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      10-02-2017, 05:08 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by W37V View Post
I am bit confused with your requirements esp 1st 3. So in total I would need 3 adapters to make this work: IDE to SATA, SATA to USB, and mSATA??
opjose is correct, and I can understand your confusion.

The Zheino IDE SSD (https://www.amazon.com/Zheino-128gb-...rds=zheino+ssd) is known to work with the BMW CIC, but other IDE SSDs do not, such as the SuperTalent (https://www.amazon.com/Super-Talent-...ywords=ide+ssd)

I preferred to use an mSATA SSD with mSATA-to-IDE adapter as:
1. The mSATA drive plus adapter is still cheaper than the Zheino SSD; and
2. I have no idea if the build quality of the Zheino is any good, but I do know that a Samsung Pro SSD is well made.

One Adapter Version: Zheino IDE SSD with an IDE to USB Adapter: https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Adapte...e+to+usb&psc=1

Two Adapter Version: Marvell mSATA to IDE Adapter and the IDE to USB Adapter above.

Three Adapter Version, as listed initially. The reason I listed the three adapter version, is because IDE to SATA and SATA to USB adapters are very common, but IDE to USB is a lot harder to find.
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