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OBJECTIVE:
You can easily connect an CF Card via an USB Multicard Reader to your PC running WinUAE and mount the CF Card under WB.
I would definitely suggest an preinstalled ClassicWB installation (Full version is an awesome way to go for your machine) which you can get here (instructions of how to do it exist as well): http://classicwb.abime.net/classicweb/full.htm

Since classic WB is based on WB3.0 (or if you have 3.1 disks you can upgrade to 3.1 from the installation as well) you only need the 3.0 adf disks (which if you don't already have or can't find) or an Amiga Forever installation (http://www.amigaforever.com).

Check if you like that aspect and we can talk later then if you'll encounter any problems or need further consult.

EXTRA:
To be able to use an USB mouse there are only 3x solutions out there.
1. Buy a Subway USB adapter (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=137) which you can use via the Anaiis USB stack for Mouse and some other things or with Poseidon USB stack and almost every USB device there is (but requiring an 030 accelerator).
2. Buy an adapter (there are some on eBay iirc) that has USB connection along with PS/2 and 9pin normal.
3. Buy a Micromys or Cocolino from an AmigaStore that is a 9port to PS2 adapter which you can use to connect an USB mouse via an PS2 to USB adapter (most USB mouses of old times had this adapter -green- as standard). FYI not ALL USB mouses are compatibles with USB to PS2 adapters so some caution is needed.

Good luck and I hope I covered most of your questions
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Re: Please help: CF/IDE workbench install guide required for NOOB :)
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2011, 02:27:59 PM »
Purple screen remaining is a common issue with some fast CF cards.
Just make a proper reboot by pressing Ctrl-Left Amiga-Right Amiga and CF will boot just fine... :)
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Re: Please help: CF/IDE workbench install guide required for NOOB :)
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2011, 03:47:29 PM »
You can run the hdtools by CLI and then giving the uaehf.device.

There is a nice guide by KillerGorilla on how to setup SFS under WinUAE but you can read the guide for a better know-how in general :)
http://wiki.abime.net/amigaos_workbench/sfs
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Re: Please help: CF/IDE workbench install guide required for NOOB :)
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2011, 07:00:31 PM »
Follow the instructions given by Bloodwych. You're trying to do the "Real Amiga" method which is slow as hell and btw needs the System.zip created by you under WinUAE...

It's a lot faster and easier to just do the WinUAE method and get over with it fast.

Floppy isn't getting powered or it's not correctly connected to the floppy connector.
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Re: Please help: CF/IDE workbench install guide required for NOOB :)
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 04:16:32 PM »
Just download KillerGorilla's WHDLoad Packs here: http://kg.whdownload.com/kgwhd/index.php

Extract every pack on it's own directory (like Games:A, Games:B ,... , Games:Z) and then in ClassicWB double click the Run icon and the Settings --> Startup --> Assign and just change the Games path to your own Path.



P.S. LOL just saw that I skipped no.4 but you get the picture :D
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Re: Please help: CF/IDE workbench install guide required for NOOB :)
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2011, 08:03:31 PM »
Exactly!
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