as by-products from old revisions of iPods and other MP3 players.

Pros:
-”Plug and play” with no adaptors required since they are the same size as the compact flash card.
-Usage will not wear them off as a it happens flash cards.

Cons:
-They do not really come in big sizes (8GB maximum I believe), meaning you will most likely use it to hold the OS only and then you’ll require an additional HDD for additional storage. Not a big deal though, simply hook the additional external HDD via USB and you’re done. I personally prefer 2.5″ HDD as these do not require of an external power supply.
-Relatively slow compared to regular sized HDDs or even fash cards. Not a big deal either, since one is going to use it as a home server only.

Notes:
Most Microdrive brands should work (Hitachi or Seagate), but run away from those GS Magic ones as far as you can.

By: Taher Shihadeh

Taher Shihadeh — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:46:41 +0000

Nope, it isn’t a 1.8″ to 2.5″.
I used a 3.5″ to 2.5″ converter and hooked it to the IDE port. I bought mine on eBay for 1€ or so.

The power is from the white connector located at x110,y175 of the motherboard image linked in the post. Once you cut the tip of the pins from the converter you don’t even have to solder them to the board (they’re hollow and you can connect them directly to the white two-pin connector)

Just ask if you need any more details :)

By: Steen

Steen — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:57:13 +0000

Thanks.
The adaptor you used for the 2.5″ HDD, can you quide me on that – the link is dead so I cant see it.

If I understood, this adaptor fitted in the CF-slot and to the HDD, and then you took power from the two-pin connector by the PCI slot?