PCMCIA fault: DOS error code 225 - Not a valid DOS disk

06 April 2012, 20:18

Hi,

Newbie(ish) user looking for some advice - hope someone more learned can help!

A year or so ago I picked up an A1200 and a PCMCIA kit from amigakit. I managed to install everything ok and all was working fine.

This week I booted up the Amiga again having not used it for several months and once again, all was well. I've managed to copy some adfs and transfer to floppy via EasyADF just fine.

However upon rebooting the Amiga this afternoon - having used it fine for several hours - I'm getting an error when trying to read the contents of the PCMCIA card. The card is reading 'CF0:NDOS' in Workbench and when trying to view in Opus is giving the above '225' error message.

The CF card I'm using is a 2GB SanDisk Ultra II. I've tried reconnecting the card to the PCMCIA adapter but to no avail.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance for any help.

Arnie · 07 April 2012, 04:03

Sounds like a failed read/write to the CF card. Try using windows chkdsk.

Connect the CF card to a PC.

Open a cmd window and run as administrator

Type chkdsk ?: (your CF card drive letter) to scan the card

If errors are found, type chkdsk ?: /f

07 April 2012, 10:20

Thanks Arnie, I'll give that a try.

06 April 2012, 20:18	#1
4am Posts: n/a	PCMCIA fault: DOS error code 225 - Not a valid DOS disk Hi, Newbie(ish) user looking for some advice - hope someone more learned can help! A year or so ago I picked up an A1200 and a PCMCIA kit from amigakit. I managed to install everything ok and all was working fine. This week I booted up the Amiga again having not used it for several months and once again, all was well. I've managed to copy some adfs and transfer to floppy via EasyADF just fine. However upon rebooting the Amiga this afternoon - having used it fine for several hours - I'm getting an error when trying to read the contents of the PCMCIA card. The card is reading 'CF0:NDOS' in Workbench and when trying to view in Opus is giving the above '225' error message. The CF card I'm using is a 2GB SanDisk Ultra II. I've tried reconnecting the card to the PCMCIA adapter but to no avail. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance for any help. Last edited by 4am; 06 April 2012 at 22:15.

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07 April 2012, 04:03	#2
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 65 Posts: 3,968	Sounds like a failed read/write to the CF card. Try using windows chkdsk. Connect the CF card to a PC. Open a cmd window and run as administrator Type chkdsk ?: (your CF card drive letter) to scan the card If errors are found, type chkdsk ?: /f

07 April 2012, 10:20	#3
4am Posts: n/a	Thanks Arnie, I'll give that a try.

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