Comments on: iPod Junior http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/ Technology and Mac geekery. One part exuberance, two parts obsession. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:11:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Erikhttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-146576 Erik Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:56:24 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-146576 Collin can you email me? None of the adapters I bought work and I'd like to get your thinkpad 240X one if you got it still. fireflyz@hotmail.com Collin can you email me? None of the adapters I bought work and I’d like to get your thinkpad 240X one if you got it still. fireflyz@hotmail.com

]]> By: Erikhttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-146487 Erik Thu, 21 May 2009 23:59:25 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-146487 I ordered some parts that may work. Although I'm doubtful. That would be incredibly cool if I could get yours. Whats your email address? I ordered some parts that may work. Although I’m doubtful. That would be incredibly cool if I could get yours. Whats your email address?

]]> By: Collinhttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-146485 Collin Thu, 21 May 2009 21:52:47 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-146485 @Erik: Your best bet might be to find a cheap and/or broken ThinkPad 240 and scavenge the adapter from it, instead of hunting down the part itself. If all else fails, email me, and I can probably dig up mine. @Erik: Your best bet might be to find a cheap and/or broken ThinkPad 240 and scavenge the adapter from it, instead of hunting down the part itself. If all else fails, email me, and I can probably dig up mine.

]]> By: Erikhttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-146469 Erik Wed, 20 May 2009 03:39:24 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-146469 I called IBM today hoping they might have the part available. After calling like 6 different 800 numbers cuz they are all a bunch of morons I finally was told this part was $407 and has been discontinued. Dead end. I wish I could find someone that is selling this part. I called IBM today hoping they might have the part available. After calling like 6 different 800 numbers cuz they are all a bunch of morons I finally was told this part was $407 and has been discontinued. Dead end. I wish I could find someone that is selling this part.

]]> By: Erikhttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-146458 Erik Tue, 19 May 2009 02:18:27 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-146458 Well the connector on the ipod has 40 pins. The connector on the other end where it goes into the HD has 44. The adapter on ebay for the ZIF to SATA looks like it has 40 as well. Are the pins going to be all reversed since this adapter is designed to go from sata->ZIF not ZIF->SATA. Heres some pics of my ipod and the connector:http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/evonschu/Picture1.pnghttp://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/evonschu/DSC02104.jpgIs there any limit to the drive size you can use on ipods? As I stated the drive will be under its own power so that will not be an issue. But is there any maximum address ranges the ipod will reach or something?Also I might be able to get my hands on one of those Thinkpad drive caddy boards. Have you had good luck with those? Well the connector on the ipod has 40 pins. The connector on the other end where it goes into the HD has 44. The adapter on ebay for the ZIF to SATA looks like it has 40 as well. Are the pins going to be all reversed since this adapter is designed to go from sata->ZIF not ZIF->SATA. Heres some pics of my ipod and the connector:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/evonschu/Picture1.png

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/evonschu/DSC02104.jpg

Is there any limit to the drive size you can use on ipods? As I stated the drive will be under its own power so that will not be an issue. But is there any maximum address ranges the ipod will reach or something?

Also I might be able to get my hands on one of those Thinkpad drive caddy boards. Have you had good luck with those?

]]> By: Collinhttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-146457 Collin Tue, 19 May 2009 01:49:32 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-146457 @Erik: I don't believe the port on the iPod motherboard is ZIF in any models, whether they shipped with a ZIF drive or not. I think it's a relatively custom connection. I don't know for sure that it's not, but I've never once heard that it is ZIF. It would be interesting to know! @Erik: I don’t believe the port on the iPod motherboard is ZIF in any models, whether they shipped with a ZIF drive or not. I think it’s a relatively custom connection. I don’t know for sure that it’s not, but I’ve never once heard that it is ZIF. It would be interesting to know!

]]> By: Erikhttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-146455 Erik Tue, 19 May 2009 01:00:16 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-146455 Well I've been researching this for 2 days now. I bought a new deck for my truck that had a usb port thinking oh I could hook up an external HD to it. Turns out no My specific deck (Sony CDX-GT930UI) can only support 512 songs on a thumb drive/usb source. (WTF sony?) Anyway I've had this 4th gen 20GB ipod that has had a dead drive sitting around and so I'm going to try and hook up a ZIF to SATA adapter to it from a vendor on ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.com/1-8-ZIF-to-7-15-SATA-Adapter-for-Hitachi-Toshiba-HDD-6B_W0QQitemZ350197773731QQihZ022QQcategoryZ41993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemand hook up the 500GB SATA 2.5" drive I bought to the adapter and the adapter to the ipod. My ipod had a 1.8" drive that had pins (not ZIF) but had what looks like a zif to 1.8" IDE ribbon cable going to the drive. My hope is that I can just eliminate the whole cable and instead have it go from the ZIF port on the ipod to the zif to sata bridge board and then to the sata drive. I'll be using an external 5V 2A power source for the drive itself. I am skeptical but hopeful this will work. If it does I'll post it here.I've spent hours on google digging up as much info as possible on doing this and relevant results seem difficult to come by. Like other posts by users on here having a 500GB+ ipod that will make it so I don't have to parse out my mp3 collection is way more useful to me. Any info would be great. Well I’ve been researching this for 2 days now. I bought a new deck for my truck that had a usb port thinking oh I could hook up an external HD to it. Turns out no My specific deck (Sony CDX-GT930UI) can only support 512 songs on a thumb drive/usb source. (WTF sony?) Anyway I’ve had this 4th gen 20GB ipod that has had a dead drive sitting around and so I’m going to try and hook up a ZIF to SATA adapter to it from a vendor on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-8-ZIF-to-7-15-SATA-Adapter-for-Hitachi-Toshiba-HDD-6B_W0QQitemZ350197773731QQihZ022QQcategoryZ41993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and hook up the 500GB SATA 2.5″ drive I bought to the adapter and the adapter to the ipod. My ipod had a 1.8″ drive that had pins (not ZIF) but had what looks like a zif to 1.8″ IDE ribbon cable going to the drive. My hope is that I can just eliminate the whole cable and instead have it go from the ZIF port on the ipod to the zif to sata bridge board and then to the sata drive. I’ll be using an external 5V 2A power source for the drive itself. I am skeptical but hopeful this will work. If it does I’ll post it here.

I’ve spent hours on google digging up as much info as possible on doing this and relevant results seem difficult to come by. Like other posts by users on here having a 500GB+ ipod that will make it so I don’t have to parse out my mp3 collection is way more useful to me. Any info would be great.

]]> By: Kristopher Yanghttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-135140 Kristopher Yang Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:01:03 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-135140 Hey i have been trying to create your project. but fail a number of time can you give me the pin to connect from the ipod side to the other side? Hey
i have been trying to create your project. but fail a number of time
can you give me the pin to connect from the ipod side to the other side?

]]> By: Richardhttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-134680 Richard Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:45:55 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-134680 i think i found an alternate source for the thinkpad adapter and a more complete powered ipod to 2.5 or 3.5 adaptor send me an email if your interested cyberandroid@gmail.com i think i found an alternate source for the thinkpad adapter and a more complete powered ipod to 2.5 or 3.5 adaptor send me an email if your interested
cyberandroid@gmail.com

]]> By: Robertohttp://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/13/ipod-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-105513 Roberto Thu, 03 May 2007 04:28:18 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=246#comment-105513 Thanks for sharing..I just want to ask, how if I want to connect the hard drive directly to a device e.g. camera etc Thanks for sharing..I just want to ask, how if I want to connect the hard drive directly to a device e.g. camera etc

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