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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Gavilan on January 13, 2010, 09:15:49 PM

Title: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: Gavilan on January 13, 2010, 09:15:49 PM

Hi, im asking if this CF cards would be Amiga-compatible

Reason is that they are rather "cheap" (around 30 dollars) and have 4GB

If anybody here has the same working in your Amiga, please let me know

Any feedback, much appreciated
Thanks in advance

Sebastian

PD: what about Transcend, SanDisk and Kodak brands? Are they compatible with Amiga?

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: x303 on January 13, 2010, 09:27:16 PM

Quote from: Gavilan;538135

PD: what about Transcend, SanDisk and Kodak brands? Are they compatible with Amiga?

Sandisk should be compatible.

x303 :D :D :D

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: Gavilan on January 13, 2010, 09:35:39 PM

Quote from: x303;538140

Sandisk should be compatible.

x303 :D :D :D

Yes, and also the most expensive (at least in this lands)
:)

What about the ones in the pics? Any ideas?

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: Cammy on January 13, 2010, 09:39:49 PM

I have used some CF cards that seem to work fine, format and install Workbench on them, but a lot of programs won't run and other strange errors occur, so the CF cards mustn't be fully compatible. Sandisk cards always work, and I've never had any problems with them.

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: x303 on January 13, 2010, 09:45:01 PM

Quote from: Gavilan;538146

What about the ones in the pics? Any ideas?

Well, kingston should also work. Dunno about the other one.

x303 :D :D :D

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: amigakit on January 13, 2010, 10:24:55 PM

Avoid Kingston...

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: tribz on January 13, 2010, 10:28:55 PM

Hi gav, I've had trouble with a Kingston one. Think it was the one with the yellow flower on it. Just to echo a few of the other comments, Sandisk seems to be good. In particular I use a SanDisk Ultra II 15MB/s 4GB one fine.

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: x303 on January 13, 2010, 10:37:03 PM

Quote from: tribz;538162

Sandisk seems to be good. In particular I use a SanDisk Ultra II 15MB/s 4GB one fine.

Yes, I have that one too.

x303 :D :D :D

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: ZeBeeDee on January 13, 2010, 11:17:53 PM

Kingston CF cards work just fine here. I only use the 4Gb cards for WB 3.0+ and WHDload and never have any problems.
(http://www.vmart.pk/main/images/KingstonCF4GBcard.jpg)

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: tribz on January 14, 2010, 12:18:14 AM

I think it was the kingston with the bright yellow flower and bright green leaves that I couldnt get working.

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: darkage on January 14, 2010, 02:06:18 AM

Quote from: tribz;538193

I think it was the kingston with the bright yellow flower and bright green leaves that I couldnt get working.

Something wrong in the Kingston garden :)

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: trip6 on January 14, 2010, 02:08:00 AM

Use a microdrive same interface as CF... Much better... No limited write cycles...

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: tone007 on January 14, 2010, 02:15:38 AM

Quote from: trip6;538209

No limited write cycles...

No, but they die just for fun, depressed suicidal midget drives that they are.

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: redrumloa on January 14, 2010, 03:25:28 AM

I had no luck with the Kingston card in your picture, but it worked great in my 128T.

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: koshman on January 14, 2010, 06:02:05 AM

I'm also using a 4GB Hitachi Microdrive, but I don't see any real advantage compared to an SS CF card. Amiga doesn't use a swap file/virtual mem and the number of writes to HDD in general is incomparably lower than in the PC world - any CF card should last for 10+ years. I'm using a MD just because I had one spare from doing an iPod Mini CF coversion.

EDIT: Ah, a 100th post :D

Title: Re: Would this CF be compatible with Amiga?
Post by: amiga1260 on January 14, 2010, 06:30:03 AM

I also used the Kingston 1 GB CF. Some CF2IDE adapters won't work with this card. In the most Amiga's I fitted a San Disk version. With this one works: http://www.cf2ide.nl/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=81

I tested on an A600.