Re: Increasing Focus Hard Card capacity

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Rubywand wrote,
in response to my reply:
> > Get a 40MB Focus drive from Alltech.  Get an 800MB IDE
> > 2.5" Quantum GO-drive mech from Computer Shopper sources
> > for pennies.  Replace the original mech with the big
> > one (VERY easy and self-explanatory, just use a screw
> > driver).  Low level format, partition, and high level
> > format.  That's it!
> > 
> > This will give you mega storage and is much cheaper
> > than a new RAMfast. ....
> >
> 
>      For sure, my trusty 80MB Focus drive is becoming a tad cramped. On
> the other hand, 800MB may be more space than I need. Do smaller capacity
> 2.5" Quantum GO-drives work okay? Have you tried any other brands?

Smaller sizes should work.  After plugging in the drive, the
Focus Formatter correctly indentified the make and model,
suggesting the Focus uses an autoconfiguring BIOS to recognize
drive geometry.  It has recognized IBM and Quantum drives.
I have not tested others, but I see no reason why they wouldn't
work.

> 
>      Computer Shopper is a pretty large publication. Which Computer
> Shopper sources do you recommend?

Dirt Cheap Drives seem to have the lowest prices, but their
service leaves something to be desired (the guy on the phone
sounded strange, to say the least).  Insite is a bit more
pricey, but the service is better.

500MB was the lowest capacity ones I could find a couple of
months ago.  Good ones made by Western Digital, for example.
The 800MB one was the lowest capacity Quantum I could find
and it was refurbished (most others, including the Western
Digital model mentioned above, were new).

Good luck drive hunting!

-Scott G.