Pcmcia tough question

marcolau · 07 November 2009, 14:28

Hello guys

I have a pcmcia memory card 4 mb i used to use on my miggy 600 as ram.

It looks axactly as the one here :

http://cgi.ebay.it/2-MB-SRAM-Karte-P...item3ef9f13d15

Except of course its 4mb

Since i got an A 1200 now i m not using it anymore.

So what i was wondering is : could it be used as cf ?
To transfer adf files or other files i mean.

fryguy · 07 November 2009, 14:57

You can use it as a disk, use Prepcard to change it from ram to storage.
But that would probably be a waste anyway because it's so small.

(And i'm not sure if you can use other filsystems for it, than FFS).

alexh · 07 November 2009, 15:00

If you sold it you could easily buy a 16GB CF card plus PCMCIA CF adapter.

marcolau · 07 November 2009, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by fryguy

You can use it as a disk, use Prepcard to change it from ram to storage.
But that would probably be a waste anyway because it's so small.

(And i'm not sure if you can use other filsystems for it, than FFS).

The problem is there . I mean i Have tried to use Prepcard

But it says it can do nothing cos it already in use as system ram

I also tought maybe i could format it with a lappy pcmcia slot but damn it my lappy has expresscard instead grrrrrrrrrr

marcolau · 07 November 2009, 15:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

If you sold it you could easily buy a 16GB CF card plus PCMCIA CF adapter.

Yeah i know but i already have it handy

plus it has a battery so it wont lose data once removed or swapped :P

alexh · 07 November 2009, 16:18

Fine short term but sell it and get a better solution.

cosmicfrog · 07 November 2009, 17:52

my cf card dose that and it don`t need a battery, so no need to worry if battery is flat

rkauer · 07 November 2009, 21:58

Those PCMCIA 4Mb RAM does not come cheap.

You can sell it for something like £50 (yes, it cost this much!).

Then grab a real expansion memory for your Amiga or a suitable PCMCIA multi-flash memory card reader (~£8 in Ebay stores) and a flash memory of your choice (and suitable for your notebook), like a SD, Compact Falsh or xD cards.

Chain · 08 November 2009, 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcolau

But it says it can do nothing cos it already in use as system ram

remove it, start the system without it inserted, run prepcard tool and then insert it

07 November 2009, 14:28	#1
marcolau Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Italy Posts: 73	Pcmcia tough question Hello guys I have a pcmcia memory card 4 mb i used to use on my miggy 600 as ram. It looks axactly as the one here : http://cgi.ebay.it/2-MB-SRAM-Karte-P...item3ef9f13d15 Except of course its 4mb Since i got an A 1200 now i m not using it anymore. So what i was wondering is : could it be used as cf ? To transfer adf files or other files i mean.

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07 November 2009, 14:57	#2
fryguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Skarabörg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 1,019	You can use it as a disk, use Prepcard to change it from ram to storage. But that would probably be a waste anyway because it's so small. (And i'm not sure if you can use other filsystems for it, than FFS).

07 November 2009, 15:00	#3
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	If you sold it you could easily buy a 16GB CF card plus PCMCIA CF adapter.

07 November 2009, 16:18	#6
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Fine short term but sell it and get a better solution.

07 November 2009, 17:52	#7
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	my cf card dose that and it don`t need a battery, so no need to worry if battery is flat

07 November 2009, 21:58	#8
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Those PCMCIA 4Mb RAM does not come cheap. You can sell it for something like £50 (yes, it cost this much!). Then grab a real expansion memory for your Amiga or a suitable PCMCIA multi-flash memory card reader (~£8 in Ebay stores) and a flash memory of your choice (and suitable for your notebook), like a SD, Compact Falsh or xD cards.

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