Return-Path: Received: from envelope.rose-hulman.edu ([137.112.8.21] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b8) with ESMTP-TLS id 336593 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 01:38:20 -0400 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.112.8.21; envelope-from=madsena@rose-hulman.edu Received: from bob (c-24-8-167-234.client.comcast.net [24.8.167.234]) (authenticated (0 bits)) by envelope.rose-hulman.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i6S5bj509341 (using TLSv1/SSLv3 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128 bits) verified NO) for ; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 00:37:47 -0500 (EST) From: "Alex Madsen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: disc drives at altitude? Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:37:39 -0600 Message-ID: <000401c47465$000e1ba0$6601a8c0@bob> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C47432.B573ABA0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2739.300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C47432.B573ABA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit They make compact flash to IDE emulator Cards for around $30. This makes it so that you can use a compact flash card as a hard drive. Poop a 2GB compact flash cared in one of them and you should be good to go with a solid state system. We use them for our payloads on the international space station. Alex Madsen -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:18 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: disc drives at altitude? Yes I did try it again. This time it didn't even make it to altitude. The first time was a more leisurely climb rate with 2 on board (maybe ~1000'/min) and it crashed (blue screen) at 10'300. we descended to below 10K and rebooted then slowly climbed again and at exactly 10,300' it crashed again. Reboot and again at exactly 10,300', blue screen again, but then it wouldn't reboot. Thanks for the info. It sounds like this is a very real problem, and even if you get a drive that seems to work, one good bit of turbulence will likely knock it out. I'd hate to think my GPS was on the verge of failure all the time, so I guess I'll forget any system that has a HD in it. Cheers, Rusty (fortunately, memory is cheap) ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C47432.B573ABA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

They make compact flash to IDE = emulator Cards for around $30. This makes it so that you can use a compact flash card = as a hard drive. Poop a 2GB compact flash cared in one of them and you should = be good to go with a solid state system. We use them for our payloads on = the international space station.

 

Alex = Madsen

 

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, = 2004 10:18 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = disc drives at altitude?

 

        = Yes I did try it again. This time it didn't even make it to altitude. The first = time was a more leisurely climb rate with 2 on board (maybe ~1000'/min) and it = crashed (blue screen) at 10'300. we descended to below 10K and rebooted then = slowly climbed again and at exactly 10,300' it crashed again. Reboot and again = at exactly 10,300', blue screen again, but then it wouldn't = reboot.

 Thanks for = the info.  It sounds like this is a very real problem, and even if you = get a drive that seems to work, one good bit of turbulence will = likely knock it out.  I'd hate to think my GPS was on the verge = of failure all the time, so I guess I'll forget any system that has a HD in = it.  

Cheers,

Rusty = (fortunately, memory is cheap) 

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