The IDE to CF adapter is transparent to the operating system and does not require any drivers. With this adapter, the host PC will identify the inserted CF card as a standard IDE hard disk. As such, you can install any operating systems and the CF card will be bootable , CF card offer the benefit of low power consumption, no acoustic noise, cost efficient and fast read access time , avoid damaging mechanical HDD cause of by turning on/off power frequently. The SLCI4001 Universal 40-pin Male IDE To CF Card Adapter can used for computer peripheral device factory , industrial computer , personal computer . It works with an 40-Pin ATA cable and floppy driver power supply For more details on product, Please refer to http://www.papyrus.co.il/40-pin_male_ide_to_cf_adapter.htm