Using a Compact Flash card on a600/a1200 PCMCIA - Page 4

Rob27 · 04 April 2009, 19:33

I had a 256meg Lexar this didnt work. As above SanDisk seem to work! Bought a 4 gig one and this worked straight away. Should have saved 4 hours of faffing about with the incompatible one!

Rob.

jimmer78 · 20 May 2009, 12:41

was gonna buy this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...lenotsupported

and try with my A1200...

....can anyone upload some software to the zone for me to use with it please? easy ADF or some transferer software & driver?

Cheers.

danhans · 20 May 2009, 14:17

Get adfblitzer, cfd , fat95 and cardpatch, cardreset off aminet. That all you really need.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmer78

was gonna buy this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...lenotsupported

and try with my A1200...

....can anyone upload some software to the zone for me to use with it please? easy ADF or some transferer software & driver?

Cheers.

terexuk · 02 June 2009, 22:55

anyone got a sandisk 2gb ultra2 working on a real amiga ??i tried formatting with both xp and vista fat 16 and 32 i can get it to be recognised in winuae and format with rdb (2 980 partitions)but it just wont show on a "real" amiga 1200 anyone got any ideas ?? from reading through the forums sandisk seem to be one that works with no problems...except mine

Retroplay · 08 June 2009, 18:27

Will this adaptor work with an A1200 ?
http://www.getmore.dk/Product/DeLOCK/61395.html

Site is danish, description is written in english.

Jope · 08 June 2009, 18:37

No. It is the wrong way. CF -> PCMCIA, not PCMCIA -> CF.

Retroplay · 08 June 2009, 18:40

Ah crapoli, you're right.

petee1979 · 12 June 2009, 12:43

Hi all

am looking at this adapter and cf card on ebay and wanted to know if anyone has used them with success.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/R274-1-GB-Lex...3A1%7C294%3A50

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-5-Hard-Disk...3A1%7C294%3A50

any feedback is appreciated.

Mozzerfan · 12 June 2009, 14:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by terexuk

anyone got a sandisk 2gb ultra2 working on a real amiga ??i tried formatting with both xp and vista fat 16 and 32 i can get it to be recognised in winuae and format with rdb (2 980 partitions)but it just wont show on a "real" amiga 1200 anyone got any ideas ?? from reading through the forums sandisk seem to be one that works with no problems...except mine

You mean you formatted the CF card with an amiga-filesystem and you are trying to read it on the amiga with a PCMCIA adapter?

The mountlist for CF0 is for use with fat-formatted cards.
If you want to use it with an amiga-formatted card, you have to make a mountlist yourself.
I used giggledisk (from aminet) for this, and it works like a charm with my Sandisk UltraII 2GB CF card.

Rabbit80 · 12 June 2009, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by terexuk

anyone got a sandisk 2gb ultra2 working on a real amiga ??i tried formatting with both xp and vista fat 16 and 32 i can get it to be recognised in winuae and format with rdb (2 980 partitions)but it just wont show on a "real" amiga 1200 anyone got any ideas ?? from reading through the forums sandisk seem to be one that works with no problems...except mine

If you are using PCMCIA then you need fat95 and cfd from Aminet - then format your card in Xp using fat16 or fat32. Also if you have an 8Mb expansion card, try disabling 4Mb of it as most are not PCMCIA friendly!

Otherwise you need a CF-IDE adaptor and you can format it in WinUAE and it will work on your miggys IDE port!

DyLucke · 22 June 2009, 19:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

You are not supposed to use PREPCARD.
You have to format your card on the PC using FAT16 or FAT32

Perhaps your 8GB card is just not compatible anyway.
I['d use a 4GB Transcend @ 133Mhz.

I had problems with a Kingston 8gb 133x... These green ones.
It doesn't work on the PCMCIA slot, only internally on the IDE-CF-

I think i would need to go for a couple of 8gb Sandisk AtaII cards, any good place to get'em?

