Cheap branded 4gb CF's that work with Amiga =D

[Nobby_UK]

Fails as a Data Disk
which was the main reason for buying it
as I have gone SD Card for IDE

 

[fitzsteve]

Are you preparing it correctly? Fat95 and cfd installed?
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[Nobby_UK]

Really ?!?! :roll:

Transcend = Fine
Maxell = Not (like the Kingston)

 

[fitzsteve]

Strange as it's working here. I'd be happy to swap it for one of mine if it helps.
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[mrknight]

Interesting thread! I kept reading and thought this could be a good CF card for me. I've been on the lookout for a CF card that I know will work and that is not too expensive. Unfortunately, it seems to be UK only =(

 

[fitzsteve]

It might not be cost effective overseas as the cheapest airmail is now £3 outside UK.

@nobby_uk,

I wonder if there are two or more versions of these cf's? I'll check my original one in PCMCIA and report back.

So I guess the advice is buy with caution as I still didn't get a response to my query I made to the seller regarding the size discrepancies.
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[Nobby_UK]

I changed it from Primary to Logical and it now shows up

However, it locks up during Transfer of Data :roll:

 

[ptp170]

Interesting technique using PCMCIA adaptors to discover if a brand is dodgy/counterfeithttp://reviews.ebay.ie/FAKE-SanDisk-Extreme-Compact-Flash-Cards-Exposed_W0QQugidZ10000000001456526

 

[Nobby_UK]

Tried it as an Amiga Hard Drive = 2 x 1958 Meg parts Formatted.

Will Re-format as FAT32 to see if that helps.


### EDIT ###
Card Prep Info =
I/O Device
400 ns
Vendor
CF_card
Version 4.1

Transcend Card gives a little more :
I/O Device
80 ns
TRANSCEND
TS4GCF133
Version 4.1

 

[Nobby_UK]

Nope, it did not help

If you still want to swap ?
PM me your address...

 

[fitzsteve]

@Nobby, maybe your CF is faulty - perhaps you can return it?

@thread,

https://www.amibay.com/showpost.php?p=483948&postcount=4

Check the link, performance is good at least, 6.2mb/sec on my A1200 with FastATA (PIO4)

 

[Nobby_UK]

Works on the PC
and on the Amiga as a Hard Drive

It is now calling itself a 'SuperDisk'

 

[Merlin]

I've used DaneElec CF cards in some of my Amigas and they work well. They aren't expensive when compared to other brands.