I am currently installing an itx system in a CDRom burner case, and have had some knowledge of booting linux off CompactFlash-over-IDE and from USB Keys.
I have WinXP Pro installed on a 4Gb CompactFlash which states it is 100x speed.
Its Sooooooooooosooooooooooo soooooooooooooo slow !
This is on a Via Epia Mainboard with a 1GHz CPU and 512Mb of DDR.
The power supply is a Pico-PSU 60W, the size of the connector, just about twice as tall.
It runs off a 50W external 12V power supply which is warm, nothing more.
I have little knowledge of the actual interfaces, apart that the CF pins literally relate to an IDE connection in some way.
I'm not so sure about the number of I/O's per second, or in parallel, a CF interface or USB interface would be able to do.
The USB Key is a Corsair 4Gb device.
So, for a boot drive, which would be better overall:
The CF over IDE or the USB Key ?
Jez
I have WinXP Pro installed on a 4Gb CompactFlash which states it is 100x speed.
Its Sooooooooooosooooooooooo soooooooooooooo slow !
This is on a Via Epia Mainboard with a 1GHz CPU and 512Mb of DDR.
The power supply is a Pico-PSU 60W, the size of the connector, just about twice as tall.
It runs off a 50W external 12V power supply which is warm, nothing more.
I have little knowledge of the actual interfaces, apart that the CF pins literally relate to an IDE connection in some way.
I'm not so sure about the number of I/O's per second, or in parallel, a CF interface or USB interface would be able to do.
The USB Key is a Corsair 4Gb device.
So, for a boot drive, which would be better overall:
The CF over IDE or the USB Key ?
Jez
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