I'm surprised i didn't need 7pre4.  I tried looking for it and couldn't really find it anymore either which is sort of scary. You don't have to get a 256 gig, there are 32, 64, 128 and 512 flavors. Here's my (possibly misguided feelings) about the kingspec ssd vs this: msata is tiny and...

Quote: pdf - http://www.pdainternalbattery.com/iriverinstall.html (not really a pdf but erm, it's what i found the first time) Look at this post.  There's some images that might help as well: http://www.head-fi.org/t/434921/iriver-h120-with-80gb-hdd-guide erm, ok? :P msata ssd -...

Quote: I used the adapters in post #3. The msata i used was a crucial 256 gig drive off amazon, this one: http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-256GB-mSATA-Internal-CT256M4SSD3/dp/B0085J17UA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361539387&sr=8-1&keywords=msata hmm there was a nice little pdf i saw about...

and success! rockbox reads it.  Did a battery swap to a 2200 mAh one as well.  That little battery plug is a pain in the ass to get in there. So apparently my boot loader (version 6?) recognized the drive.  All i did for good measure was to connect the usb, format the drive as ntsb so windows...

Quote:   got the msata drive.  boy is it small.  I don't mean to reply to myself but i am.  I'll update when i get the zif adapter and the msata to zif adapter and attempt to put it in the player.

Quote: Ohh yeah, i should of mentioned i'm already using rockbox.  Hopefully i won't need the modded bootstrap

You sir have inspired me. I threw some $$ down and got a msata ssd (256gb), 1.8 zif adapter and that zif to pata adapter on ebay. I'll inform of my results in a week or two. Hopefully that will fix my lock ups (like 10 seconds) on my iHP-140 on the original 40 gig hd.  Plays havok with my...