From: Björn Stenberg <bjorn_at_haxx.se>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 22:46:26 +0100

ajf_at_midmaine.com wrote:
> Just one thing, though. The USB file transfer on the Ripflash is managed
> by their PC application, and will not allow uploading a previously
> downloaded file. The Rip**drive** docs seem to indicate that it functions
> like an extra disk drive when in USB mode as the Archos does, but I would
> want to confirm this.

The HD-500 uses the ISD300 chip for handling USB connections, just like the USB2.0 archos devices do. The ISD300 is a transparent USB/ATA bridge, which simply exposes the drive to USB. No tricks.

-- 
Björn

Received on 2003-12-19