I believe this was part of the discussion regarding the STAR C3 diagnostic systems’ laptops, as in finding a 2.5” IDE/PATA hard drive large enough for the OS as well as the STAR software, whether it be running natively or in a VM.
Finding an IDE/PATA in a 2.5' size in a capacity above 200GB was, at one time in the recent past, cost prohibitive. I stumbled across an eBay seller in China who is selling open box 200GB and 320GB IDE/PATA drives for around $30: https://www.ebay.com/itm/WD-320GB-WD3200BEVE-5400RPM-PATA-IDE-EIDE-2-5-Laptop-HDD-Hard-Disk-Drive/383033092556 I just ordered one for my C3 setup. I’ll preserve the original setup so as not to risk damage, but I’ve got disk images of the VM that I can load onto the new larger drive easily. That means my STAR software will run natively and not in a VM, so hopefully I’ll see a performance increase. For $32 I’ll roll the dice and see how it works out. -D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
