[wplug] mini-itx and CF booting
Patrick Wagstrom
pwagstro at andrew.cmu.edu
Thu Dec 15 16:31:34 EST 2005
> I've been working on a mini-itx system. Depending on the environment, you
> might want the two mediums. Assuming the CF is the root partition, then
> the HD only data, then it can be removed, possibly on the fly. Or replaced
> with a different drive with different data.
> The CF is also less prone to vibration damage, so putting it in a car
> would work.
> The CF probably uses less power, so the HD could be powered down when not
> needed, and the system still retains full functionality (except for data
> access.)
>
> Those are what I can think of off the top of my head.
Another good reason is the extremes of temperature that a computer in
car faces. I'm certainly not comfortable with relying on a hard drive
to work properly when temperatures in cars in Pittsburgh vary from 10
below to 130 above. On the other hand, compact flash is basically
indestructible.
--Patrick
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