prob with cf flash?

trydowave · 28 July 2015, 20:41

Jus got a mega cheap 4gb cf flash for transferring data over pcmcia.

Forgot about the compatibility when buying these cards so if it doesn't work it doesn't work. Lost £3.

But it might be something to do with formatting. I don't know.

I backed up my old 4gb with all its demos, music etc to disc. I then transferred it back to the new cf flash. it was already formatted to FAT32.

My A1200 has the FAT32 drivers already installed and the pcmcia drivers. Its never had problems reading cfs in the past but it cant read this new card at all?

Not sure whats happening. PC can see it.

I was thinking about formatting the cf in winuae first but I cant find my original winuae os3.9 install with all drivers etc. Is there away to format it in windows correctly?

cheers

Arnie · 28 July 2015, 21:03

I can only get Sandisk cards to work in my A1200 PCMCIA.

Formatting to Fat32 is all It needs AFAIK.

trydowave · 28 July 2015, 22:30

i transferred my OS3.9 install over to the cf and tried it on my A1200. It works as a HDD but not via PCMCIA?
Anyway. in order to see if the A1200 was still excepting the PCMCIA i copied over some files onto my A600s 4gb sandisk ultra (as its not in use at the mo).

It worked on the a1200. So ive decided to stick the new card in the A600 until i get that up and running and im gonna keep the sandisk as my PCMCIA card.

Problem soved.

Cheers Arnie for the imput.

-Acid- · 29 July 2015, 11:37

Lots of cards work on IDE but not PCMCIA, I don't think there's a way to tell until you try them. For example the Kingston 4gb cards with the flower on them work fine on IDE but don't even get seen on PCMCIA, it's completely hit and miss.

fitzsteve · 29 July 2015, 14:00

Sometimes they work with other versions of the CFD driver but it's hit and miss in PCMCIA. Pretty much all work on IDE (I'm yet to find one that doesn't) so this explains your findings.

28 July 2015, 20:41	#1
trydowave Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 873	prob with cf flash? Jus got a mega cheap 4gb cf flash for transferring data over pcmcia. Forgot about the compatibility when buying these cards so if it doesn't work it doesn't work. Lost £3. But it might be something to do with formatting. I don't know. I backed up my old 4gb with all its demos, music etc to disc. I then transferred it back to the new cf flash. it was already formatted to FAT32. My A1200 has the FAT32 drivers already installed and the pcmcia drivers. Its never had problems reading cfs in the past but it cant read this new card at all? Not sure whats happening. PC can see it. I was thinking about formatting the cf in winuae first but I cant find my original winuae os3.9 install with all drivers etc. Is there away to format it in windows correctly? cheers

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28 July 2015, 21:03	#2
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	I can only get Sandisk cards to work in my A1200 PCMCIA. Formatting to Fat32 is all It needs AFAIK.

28 July 2015, 22:30	#3
trydowave Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 873	i transferred my OS3.9 install over to the cf and tried it on my A1200. It works as a HDD but not via PCMCIA? Anyway. in order to see if the A1200 was still excepting the PCMCIA i copied over some files onto my A600s 4gb sandisk ultra (as its not in use at the mo). It worked on the a1200. So ive decided to stick the new card in the A600 until i get that up and running and im gonna keep the sandisk as my PCMCIA card. Problem soved. Cheers Arnie for the imput.

29 July 2015, 11:37	#4
-Acid- Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: South Shields Posts: 812	Lots of cards work on IDE but not PCMCIA, I don't think there's a way to tell until you try them. For example the Kingston 4gb cards with the flower on them work fine on IDE but don't even get seen on PCMCIA, it's completely hit and miss.

29 July 2015, 14:00	#5
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Sometimes they work with other versions of the CFD driver but it's hit and miss in PCMCIA. Pretty much all work on IDE (I'm yet to find one that doesn't) so this explains your findings.

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