Hi.
Yes, upgrading the HD can be done. See
http://www.mctubster.com/hd.html
That page is about the AJB 6000, but the principles apply to most of
the units. The controller should support up to 128 GB, which isn't available
in laptop drives at the moment, anyway. Note that the drive must be
formatted in FAT32 before it's installed.
Aman
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On Behalf Of rinty
Sent: June 1, 2004 4:51 AM
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Subject: RE: archos usb cable?
Aman, could you say buy a 40GB laptop drive and put it into the archos
and have it work OK with rockbox? I can't see any reason technically
why you couldn't.
Rob
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Sent: 28 May 2004 04:58
To: 'PC audio discussion list. '
Subject: RE: archos usb cable?
Hi.
The players are going relatively cheaply, and they're quite durable
as these things go. Keep in mind, though, that a machine that has been
banged up will not necessarily last much longer in your hands if it's
already been used for a while. The main problem with Archos units is
not
durability so much as quality control from the factory. Were I you,
I'd ask
the age of the unit and make sure buyer protection is offered on the
unit.
Units that are sold "as is" should probably be avoided. BTW, when you
get
the unit, run a scandisk and see if there are any bad sectors on the
drive.
I've seen units which seemed to work but with their drives so riddled
with
bad sectors that if you try to put more than a few hundred meg on
them, they
won't read. Note also that you can replace the drive, but this, of
course,
requires buying a new laptop drive.
As for any unit with rockbox, it probably won't talk, since the
voice UI functionality has not yet been officially released. You'll
have to
install the voice, which isn't at all difficult.
Aman
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On Behalf Of hank
Sent: May 27, 2004 11:45 PM
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Subject: Re: archos usb cable?
I found a hole bunch of other ones with scratches and minor dings for
like 5
bucks as the start bid.
how durable are these things?
the reason why I am asking is because some of the ones with minor
scratches
actually work. and wasn't sure how durable these units are.
I found another one that is in working order and has been tested its a
6 gig
one
it all ready has rock box installed on it if i were to go with this
one
should it come talking if I get it?
thanks
hank
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From: "Aman Singer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:18 PM
Subject: RE: archos usb cable?
> Hi.
> First, Rockbox will work on this unit if it is as you describe it.
> Secondly, you can get an USB cable for the unit from RadioShack. All
> you need is an A male to A male USB cable. That is, the large flat
> rectangular plug to the large flat rectangular plug. In most cases,
you
need
> a cable that has a flat rectangular plug at one end and a squarish
plug at
> the other. However, in the case of the Archos (excluding the
Recorder V2
and
> FM recorder, they use mini A cables), you'll need a cable that has
the
same
> type of plug at both ends, and that plug is rectangular, large, and
flat.
> Aman
>
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> On Behalf Of hank
> Sent: May 27, 2004 10:54 PM
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> Subject: archos usb cable?
>
> hello I found a Archos Jukebox Studio 20 GB MP3 Player/Hard Drive
but it
> don't come with a usb cable
> 1. will rock box work on this unit?
> 2. where can I get usb cables for this mp3 player?
> thanks
> hank
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