Re: Connect HDD to PDA
- From: "Alan" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:28:33 -0000
just add a case, motherboard and processor too ..... ;o)
"Chimal" <chimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am about to use external HDD case with external power supply ...
>
>
> "Jordon" <jordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> pí¹e v diskusním pøíspìvku
> news:11os3efiq235cb9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> If you can accomplish what you want to, the power needed to keep
>> those disks spinning at 7,200 RPM would probably deplete the PDA
>> batteries in no time.
>>
>> Jordon
>>
>> "Chimal" wrote
>>> Thanks Beverly, I understand what you want to say. But my idea is to try
>> to
>>> connect HDD to PDA throught SDIO interface. Perhaps it cannot be done,
>>> but
>> I
>>> am wondering to make some interfece SDIO - USB and connect USB HDD this
>> way.
>>> Problem is, that I can´t find much information about developing devices
>>> on
>>> SDIO interface (how they are interpreted in PDA, how do they
>>> communicate,
>>> what driver do they use ...)
>>> But thanks anyway.
>>> Chimal
>>>
>>>
>>> "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> píse v
>>> diskusním príspevku news:OhFsIda9FHA.636@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > >> So other question is. Is it possible to download drivers for WinCE
>>> > or other OS to support these HDDs throught USB host (or other devices)
>> or
>>> > is it already in the standard "pack" in installed OS. <<
>>> >
>>> > Again, accessing a standard usb hdd device from a pocketpc is not a
>> driver
>>> > issue, it is a hardware issue.
>>> >
>>> > If the pocketpc hardware supports host connections ("host" means a
>>> > device's ability to connect to usb hardware devices such as usb hard
>>> > drives) the os supports most, if not all, mass storage devices which
>>> > use
>>> > standardized usb drivers.
>>> >
>>> > And, again, just trying to save you time and frustration, you need to
>> know
>>> > that the vast majority of pocketpc and other wince devices DO NOT HAVE
>> USB
>>> > HOST CAPABILITIES built into their hardware and therefore they cannot
>>> > achieve this capability through the installation of software drivers.
>>> >
>>> > Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>
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