Zetr0 · 23 June 2009, 04:24

I really need to do a visual guide for CF-IDE and CF-PCMCIA

now whom do i need to mug to get the time to do it ..... hmmmmmm

prowler · 24 June 2009, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by lopos2000

Not so long ago I uploaded my software I used on my A1200 to install a CF adapter. It works fine with my Scan Disk 250MB (XP & A1200). Maybe you download it and try it out.
PCMCIA Software

Hey lopos2000,

Could you upload this again for me, please?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

I really need to do a visual guide for CF-IDE and CF-PCMCIA

Yes please, Zetty!

17 July 2009, 08:12

Does anyone have the ndcfwchg.com?

I have 3 sandisk card that are before 2003 month 1

AK0201RI (128mb)
R0103HT I (16mb)
AD0109NA (96mb)

TIA

prowler · 17 July 2009, 20:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by kocoman

Does anyone have the ndcfwchg.com?

Hi kocoman, and welcome to EAB.

This tool is very difficult to track down. I think I remember reading somewhere that it is included on the Ultimate Boot CD. However, I haven't yet got around to checking whether it's true.

Retroplay · 08 August 2009, 15:35

I got my EasyADF kit today but I'm having some problems.
It's like the PCMCIA adapter wont fit in the Amiga, it's like it wont go all the way into the cardreader in the A1200.
I installed a switch so I can turn off the extra 4mb on the ram expansion, it's set to 4mb so it wont block the PCMCIA port.
Is it really that tricky to make it fit properly ?

FOL · 08 August 2009, 16:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retroplay

I got my EasyADF kit today but I'm having some problems.
It's like the PCMCIA adapter wont fit in the Amiga, it's like it wont go all the way into the cardreader in the A1200.
I installed a switch so I can turn off the extra 4mb on the ram expansion, it's set to 4mb so it wont block the PCMCIA port.
Is it really that tricky to make it fit properly ?

I have PM'ed you.

Also, any chance you can send me a pic of end of cf adapter and a pic of it inserted?

Retroplay · 08 August 2009, 16:31

Click thumbs for bigger pictures.

mai · 23 August 2009, 21:43

I tried to use a cf-card on PCMCIA port, but the card is not recognized,

then this means my card is not compatible?
I have installed "CFD" and "FAT95" and formated the card in Windows to fat32(Quick format).
Maybe i have missed something, any help?
By the way the CF-card is a "CnMemory 2GB".
My "Blizzard 030/50MHz should not cause any problems, is it right?

prowler · 23 August 2009, 21:56

@mai,

I don't think you've done anything wrong there, and you're right - the Blizzard shoouldn't cause a problem.

It does rather look like the CF card is not compatible.

FOL · 23 August 2009, 21:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by mai

I tried to use a cf-card on PCMCIA port, but the card is not recognized,

then this means my card is not compatible?
I have installed "CFD" and "FAT95" and formated the card in Windows to fat32(Quick format).
Maybe i have missed something, any help?
By the way the CF-card is a "CnMemory 2GB".
My "Blizzard 030/50MHz should not cause any problems, is it right?

Try another card, it might be incompatible. We have found that it varies from rev to rev. Some cards work on all revs, while some only work on 1 or 2.

Can you see the CF card as CF0: in format utility?
Is it even mounting the CF0?

mai · 28 August 2009, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Can you see the CF card as CF0: in format utility?
Is it even mounting the CF0?

CF0: is of course mounted, if i try to format (on real Amiga) i get the message "No disk present in drive CF0:"

prowler · 28 August 2009, 23:34

Yep, that seems to confirm that the CF card is incompatible and you'll have to try another card, mai.

Users' experience indicates that SanDisk cards are the most compatible devices.

BrooksterMax · 25 September 2009, 12:17

Is it possible with a boot disc, to turn an PCMCIA compact flash adaptor in a hard disk?

Or can this only be done through the IDE-Compact Flash route?

