As part of setting up my LC 630 DOS system I wanted to replace the IDE drive with something faster and more reliable. After some experimentation with various IDE2SD adapters, which I could not get to work, I decided to use a CF2IDE adapter. My first try was with a standard consumer CF card, that didn’t work. So I decided to purchase an Industrial CF card, and that has been working perfectly.
For my LC 630 DOS system I am using a Transcend Industrial 32GB CF170 card, a StarTech 40/44 Pin IDE to Compact Flash SSD Adapter, and a 5.25 Inch to 3.5 Inch Internal Power cable adapter.
| Capacity | Cylinders | Heads | Sector | User LBA | Capacity (bytes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512MB | 987 | 16 | 63 | ||
| 1GB | 1974 | 16 | 63 | ||
| 2GB | 3949 | 16 | 63 | ||
| 4GB | 7785 | 16 | 63 | 7847280 | 4,017,807,360 |
| 8GB | 15538 | 16 | 63 | 15460704 | 8,019,099,648 |
| 16GB | 16383 | 15 | 63 | 31293360 | 16,022,200,320 |
| 32GB | 16383 | 15 | 63 | 62537328 | 32,019,111,936 |
| 64GB | 16383 | 15 | 63 | 125044736 | 64,002,424,832 |