+Larry Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I've looked for this type adapter for a long time, but just recently found them listed on eBay, and then went to the seller's store to purchase. They allow using a 40-pin IDE flash module (Transcend, for example) with a device that has a female IDE connector rather than using adapter(s) and a compact flash card. Lots of cables at this place. http://www.cablesonline.com/2in40pinidem.html -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 And what about this one? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110627116456 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 I've tried that type before, and the pins were too loose and did not fit properly. AFAIK, that type is just another use for regular double-rows of pcb mounting pins. They might be different, but I doubt it. -Larry And what about this one? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110627116456 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Oohw.... Woops... and now I ordered a few of them... I hope they will do the trick... I have a lot CF -> ide adapters with a FEMALE connector. But... ofcourse... I need the ones with a male connector. Well when it does not work, I'd better buy new CF -> IDE adapters with male connectors. I'll let you know how I'm doing. Greetz M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fres Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Good link. These will make it easier for using Transcend (type) modules with IDE to USB adapters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Good link. These will make it easier for using Transcend (type) modules with IDE to USB adapters. Ooh - that sounds nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 And what about this one? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110627116456 When you use a dual male header to connect 2 female cables you are flipping the 2 rows of pins, changing odd to even and even to odd. On a true gender changer, which I doubt very much this one is, the pins don't go straight through but cross over to the other row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 And what about this one? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110627116456 When you use a dual inline male header/gender changer to connect 2 female cables you are flipping the 2 rows of pins, changing odd to even and even to odd. So you can not use these things to connect a female CF -> IDE adapter to a 'fixed' IDE female cable? I have a SCSI -> IDE adapter (ACARD) which has a fixed female IDE connector. I ALSO have a CF -> IDE adapter, with also a FEMALE (and fixed!) IDE connector. So I can not use the thing in the ebay auction to connect that to each other? Or did I miss something? Thanks Marius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 And what about this one? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110627116456 When you use a dual inline male header/gender changer to connect 2 female cables you are flipping the 2 rows of pins, changing odd to even and even to odd. So you can not use these things to connect a female CF -> IDE adapter to a 'fixed' IDE female cable? I have a SCSI -> IDE adapter (ACARD) which has a fixed female IDE connector. I ALSO have a CF -> IDE adapter, with also a FEMALE (and fixed!) IDE connector. So I can not use the thing in the ebay auction to connect that to each other? Or did I miss something? Thanks Marius The 2 female connectors have the same pinout, when you rotate them to face each other you are reversing the orientation of the 2 rows of pins if you connect them straight through with a header. You can use a male/male cable as already mentioned, or you could use 2 headers with a female cable like below, the 2 headers would cause the reversals to cancel each other out. This doubles the number of connections vs a male/male cable. When using the headers you can either flip odd for even(when both pin 1 is at the same end of the header), or you can keep odd/even the same but reverse high/low numbered pins(when pin 1 is at opposite ends of the header). If you use 2 headers you must keep the same connection on both headers to cancel out the reversals. (ACARD)female-male|male--female/female--male|male-female(CF) ______________header_____cable______header Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Thanks! This was VERY interesting information indeed! When they arrive i will let you know how it went! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 And what about this one? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110627116456 This looks like a straight through .1" pitch header to me. I'd check it for continuity before connecting any cables to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Slight Off Topic, but still close enough... Wikipedia has an excellent write-up on flash memory/controllers, with some excellent references to back it up. Part of the reference material is "deep" but even if you only read the initial article and perhaps follow the link to the Kingston Flash Memory Guide, it is very informative. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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