I have an Amiga 600.

Thanks

rkauer · 25 September 2009, 18:37

It is possible. But not to boot from the PCMCIA CF. As storage device the rig is OK.

amiman99 · 05 October 2009, 20:12

I have been using Generic SanDisk adapter with 32MB and 256MB CF cards no problem with drivers from Aminet. I'm using it to transfer files from PC to Amiga.

xc8 · 24 October 2009, 18:54

Hiya,

Stay away from this CF!!

It does NOT work on the PCMCIA !! (did not try this on the CF->IDE)...
I think its a 'removable type' CF (not fixed disk mode)... as my divIDE (on the Spectrum) cannot recognize it too...

Chris

FOL · 24 October 2009, 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by xc8

Hiya,

Stay away from this CF!!

It does NOT work on the PCMCIA !! (did not try this on the CF->IDE)...
I think its a 'removable type' CF (not fixed disk mode)... as my divIDE (on the Spectrum) cannot recognize it too...

Chris

I can confirm this, these cards suck at pcmcia slot usage. They work fine as HDD using CF->IDE adapter though.

lolafg · 07 November 2009, 10:26

Hama 64mb not compatible too

kixs · 10 November 2009, 03:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooksterMax

Is it possible with a boot disc, to turn an PCMCIA compact flash adaptor in a hard disk?

Or can this only be done through the IDE-Compact Flash route?

I have an Amiga 600.

Thanks

I wonder if there is some boot disk (ADF) around for download with this option?!

Jope · 10 November 2009, 09:28

Do you guys really need one to be made for you?

kixs · 10 November 2009, 12:33

I just got one standard A600 with 37.300 roms and haven't tried to connect HDD to it yet. But from the post around I guess the chances of working are quite slim. On the other hand I'm not that experienced with Amigas so a premade ADF with PCMCIA support would be very welcome

Jope · 10 November 2009, 13:22

Always worth a try. It's not so black and white with 37.300, just remember that it MAY be why your HD is not compatible.

cosmicfrog · 10 November 2009, 15:00

give it ago kixs nothing to lose, my 600 has 37.300 and hd/cf card works in it

lolafg · 10 November 2009, 16:32

Hello ,

I've bought a pcmcia adaptator kit from amigakit , I installed the softawre coming with , plugged the adaptor first with a "Hamma" CF card and my A600 froze after loading workbench....

Then , Davideo (

really nice person

) sent me another CF card,a "Iomega" , i plugged it in my adaptator , my workbench loaded well and showed me the card as NDOS disk , so i formated it in windows in fat32 , replugged it in my adaptator and...refreeze !!

I can see both cards in "prepcard" but it's not posible to format them , "no disk present in CF0"

My config is : A600 rom 3.1 , Bloodwych classic workbench for 3.1 rom , 2mb chip and (when not trying to use the adaptator) 4mb fast pcmcia ,ide CF adaptator with 1gig CF.

Is my config a problem ?

Should i buy a Sandisk CF card ?

This is really

lolafg · 10 November 2009, 18:20

Could this one do the thing ?

http://cgi.ebay.fr/Carte-Memoire-Com...item3a5452c342

thanks.

Jonathan Drain · 17 November 2009, 09:25

I'm noticing all these are Compact Flash. Would an SD card reader like this one work?

xc8 · 17 November 2009, 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan Drain

I'm noticing all these are Compact Flash. Would an SD card reader like this one work?

a long time ago I used a similar from SanDisk worked without any problems..

jbenam · 17 November 2009, 12:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan Drain

I'm noticing all these are Compact Flash. Would an SD card reader like this one work?

I have exactly that one. Works wonders

kixs · 18 November 2009, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

give it ago kixs nothing to lose, my 600 has 37.300 and hd/cf card works in it

I tried and put the one from A1200 - 4GB in size. On power up the screen stays black (dark gray) and nothing happens. Since that CF is configured with SFS file system and IDE-FIX97 could this be a problem? I don't have any spare CF to reconfigure it for A600 at the moment.

