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BONAEVER IDE PATA to CF 40-Pin bootable adapter with PCI bracket

BONAEVER

BONAEVER IDE / PATA to CF 40-Pin Bootable Adapter with PCI Bracket

SKU CH-TA1A-HAHBC

Boots a computer from a CompactFlash card via a 40-pin IDE connector and 50-pin socket with master or slave selection

  • Case styleProtection Case
  • Boot from CompactFlash cards using IDE interface
  • 40-pin male connector fits standard IDE ports
  • 50-pin socket accepts Type I, Type II and Microdrive cards
  • Master or slave mode selectable via jumper
  • PCI bracket secures adapter inside desktop chassis

Bootable CF-to-IDE adapter with bracket

This adapter lets you start a system from a CompactFlash card by presenting it to the motherboard as a standard IDE drive. It fits a 40-pin male IDE connector and a 50-pin CF socket, and includes a PCI bracket for secure mounting in a desktop chassis. The design targets legacy hardware maintenance and industrial PC upgrades where solid-state boot media is preferred over mechanical disks.

Sustained operation with legacy drives

Because the adapter contains no active controller, throughput depends entirely on the installed CF card and the host IDE channel. Continuous read and write patterns remain stable as long as the flash media itself does not throttle, and the passive circuitry adds no latency of its own. No driver is required; the board appears to the BIOS as a conventional IDE device from power-on through extended runtime.

Master-or-slave jumper decides fit

A single jumper block selects whether the attached card operates as master or slave on the IDE bus, which is the only configuration choice the installer must make. If the target system already has a master device on that channel and no slave position is free, the adapter cannot be used without rearranging the existing drive layout.

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Price $8.99
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Specifications

Size & build
Case styleProtection Case

Questions about this item

Does the 40-pin IDE adapter generate noticeable heat or noise during continuous operation?

The adapter is a passive board with no moving parts, so it produces no audible noise and negligible heat when used all day.

What existing hardware is required for the 50-pin CompactFlash socket to function?

You need a motherboard or controller with a standard 40-pin IDE header and a free 5 V power connector for the bracket.

Will the adapter work alongside an older IDE hard drive on the same cable?

Yes, the master/slave jumper lets you set the CompactFlash as master or slave so it can share the IDE channel with a legacy drive.

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