The SLCI4406 Big PCB Laptop 44-Pin Male IDE To CF Card 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 SLCI4406 Big PCB Laptop 44-Pin Male IDE To CF Card Adapter can used for computer peripheral device factory , industrial computer , personal computer ,laptop computer. The SLCI4406 Big PCB Laptop 44-Pin Female IDE To CF Card Adapter works with an 44-Pin IDE cable and power supply from IDE , replacement of 2.5 inch IDE Hard disk driver For more details on product, Please refer to http://www.papyrus.co.il/laptop_44-pin_male_ide_to_cf_adapter.htm