maybe wrong section but, I'm looking to make an sd to microsd adapter

[Guest crgray]

Hmm...is this the right area to post this in? Admins feel free to delete, I think this should be in the hardware section.

First of all, hello to everyone at modaco (it's my first post)

So I was looking for an sd to microsd adapter because I'm cheap and want to use my full size sd and sdio cards in my phone. I'd seen it done for memory stick to memory stick duo with a ribbon cable attatchment (http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/146/62/). It'd be ugly, but it would allow me to use an sdio wifi card on my smartphone which only supports microsd. I couldn't find anything on it so I'm assuming nobody's tried it yet.

I'm researching the hardware part, and so far, from what I can tell from this article: http://www.camerahacker.com/Digital/Inside...D_Adapter.shtml

it looks as if the adapter doesn't do any translation, just relies on pin to pin contacts.

I also found a link to a technical pdf with the pinout for sd and microsd including ground, data in, data out, power etc. http://www.prllc.com/FlashFile.pdf

Has anyone here thought about this? Have any advice?

Edited December 12, 2006 by crgray

[Guest duke_stix]

hey

I was looking for a similar thing (mini sd extension so i wouldnt have to take the battery off each time i want to take the card out!)

but, the reason you want the adapter, sd to micro sd, so you can use a sdio wi-fi card wouldnt work. you'd be able to use storage cards, but i dont think there are any smartphones that support sdio unless they actually have a physical full size sd card slot. not sure on this, someone will have to confirm.

which smartphone are you using?

[Guest The Doctor]

hey

I was looking for a similar thing (mini sd extension so i wouldnt have to take the battery off each time i want to take the card out!)

but, the reason you want the adapter, sd to micro sd, so you can use a sdio wi-fi card wouldnt work. you'd be able to use storage cards, but i dont think there are any smartphones that support sdio unless they actually have a physical full size sd card slot. not sure on this, someone will have to confirm.

which smartphone are you using?

MPx200 has SDIO and thats only a miniSD, unsure about the tornado but that miniSD slot might also be SDIO, the slots in the typhoon and hurricane arent tho.

Phil