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Offline AndyFCTopic starter

Advice wanted on SD Card to IDE Interface with front-loading slot
« on: September 20, 2018, 06:25:56 PM »
I'm planning what expansions to add to my A1200 when I get a chance, and one idea I have is to add an SD Card slot, using an SD-to-IDE adapter. This plan is purely to use it to transfer files, rather than as a bootable drive.

If I add an SD card reader, I want to use one with a front-facing slot so I can mount it in a drive bay in a a tower and make a face plate for it. There are a few SD adapters available, like the one in the link below, with this configuration but is there anything I need to look for which will prevent them being compatible with an A1200 and 4-way IDE interface?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SD-SDHC-SDXC-MMC-Card-IDE-40Pin-3-5inch-Male-Adapter-I4A6-/282978961741

Thanks.

(updated the title to make it clear it's a question)
« Last Edit: September 20, 2018, 06:49:46 PM by AndyFC »
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.3), OS 3.2.3, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro
 

Offline AndyFCTopic starter

Re: Advice wanted on SD Card to IDE Interface with front-loading slot
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2018, 06:58:21 AM »
Thanks for the reply.

I plan to use Fat95 for the filesystem because file transfers would be from a PC. I know there's a Fat95 filesystem I'd have to install on the A1200.

Good to know that the adapters are likely compatible and thank you fot the advice on SD cards.
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.3), OS 3.2.3, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro
 

Offline AndyFCTopic starter

Re: Advice wanted on SD Card to IDE Interface with front-loading slot
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2018, 05:21:44 PM »
Thanks for the links.

I like the one with the bracket, I could convert it to a faceplate.

I know that SD cards can be a but finicky from having a Raspberry Pi.
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.3), OS 3.2.3, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro