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How can I get FreeDOS to see >8Gb using CF-IDE
I am trying to install FreeDOS onto a 16Gb SANDISK CF card booting from a USB stick.
The system BIOS is set to autodetect and shows the CF card as a 16Gb HDD. However when I boot the FreeDOS ...
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Laptop uses eMMC as main storage
I have an HP laptop (http://www8.hp.com/ca/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=1308672). I hope not mentioning it explicitly doesn't violate stackexchange's policy.
It uses eMMC as the main ...
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Floppy Drive Connector to CF Card Reader with USB Port
I bought an old floppy drive from a local market and just realized that my board isn't compatible. And I'm wondering, will it work if I connect my floppy drive to a cf card reader which has same ...
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What is the maximum throughput of an IDE bus (ATA-3)?
I'm trying to breath some new life into an old Thinkpad X40 by replacing its HDD with a couple of CF cards. I've found a nice adapter will let me install two cards into the notebook's drive bay and ...
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Embedded webserver (mysql) on a compact flash : how to reduce read/write operations?
I've developed a tiny webserver for home automation out of an ALIX 1D, and based on a debian lenny.
It runs very smoothly and is now able to operate quite a lot of different equipment from a webapp.
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Reliability of a Compact Flash as a hard drive
I would now if someone can help me and say if I need a industrial grade or not to insure reliability in a PC embedded device. I use linux and make the most filesystem in RAM to avoid read/write of the ...
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