fit-PC2 and hard disk temperature testing...

[jhmvyldwcaiqhebhmcxt]

Just curious, but has a prolonged temperature test been run with a hard disk installed in the box as part of the fanless testing? I am curious to see if a hard disk running would impact the heat dissipation capabilities of the box enough to need a fan at all? I would really love to have this box with only the sound of the hard drive and no fans...

[irads]

We ran a stress test for over a week on several units without a hard disk failure.
The older fit-PC Slim works at similar temperature range. Thousands of units are working around the world since introduction (about 8 months) with no epidemic disk failures.

We are confident you can use the default hard disk with no system fan for a very long time.
Of course, you can upgrade to an SSD and enjoy even better heat tolerance and absolute silence.

[jhmvyldwcaiqhebhmcxt]

Of course, you can upgrade to an SSD and enjoy even better heat tolerance and absolute silence.

Thank you for your reply.

Could you please clear a bit of confusion for me? I see that the spec for the FIT-PC2 says "mini-sd". I am assuming that the drive itself comes with the box?

If so, is the card that fits that the same as a regular SD card, such as: http://www.dz-tech.com/sandisk-2gb-sd-f ... p-184.html? Or, is it a mini-SD card such as this http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-SDSDM-204 ... B000EEZEVC needed?

Or is it a "Micro SD" such as this: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... u=H19-2010

[yogev_ezra]

The correct one is in your second link, http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-SDSDM-204 ... B000EEZEVC

[irads]

Note that miniSD is not an SSD (solid state disk) replacement - because it is not bootable in fit-PC2.

[jhmvyldwcaiqhebhmcxt]

Ok, so now I am confused in a different way. If the mini SD is not what you mean by "you can upgrade to an SSD", then what exactly does that mean? How do I get a solid state drive that I can boot up with, if that is possible? Does that mean that the drive that may come with the box where an SD card is inserted is not a bootable drive?

Please advise.

[teetee1]

I believe the miniSD slot that comes with all fit-pc2 models is just a storage expansion slot. Upgrading to SSD means you can replace the main hard drive (for the models that come w/ hard drives) with a 2.5"/1.8" SSD. It has nothing to do with booting from the built-in miniSD reader.

The box comes with a miniSD slot. There is no SD slot for fit-pc2. SSD has interface that's compatible with hard drives(40-pin IDE/SATA/ZIF) but not SD/miniSD/microSD. The only two bootable devices (I believe) for fit-pc2 are the main hard drive and the USB ports. I guess you are confused SD with SSD. Although they both have non-volatile memory in them, them are not the same.


Ref:
SSD: Solid State Drive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive

SD: Secure Digital
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_card

miniSD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minisd
microSD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsd

[jhmvyldwcaiqhebhmcxt]

Thank you for your reply and your clearing up of my confusion.

I have a Compact Flash drive to IDE. If I open the case and replace the current hard drive mounting with this Compact Flash drive, I can then insert a Compact Flash card and have it be my main drive along with all booting capabilities?

Is replacing the hard drive mountings considered "hacking" the hardware? If so, is it possible to have an option for this type of drive instead of the regular hard disk?

Many thanks.

[irads]

The hard disk is SATA. You cannot connect your IDE instead.
Anyway, replacing the hard disk is permitted by warranty.

[fluffycloud]

Hi Jhm,

You could probably get a CF to SATA adapter somewhere, but if you buy the memory and adapter together they call them "SSD"'s now, or "Solid State Disks". It's very convenient the way they sell them together like that. With a SSD, you also get a memory buffer wired in to improve performance.

-Fluffy
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