Comments on: iPod 5G Hard Drives

By: Jack Maher

Jack Maher — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:33:24 +0000

I recently bought a 1.8″ ZIF External Enclosure for $30 from this company in Milwaukee, WI. I slipped in a Toshiba 120 GB ZIF HD and use it to hold my iTunes and iPhoto media. Works great and the price was right.

These folks have both 1.8″ IDE and ZIF Enclosures and 1.8″ to 2.5″ IDE Adapters.

http://www.digitalintelligence.com/products/18_hard_drive_enclosures/

By: Smitty

Smitty — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:42:36 +0000

Any luck with the adaptor from DealExtreme? It looks a little too good to be true. But, like you (Tim) said, at less than US$5, you can’t really go wrong.

By: Rafer

Rafer — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:32:13 +0000

Please do let us know about the cables - I’ve searched around and it looks like that is the easiest way to track them down (i’m trying to source 20 cables at the moment).

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:38:36 +0000

I just ordered this little unit. Cheap enough that if it doesn’t work, I am not out much. I will report back when i test it out.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10885

it comes with 2 cables

By: jPine

jPine — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:04:14 +0000

I do not know if this topic is still on the table.. but you can find a good adapter here: https://www.digitalintelligence.com/cart/html/ZIF-Adapter.html

It comes in a kit with 4 cables.. works w/ hitachi & toshiba ZIF drives..

By: James

James — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:27:58 +0000

What drive are you using that adapter for from Hong Kong? Is it Toshiba or Hitachi? How long did it take to receive it in the mail?
I was thinking about ordering one but not sure. I need it for a Toshiba 1.8″ Zif

By: RadioBirdman

RadioBirdman — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:04:52 +0000

This may help and is cheaper

http://www.iconuk.co.uk/product.asp?strPageHistory=home&numSearchStartRecord=0&P_ID=2834&CAT_ID=0&numRecordPosition=1&numCurrencyID=2

By: Command-Tab » Upgrading iPod Hard Drives

Command-Tab » Upgrading iPod Hard Drives — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:30:57 +0000

[...] get your 4G-or-earlier drive hooked up to a desktop computer’s IDE bus. (For 5G iPods, see this post) Also not necessary, but again, these are recommended for advanced testing and [...]

By: Kam

Kam — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:51:25 +0000

Hello,

I bought a zif adapter on ebay from a man in Hong Kong, the adapter plate is well built, but the cable seems to big and has to forced in. I am looking for something that fits a little better. This picture was published on flickr here http://www.flickr.com/photos/command-tab/522475484/

Can someone tell me where this can be purchased?

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:05:02 +0000

Hi, I just bought a brand new mk2006gal toshiba to put in a 4g ipod. Now I think I can get a deal on a “broken” 5g and I want to put the new drive in that. Will it fit and Is there a pin to zif cable available for that? Does anyone know where I can buy one?