Making a new cradle for the DMS for travel?

[todd1010]

First off, we all know that the cradle is huge and requires power. I was wondering what I would need to do to make a smaller version? Not really an exact version, but something that would work just like the cradle so I can pack it up in my notebook case.

Any ideas are welcomed!

[judb]

well really you could just take the cradle apart and cary it along with the power adaptor with you in a static bag... the PCB is pretty small inside.

[todd1010]

Thats and idea, but I kinda want something that I don't have to worry when handling.

Is there some kind of adaptor to USB, that I can buy?

[A543]

You'd have to create an adapter to adapt the DMS connector to an IDE connector. Then you could just plug that into a USB to IDE device.

[dc4bs]

Or, if you are willing to pop the drive out of the DMS case when you want to update it, you could try something like this:

USB2.0 TO IDE CABLE FOR 2.5"/3.5"/5.25" DRIVE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812156001

Would this work with the phatnoise software though?

dc4bs

[dafamous12]

Yes, it would work because I took my old 10gb dms hd and put it into a USB 2.0 2.5 external hdd case. Whenever I hook it up to my laptop it will bring up pmm and I can access the drive the same as I could access a dms

[judb]

the phatnoise software works even if the drive is hooked up to your internal IDE controler, its all about the name of the drives, not much else.