Veramis
Join Date Jul 2009
I can't be held responsible for any damage caused by this guide, I am dumb, neither can this forum be held responsible, so use your common sense with this guide. Isanggon (of Rockbox) is the first person to report successful use of the Toshiba 1.8" HDD1808 mk8025gal in the H120, so big thanks to him for being the pioneer and breathing new life into the H120. I also used it according to his information here:
Possible ZIF to 1.8" IDE adapter! 100GB iriver H140?
new zif to cf(pata) convertor !!
And I wouldn't have been able to do this mod if not for the nice people (especially ej0rge!) at #rockbox-community in freenode IRC. Much of the information (the good bits) came from them, and no, I didn't use pliers this time!
Step #1, Things you will need:
1. Scissors, or something that can file cheap plastic.
2. DealExtreme: $2.86 IE-815 T5 x 40mm Screw Driver (2-Pack)
Torx t5 screwdriver to open the H120, you might already have one in your toolbox, if not you can get it from dealextreme for $3 or better yet get a screwdriver set, that website sells nice sets for low prices.
3. Toshiba mk8025gal HDD, they appear to go around $80-100 on ebay and is often out of stock.
4. Then you need to buy a ZIF to IDE adapter, and I am currently aware of four.
a. DealExtreme: $4.27 ZIF to 1.8-inch Bilateral IDE Hard Drive Converter
The cheapest by far and the only one I used, but is probably by far the hardest to work with but is possible with a lot of care. There are other dealers of this but this place is cheap too, if you like to be cautious, you might consider getting two just in case one is a dud (I was told this has happened before with this adapter) or you break a ZIF cable which is not too hard if you aren't extremely careful.
b. Festplattenadapter 1.8 Zoll an 2.5 IDE44 und 3.5 IDE40 - ES&S Oliver Reiners e.K.
The option that won't require any removal of rubber and is the easiest to work with, I heard the price is INSANE though but if you want the cleanest and quickest modding regardless of price this is the option.
c. ³ëÆ®ºÏ ÁÖº¯±â±â õ±¹ ³ëƮŷ
CANNOT BE BOUGHT OUTSIDE OF KOREA and costs $17, according to Isanggon it is much more reasonably priced than option "b" and only requires taking off an itty bit of the rubber that separates the battery and the HDD.
d. http://libmart.co.kr/mart/mall.php?c...y=view&no=4166
This one works out to be $25 USD, I have no idea how to go about ordering it since I can't read Korean and don't know if they sell outside of Korea. It looks to be very compact though and might be the best of all four options.
6. RockboxUtility < Main < TWiki
Free. Rockbox firmware to replace normal H120 software, I'm not sure if it's mandatory, it's kinda messy to install but is worth it I will hold your hand through installation.
7. http://www.iriverinc.com/download/H1...0(us)_V166.zip
Free. Original iRiver H120 firmware is required to be installed before using rockbox.
8. http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/dow...at32format.zip
Free. You need this to format the mk8025gal.
(PDF Attached) Thanks jumbuck
Join Date Jul 2009
I can't be held responsible for any damage caused by this guide, I am dumb, neither can this forum be held responsible, so use your common sense with this guide. Isanggon (of Rockbox) is the first person to report successful use of the Toshiba 1.8" HDD1808 mk8025gal in the H120, so big thanks to him for being the pioneer and breathing new life into the H120. I also used it according to his information here:
Possible ZIF to 1.8" IDE adapter! 100GB iriver H140?
new zif to cf(pata) convertor !!
And I wouldn't have been able to do this mod if not for the nice people (especially ej0rge!) at #rockbox-community in freenode IRC. Much of the information (the good bits) came from them, and no, I didn't use pliers this time!
Step #1, Things you will need:
1. Scissors, or something that can file cheap plastic.
2. DealExtreme: $2.86 IE-815 T5 x 40mm Screw Driver (2-Pack)
Torx t5 screwdriver to open the H120, you might already have one in your toolbox, if not you can get it from dealextreme for $3 or better yet get a screwdriver set, that website sells nice sets for low prices.
3. Toshiba mk8025gal HDD, they appear to go around $80-100 on ebay and is often out of stock.
4. Then you need to buy a ZIF to IDE adapter, and I am currently aware of four.
a. DealExtreme: $4.27 ZIF to 1.8-inch Bilateral IDE Hard Drive Converter
The cheapest by far and the only one I used, but is probably by far the hardest to work with but is possible with a lot of care. There are other dealers of this but this place is cheap too, if you like to be cautious, you might consider getting two just in case one is a dud (I was told this has happened before with this adapter) or you break a ZIF cable which is not too hard if you aren't extremely careful.
b. Festplattenadapter 1.8 Zoll an 2.5 IDE44 und 3.5 IDE40 - ES&S Oliver Reiners e.K.
The option that won't require any removal of rubber and is the easiest to work with, I heard the price is INSANE though but if you want the cleanest and quickest modding regardless of price this is the option.
c. ³ëÆ®ºÏ ÁÖº¯±â±â õ±¹ ³ëƮŷ
CANNOT BE BOUGHT OUTSIDE OF KOREA and costs $17, according to Isanggon it is much more reasonably priced than option "b" and only requires taking off an itty bit of the rubber that separates the battery and the HDD.
d. http://libmart.co.kr/mart/mall.php?c...y=view&no=4166
This one works out to be $25 USD, I have no idea how to go about ordering it since I can't read Korean and don't know if they sell outside of Korea. It looks to be very compact though and might be the best of all four options.
6. RockboxUtility < Main < TWiki
Free. Rockbox firmware to replace normal H120 software, I'm not sure if it's mandatory, it's kinda messy to install but is worth it I will hold your hand through installation.
7. http://www.iriverinc.com/download/H1...0(us)_V166.zip
Free. Original iRiver H120 firmware is required to be installed before using rockbox.
8. http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/dow...at32format.zip
Free. You need this to format the mk8025gal.
(PDF Attached) Thanks jumbuck
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