GODSHARK SD Card to 2.5 Inch IDE Adapter, SDHC SDXC MMC Memory Card Converter to Laptop HDD 44 Pin Male PATA Port

There is no denying it. This adapter is a piece of garbage. I had a terrible time with it, and I spent an entire afternoon and evening trying everything I could think of to make it work, but in the end, I failed miserably. Doesn't that sound like a bad time? It was! Are you prepared to witness my rage? Let's get started, shall we? br>br>I couldn't get this thing to work for the entire turkey population of Turkey. I needed it to replace the hard drive in a 14-year-old laptop that I had configured as the file server's controller. Although it has an SD card reader, the bios will not allow it to boot from the card. It can still boot from USB, which, given how old it is, I'm guessing they thought was pretty cutting edge back then, so I'll give it a pass. br>br>Now it's time to move on. Guess which modern operating system is best suited to run on a 14-year-old laptop, keeping in mind that laptop specs have never been impressive for their time, and they won't be impressive now. You guessed incorrectly if you didn't guess Linux. On the plus side, the adapter's designers also made a mistake. br>br>Now I understand what the more rational among you are thinking; "But hold on a second. Linux is nothing more than a computer operating system (OS). What is the connection between this and the adapter? Is it a trade secret? "No, from what I could tell, not at all. To test its compatibility with Linux, I used an IDE to USB adapter, and it worked flawlessly, just like any other storage device. So, everything's fine now, isn't it? So I assumed that was the case and proceeded to clone the hard drive to the SD card. br>br>I plugged it in, turned it on, and the computer pretended it wasn't there. I unplugged it, plugged it back into the USB adapter, and ran gparted to see that all of the partitions had vanished. I wasn't sure how I felt about it. I assumed I had plugged it in incorrectly, possibly upside down, and the SD card had been corrupted, so I cloned the hard drive from scratch. br>br>I plugged it in and turned it on, but the computer didn't recognize it. I unplugged it, plugged it back into the USB adapter, and ran gparted to see that all of the partitions had vanished. Super. It appears that we have a class 4 self-contained unit. non-stop repetition In the machine, there's a terminal ghost, or some class 5 full-fledged full-fledged full-fledged jank on the loose. It's also a particularly nefarious one. Boys, fasten your seatbelts! It's going to be an eventful evening! br>br>After that, I went around the house, pulling SD cards from various devices until I found a good mix of different sizes. For this purpose, I also purchased a brand new 128GB SD card for $30. If you look at the seller's description on this page, you'll see that this adapter supports SD cards up to 128GB. And I'm sure there are more lies in that seller's past if you dig deeper. I've come to two conclusions after a lot of testing: The 128GB SD card performs admirably. 2. This SD card can hold a maximum of 64GB of data. At the very least, it's the biggest I've ever had that wasn't 128GB or bigger. br>br>I didn't do a good enough job selling the last paragraph. You have no idea how much time and effort went into the summary I just gave you. In fact, I'm not sure I have the words to adequately describe how difficult this was. I had to go through the cloning process step by step until I was able to pin-point the exact location of the clone. The step that causes the SD card to become unreadable should be highlighted. To rule out any jank in using this adapter when cloning the hard drive, I cloned it with only SD card readers. I cloned with various SD card sizes to rule out any jank in the SD card size, as well as with various computers to rule out any jank in distro or gparted version differences. Everything about the cloning process seemed to produce the same exact results every time. br>br>All right, so the cloning process has been ruled out. Great! Right? Actually, that's not a good thing because we're still right where we were a few hours ago. I still don't know how to boot from an SD card. This is when I had to start thinking outside the box, and consider all of the basic aspects of data storage that I may have overlooked. I have some expectations for data storage that others may not have. I still had a couple of hours of testing to go. Then something occurred to me. br>br> There are several janks in this place. I knew there would be one, and I was prepared for it, but two? That helps to explain why pinning was so difficult. where the jank used to be It's because I'm dealing with multiple people, all of whom are cooperating! I think I smashed into a hive of jank! Boys, turn on your proton chargers! We're launching ourselves into the fray with a bang! br>br>After a ridiculous amount of testing, I discovered that if you have more than one partition on your SD card, this adapter won't know what to do with itself and won't read the card. br>br>Okay, now that I know that, I can still boot from it, right? I'll just put root on the adapter's SD card, then a separate SD card in the reader for the home and swap partitions. I can't boot from the reader, but I can use it to mount my home directory and swap files. The issue has been resolved! br>br>Except for the fact that the problem is still unsolved! I connected it, then rebooted after configuring and updating GRUB. The computer pretended to be unplugged once more. I unplugged it, plugged it back into the USB adapter, and ran gparted to see that all of the partitions had vanished. What a shock! I was sure I'd gotten that jerk! Nope. A new jerk has been found. GRUB is malfunctioning on the adapter. If you install GRUB to the SD card, this adapter will become confused and refuse to read the card. br>br>That's all there is to it. It's over now. If the adapter has issues with GRUB, it's safe to assume it has issues with all boot loaders. Maybe? I looked up LILO because I remembered hearing it was similar to GRUB and thought it might be a good substitute. Except for medical reasons, LILO was phased out in 2015. How about Syslinux, for example? No, the most recent stable version was released in 2014. Then it's probably Loadlin'. No, he passed away in 2012. BURG? Due to the fact that BURG is based on GRUB, it is likely to have the same issue. What if the issue is with the MBR that has been modified? Couldn't we just put GRUB on a USB stick and have it boot Linux from there? Sure, we'd be able to. But, if we're going to do that, we might as well have GRUB boot from the SD card reader. At the very least, we'd be able to use the 128GB SD card, so it's game over, as I said. We're finished with the adapter because it doesn't have a Linux boot loader. So, how did we lose this battle? br>br>How did we lose this battle? That isn't the right question, in my opinion. The correct query is: What are the requirements for defeating this adapter? I'll give you a quick rundown of the main points. TL; TL; TL; TL; TL; TL; TL; TL; TL; TL Is this adapter something you should get? If you have the following requirements, you might be able to get away with it.
1. You won't be using an SD card with a capacity of 128 GB or more.
2. On the SD card, you will only have one partition. br>3. You won't need to install GRUB or any other boot loader on the SD card. br>4. You're not going to use Linux because, at that point, you won't need this adapter because you can simply install GRUB to a USB thumb drive and boot from there. br>br>If your needs match the criteria listed above, this adapter might be a good fit. This adapter is not for you if you expect it to treat your SD card like any other storage device. It won't. In either case, I'd anticipate even more undiscovered jank. br>br>It deserved to be given one star.

