PFS3 SD card Setup

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Ah, the classic MaxTransfer issue.  What do you have that value set to in HDToolbox?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

MaxTransfer is 0x1FE00 like in the PFS3 walkthrough there. Can I lower it without having to reformat?

You may want to post a screenshot of all your settings.  SCSI "supposedly" doesn't have the same issues as A1200/A4000 onboard IDE, but I noticed in my A2000 that I also had problems when cranking it up too high (I have a similar config to yours - SD, CF, and xD cards using a SCSI card reader and PFS).

You're using the latest version of PFS3-AIO from Aminet?  What brand of SD card?

Yes, you can change MaxTransfer without a reformat.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

How many buffers?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Ah-ha! It looks like you have a character wrong in your identifier field. Fixing this will also correct it from saying "PDS\03" to "PFS\03".

Also, buffers should be added through HDtoolbox not S-S. See attached screenshots. Sorry for poor quality, I just fired up my A500 and pointed my phone at the screen.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Is there something else to blame here or should I hunt down a better adapter?

I would blame ClassicWB here, but that's just 'cause I think it's rubbish. :lol:

Also, your DH0: partition is too big.  I would keep it under 500MB for full compatibility with older applications.  Do you really need 2GB SYS: ?

Third thought: fast ram is cheap.  Add one of those generic "coprocessor+ram" cards will nearly double the speed of your machine.  Again, seems like a "no brainer" to me, but your budget may say otherwise.  

Fourth thought: download the full PFS 5.3 package from Aminet and format the remaining partitions on the Amiga with the pfsformat command.  Do they work if you do that?