08 June 2009, 18:27	#125
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Frederikshavn, Denmark Age: 38 Posts: 1,937	Will this adaptor work with an A1200 ? http://www.getmore.dk/Product/DeLOCK/61395.html Site is danish, description is written in english. __________________ RIP mom (1953-2008)

08 June 2009, 18:40	#127
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Frederikshavn, Denmark Age: 38 Posts: 1,937	Ah crapoli, you're right. __________________ RIP mom (1953-2008)

12 June 2009, 12:43	#128
petee1979 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: newcastle Posts: 15	anyone know if these are compatible with the A1200? Hi all am looking at this adapter and cf card on ebay and wanted to know if anyone has used them with success. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/R274-1-GB-Lex...3A1%7C294%3A50 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-5-Hard-Disk...3A1%7C294%3A50 any feedback is appreciated.

23 June 2009, 04:24	#132
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	I really need to do a visual guide for CF-IDE and CF-PCMCIA now whom do i need to mug to get the time to do it ..... hmmmmmm __________________ Luscious Linkie Time:- www.AmiBay.com Old Skooler

08 August 2009, 15:35	#136
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Frederikshavn, Denmark Age: 38 Posts: 1,937	I got my EasyADF kit today but I'm having some problems. It's like the PCMCIA adapter wont fit in the Amiga, it's like it wont go all the way into the cardreader in the A1200. I installed a switch so I can turn off the extra 4mb on the ram expansion, it's set to 4mb so it wont block the PCMCIA port. Is it really that tricky to make it fit properly ? __________________ RIP mom (1953-2008)

04 April 2009, 19:33	#121
Rob27 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Feltham Posts: 51	I had a 256meg Lexar this didnt work. As above SanDisk seem to work! Bought a 4 gig one and this worked straight away. Should have saved 4 hours of faffing about with the incompatible one! Rob.

20 May 2009, 12:41	#122
jimmer78 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 130	was gonna buy this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...lenotsupported and try with my A1200... ....can anyone upload some software to the zone for me to use with it please? easy ADF or some transferer software & driver? Cheers.

02 June 2009, 22:55	#124
terexuk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: leicester Posts: 178	anyone got a sandisk 2gb ultra2 working on a real amiga ??i tried formatting with both xp and vista fat 16 and 32 i can get it to be recognised in winuae and format with rdb (2 980 partitions)but it just wont show on a "real" amiga 1200 anyone got any ideas ?? from reading through the forums sandisk seem to be one that works with no problems...except mine

08 June 2009, 18:37	#126
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 32 Posts: 4,061	No. It is the wrong way. CF -> PCMCIA, not PCMCIA -> CF.

17 July 2009, 08:12	#134
kocoman Posts: n/a	Does anyone have the ndcfwchg.com? I have 3 sandisk card that are before 2003 month 1 AK0201RI (128mb) R0103HT I (16mb) AD0109NA (96mb) TIA

08 August 2009, 16:31	#138
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Frederikshavn, Denmark Age: 38 Posts: 1,937	Click thumbs for bigger pictures. __________________ RIP mom (1953-2008) Last edited by Retroplay; 08 August 2009 at 16:36.

23 August 2009, 21:43	#139
mai ModCollector TOSEC member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Stendal/Germany Age: 44 Posts: 3,614	I tried to use a cf-card on PCMCIA port, but the card is not recognized, then this means my card is not compatible? I have installed "CFD" and "FAT95" and formated the card in Windows to fat32(Quick format). Maybe i have missed something, any help? By the way the CF-card is a "CnMemory 2GB". My "Blizzard 030/50MHz should not cause any problems, is it right?

23 August 2009, 21:56	#140
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 8,694	@mai, I don't think you've done anything wrong there, and you're right - the Blizzard shoouldn't cause a problem. It does rather look like the CF card is not compatible.

