20 May
2007
20 May
'07
9:39 p.m.
Michael Nelson wrote:
I'm interested in using a CompactFlash-to-SATA
adapter, and booting
from a CF card. Does anyone know what the speed/reliability would be
like?
I think it would be pretty slow - my CF cards seem to give only
5-6MB/sec transfer. Even my slowest hard drives run a LOT faster than that.
Plus - CF has a limited lifespan when it comes to writing to the card.
I'd suggest a bootable Live Linux DVD, or just use a hard drive.
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