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Over the years lots of folks have wondered about how to fix and old laptop |
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to work with gentoo again, cost effectively. There seems to be (2) problems |
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in the majority. |
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1. Which environment to set up for minimal old hardware:: That discussion |
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can continue, but I like lxqt or lxde. Others should chime in, as I hope to |
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create a howto or wiki page after some input. |
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2. The other (most common) issue that I think I have solved, is how to |
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replace those old dead ide hard drives:: SYBA SD-CF-IDE-DI IDE to Compact |
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Flash Adapter ( Direct Insertion Mode ) can be had for less that $5 USD. |
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Combined with a 16Gb Compact flash card less that $20 usd and it should just |
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slide right into the old 2.5" ide HD container slot and plug right in. You |
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can up-size if you need to, but prices for the CF go crazy after 16Gb. There |
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are many form factors for the syba card, so make sure you try |
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the Direct connect one in this pic:: [1]. EXT2 w2orks best as a file system. |
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Comments and physical verification are most welcome, as it fits snugly |
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in (2) old lappies I have tested so far. I intend to also insert tiny pieces |
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of bubble wrap for circuit boards, just to wedge it tightly in place. |
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Very little heat generated with this solution. You can prolly get it down |
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to a 4Gb card, if you are going 'thin client' with the restored lappy. |
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I'm looking for all complimentary info to add to a howto or a wiki page |
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on resurrecting old laptops (hardware and software) centric to gentoo, links |
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are welcome too. |
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James |
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http://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=64_147_150&product_id=612 |