SSD for Older Laptop (IDE)

[svmlegacy]

Quick backstory: Not my daily, but my linux toy laptop. I'm not buying a new laptop just to toy with. Ironically I do almost use it daily as a web-browser. Currently runs Arch Linux, but will be switching to Gentoo if I do get a new drive.

 

What do I need to know about putting an SSD in an old Compaq V2000? The only drive bay is a 44-pin PATA for 2.5" drives.

There looks to be adapters for mSATA, but does anyone else have other solutions? I don't need much in the way of storage, but at least 20 GB would be good.

 

The current drive is an ATA/100 Seagate ST9808210A, and it's really holding back this already fairly slow AMD Turion 64 ML-30. (Though I do have an ML-40 to drop in at some point.)

 

The system itself has an ATi RS480M northbridge and an IXB SB400 southbridge, which is potentially capable of ATA/133

 

If anyone has done this kind of thing before, what did you choose to go with, and how well did it work out?

Edited July 27, 2020 by svmlegacy
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[manikyath]

what i do with boxes like these, is run a compactflash adapter.

 

it's not necessarily very cost efficient, but its a quick and easy solution

 

EDIT:

[Electronics Wizardy]

There are. few ide ssds, but there not that cheap. Here is one fo them https://www.amazon.com/KingSpec-2-5-inch-Solid-SM2236-Controller/dp/B008RWKFYE?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1

 

But really for a laptop that old, id really just get something a bit newer, as you will be cpu limited on most websites with that laptop

[SupaKomputa]

There's a SATA to PATA converter, but i don't think you can plug it inside the laptop.

And the ide controller might not like it.

Or use the wifi connector (mini pci).

[mariushm]

You can buy IDE SSDs ... Transcend makes some models, other companies make them also.

example : Amazon.com: 32GB Transcend PSD330 2.5-inch IDE Internal SSD Solid State Disk (MLC Flash): Computers & Accessories

There's also small 8-16 GB SSDs and emmc solutions (32/64GB) and there's also ide to sata adapter boards.  Example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apacer-16GB-MLC-SATA-Module-8Y-F1CD4-LR25B/133011745614

[svmlegacy]

Thanks for all the input so far, guys.

7 minutes ago, manikyath said:

what i do with boxes like these, is run a compactflash adapter.

 

it's not necessarily very cost efficient, but its a quick and easy solution

Just out of pure curiousty, how fast is the typical CF card? TBH I've never used one before.

[manikyath]

Just now, svmlegacy said:

Thanks for all the input so far, guys.

Just out of pure curiousty, how fast is the typical CF card? TBH I've never used one before.

well.. i've never benchmarked them, but for the devices i plug them into, i'd say "defenately faster than the device expects the drive to be".

 

i have a windows xp laptop that used to take a minute or two to boot when new, with the CF card it boots in literal seconds.