28 August 2009, 23:34	#143
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 8,694	Yep, that seems to confirm that the CF card is incompatible and you'll have to try another card, mai. Users' experience indicates that SanDisk cards are the most compatible devices.

25 September 2009, 12:17	#144
BrooksterMax Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norfolk UK Age: 32 Posts: 330	Is it possible with a boot disc, to turn an PCMCIA compact flash adaptor in a hard disk? Or can this only be done through the IDE-Compact Flash route? I have an Amiga 600. Thanks

25 September 2009, 18:37	#145
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 47 Posts: 3,477	It is possible. But not to boot from the PCMCIA CF. As storage device the rig is OK. __________________ Amigan since 1989 Known drunk since 1982 (don't know quite well, I was drunk) 13 Amigas at home Finally a Z3 one! I'll stick with 'Cachaça do Inter' for this week: Chivas gives headaches! :D

05 October 2009, 20:12	#146
amiman99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX USA Age: 39 Posts: 341	I have been using Generic SanDisk adapter with 32MB and 256MB CF cards no problem with drivers from Aminet. I'm using it to transfer files from PC to Amiga.

24 October 2009, 18:54	#147
xc8 no c= no fun Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 224	arghhhh Hiya, Stay away from this CF!! It does NOT work on the PCMCIA !! (did not try this on the CF->IDE)... I think its a 'removable type' CF (not fixed disk mode)... as my divIDE (on the Spectrum) cannot recognize it too... Chris

07 November 2009, 10:26	#149
lolafg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tours/France Age: 41 Posts: 1,035	Hama 64mb not compatible too

10 November 2009, 09:28	#151
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 32 Posts: 4,061	Do you guys really need one to be made for you?

10 November 2009, 12:33	#152
kixs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Slovenia Posts: 132	I just got one standard A600 with 37.300 roms and haven't tried to connect HDD to it yet. But from the post around I guess the chances of working are quite slim. On the other hand I'm not that experienced with Amigas so a premade ADF with PCMCIA support would be very welcome

10 November 2009, 13:22	#153
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 32 Posts: 4,061	Always worth a try. It's not so black and white with 37.300, just remember that it MAY be why your HD is not compatible.

10 November 2009, 15:00	#154
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 45 Posts: 3,552	give it ago kixs nothing to lose, my 600 has 37.300 and hd/cf card works in it __________________ When in dought RIBBIT .... If it dos`t work hit it with a hammer, if that dos`t work get a bigger hammer.......... Have U scen my sanity Pill`s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . // *This Years Software on Last Years Hardware \\//-- Amiga* --**

10 November 2009, 16:32	#155
lolafg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tours/France Age: 41 Posts: 1,035	Hello , I've bought a pcmcia adaptator kit from amigakit , I installed the softawre coming with , plugged the adaptor first with a "Hamma" CF card and my A600 froze after loading workbench.... Then , Davideo (really nice person) sent me another CF card,a "Iomega" , i plugged it in my adaptator , my workbench loaded well and showed me the card as NDOS disk , so i formated it in windows in fat32 , replugged it in my adaptator and...refreeze !! I can see both cards in "prepcard" but it's not posible to format them , "no disk present in CF0" My config is : A600 rom 3.1 , Bloodwych classic workbench for 3.1 rom , 2mb chip and (when not trying to use the adaptator) 4mb fast pcmcia ,ide CF adaptator with 1gig CF. Is my config a problem ? Should i buy a Sandisk CF card ? This is really

10 November 2009, 18:20	#156
lolafg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tours/France Age: 41 Posts: 1,035	Could this one do the thing ? http://cgi.ebay.fr/Carte-Memoire-Com...item3a5452c342 thanks.

17 November 2009, 09:25	#157
Jonathan Drain YARDS NEED MORE BYTANIUM Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sector K240 Posts: 336	I'm noticing all these are Compact Flash. Would an SD card reader like this one work?

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