My A1200 does not like my CF - anything I could do?

[gurthuk]

Where you sticking it?

1) PCMCIA slot
2) Internal IDE

I had had problems with the PCMCIA slot until I removed my trapdoor expansion card.

[gurthuk]

That would be the PCMCIA then...

Sorry didn't read all your text (was on my iPhone).

[gurthuk]

I had the exact same German error despite the CF not showing in Workbench. The card is being picked up but just not that extra bit.

Like I said before try removing anything in the trapdoor, think mine is a 1Gb Transcend card had that showed up once my fast RAM was removed.

[gurthuk]

Remove it. I'm in the same boat - 4Mb shouldn't knock out the PCMCIA slot but it was an issue for me.

I'll try and find the post on EAB which prompted me to try it.

[gurthuk]

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=40746&highlight=transcend

Scroll down and have a read... list of those that work with a trapdoor card and those that do not.

Had this all last month hence why it's still fresh in my head.

[gurthuk]

Grrr.

Open up Workbench >> Tools (I think) >> Format

The Format program should pop up and list all the drives there on yor machine; do you have a CF0: and CC0:?

[gurthuk]

Plug it all together, switch it on and leave it for an hour - perhaps Workbench is just taking a while to address the size of the card.

[gurthuk]

It's in Workbench >> Systems >> PrepCard

If you run the program and right-click menu their is an advanced screen.

Mine would show the CF reader and card but wouldn't let me prep the card as system ram or storage - failed to write error or something.

[gurthuk]

Did you try the format program in tools? It should list you all the devices and if it can see a car in CF0: it shows the size of the volume in k - which hopefully means it can see the true volume.

[gurthuk]

Everything is identical to me and my problems.

I resorted to buying a known good card from Amigakit, I think you're gong to have to settle knowing the card just isn't compatible.