[Sea Monkey]

*edit* Nevermind.

 

[originalsnuffy]

Sorry, one more question. As I understand it, one does not need the ZIF to CF piece of kit, just a CF to SD adaptor.

I know that one can put a CF directly into the ipod mini.

That would imply that many CF to SD adapters will work.

Am I on track with this? Do I need a specific level of adapter? High speed, type II, etc. Are there adapters that should be avoided?

This one seems interesting though I suppose there are others. One recent reviewer mentioned upgrading an ipod.

http://www.amazon.com/ESDCFII-Extreme-SDHC-Type-Adapter/product-reviews/B0048W4RV4/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

 

[Noodles5666]

Sorry, one more question. As I understand it, one does not need the ZIF to CF piece of kit, just a CF to SD adaptor.

I know that one can put a CF directly into the ipod mini.

That would imply that many CF to SD adapters will work.

Am I on track with this? Do I need a specific level of adapter? High speed, type II, etc. Are there adapters that should be avoided?

This one seems interesting though I suppose there are others. One recent reviewer mentioned upgrading an ipod.

http://www.amazon.com/ESDCFII-Extreme-SDHC-Type-Adapter/product-reviews/B0048W4RV4/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

 
For the extra $6 I would use the Tarkan adapter.  You need to make sure it is SDXC compatible.  

 

[jruschme]

   
For the extra $6 I would use the Tarkan adapter.  You need to make sure it is SDXC compatible.  

The problem is that a lot of the earlier adapters did not support true IDE mode including DMA. FWIW, this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/371227383861?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) is the one I put in my iPod Mini.

 

[originalsnuffy]

I decided to go with Tarkan. 
 
The only reason I would not have gone that way would be due to the delay in shipping. 
 
But his support has been good and that is definitely a plus.
 
The other unit you showed on ebay works which is a plus!
 
Any suggestions on battery replacements for the mini ?

 

[Enoch Root]

Just purchased an ipod mini revision 2 on ebay.

So I am assuming that I can fit in both a replacement battery and also a Tarkan SD card adaptor bundle. correct?

These also work well in a mini if you don't have a Tarkan CF to SD adapter.  They also work perfectly well in Tarkan's iFlash if you don't have the bundled version.
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/371227383861?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[Noodles5666]

Another battery test starts now. 15,000+ songs uploaded.

 

[cmarti]

The problem is that a lot of the earlier adapters did not support true IDE mode including DMA. FWIW, this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/371227383861?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) is the one I put in my iPod Mini.

And this is the one you used that goes past the 131GB without corrupting the data?

 

[Noodles5666]

And this is the one you used that goes past the 131GB without corrupting the data?

 
 
I only have 1 iPod Mini. I have over 170GB loaded on it and see no corruption.

 

[cmarti]

   
 
I only have 1 iPod Mini. I have over 170GB loaded on it and see no corruption.

Good to know, so there is another SD to CF adapter out there that can be used with SDXC cards with up to 256GB. 
 
Well, thanks to you I am not messing with my 1st and 2nd Minis again. Will try to get one of them up and running with the 256GB Lexar card... Wish me luck!
 
Photo from my failed previous attempt below.
 

 

[Noodles5666]

  Good to know, so there is another SD to CF adapter out there that can be used with SDXC cards with up to 256GB. 
 
Well, thanks to you I am not messing with my 1st and 2nd Minis again. Will try to get one of them up and running with the 256GB Lexar card... Wish me luck!
 
Photo from my failed previous attempt below.
 

 
 
Good luck.

 

[cmarti]

Well my 2nd gen Mini doesn't like the SD to CF adapter, I ended up putting the 1st gen Logic board and click-wheel in the 2nd gen housing and moved the blue click-wheel disk to to the 1st gen click-wheel and everything seems to be working fine. 
 
I just need to patiently fill the iPod now, the transfer rate for the Mini is slower than the Classic and the Video so it will take me a couple of days to fill it up.  Planning to use only 320k mp3's this time.

 

[Noodles5666]

  Well my 2nd gen Mini doesn't like the SD to CF adapter, I ended up putting the 1st gen Logic board and click-wheel in the 2nd gen housing and moved the blue click-wheel disk to to the 1st gen click-wheel and everything seems to be working fine. 
 
I just need to patiently fill the iPod now, the transfer rate for the Mini is slower than the Classic and the Video so it will take me a couple of days to fill it up.  Planning to use only 320k mp3's this time.

 
That's what I hated about this. 3.5 hours to transfer 78GB.  Could be the memory card too.  Kind of how the Classics have certain issues with certain cards.
 

 

[Noodles5666]

Can better headphones cause a decrease in battery life? Used my M50x this time and it looks like I will be getting shorter battery time. This is 12 hours deep on this test.

 

[davidcotton]

  Well my 2nd gen Mini doesn't like the SD to CF adapter, I ended up putting the 1st gen Logic board and click-wheel in the 2nd gen housing and moved the blue click-wheel disk to to the 1st gen click-wheel and everything seems to be working fine. 
 
I just need to patiently fill the iPod now, the transfer rate for the Mini is slower than the Classic and the Video so it will take me a couple of days to fill it up.  Planning to use only 320k mp3's this time.

That's a real shame as the lexar card prices have really fallen in the uk lately for some reason.  Just a shame the cf cards haven't dropped as much!