Leon Jarvis

| Aug 19, 2021

I had recently purchased an old Compaq Armada E500 and planned to restore it to its original condition. I wanted a better option because my experience with purchasing used hard drives has been hit or miss. I've become a fan of solid state drives and wanted to upgrade this, but IDE-based SSDs are either rare or expensive, and some of them are terrible. After watching LGR on YouTube for a long time and seeing him use alternative storage mediums, I decided that this was the best approach, so once it arrived, I installed a 32GB Micro Center SDHC card and proceeded to put it in the Armada. It was not only recognized right away, but the restoration process was also quick. Using a Windows 98 SE machine with solid state drives is undoubtedly an adventure. Everything runs as quickly as my modern machines with SSDs. I'm thinking about using these to convert my 23 IDE-based ThinkPads and Macs to solid state (though the ThinkPads would be difficult). Converting older systems to solid state is something I strongly recommend.

Lane Sanchez

| May 02, 2021

I was able to bring an old laptop back to life by using a 32GB card. br>br>.

Bethany TALBOT

| Jul 15, 2021

This helped me give my old PowerBook G4 a new lease on life. It's fantastic!.

Lennon Chandler

| Jan 15, 2021

On my late 2005 15" PowerBook G4, I swapped out the old 4200RPM HDD for this and a 64GB microSD card. After cloning the HDD to the SD card, Mac OS X Leopard booted almost instantly.

Bridget Sweeney

| Jun 20, 2021

It was exactly what I was looking for. I frequently work with older hardware, repurposing it for new purposes. The old 48-hour clock was still in use. Due to the high cost of pin IDE hard drives, this is an excellent alternative.

Maxton Shannon

| Feb 17, 2021

I've tried it on both Windows and Mac and it doesn't work.

Lauryn Garrett

| Jun 13, 2021

I tried it with a 500 GB data card, but it didn't work.

Gwendolyn HERBERT

| Nov 28, 2021