Can I connect my 100GB 3.5 IDE drive to a Soekris box

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Can I connect my 1000GB 3.5" IDE drive to a Soekris box?

In short: No. Or at least, it won't be easy. Even if you have a suitable adapter for the 44-pins connector, you would have to have the 3.5" HDD draw power from an external source, as the Soekris boards power supply is limited.

UPDATE (March 2009): For the NET5501 only, it's possible that low-power 3.5" SATA drives (like the Western Digital GreenPower series) might be suitable. KD85.com might be able to supply a special power cable to connect the NET5501 power header to the SATA drive, always assuming that you have a decent power supply (say 20 to 25 watts at 12 volts) for the NET5501.

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