new CF HD takes many times to boot up properly?

[klx300r]

I recently replaced my old IDE HD in my A4000 (OS3.9, BB 1 & 2) with a CF card as my main boot drive and noticed it takes me approx. 4 to 5 tries at booting with 'recoverable error- press LMB' before booting up ok.  No issues at all once it's up and running but any idea why it takes so long to boot up properly?

[klx300r]

@ Oldsmobile_Mike

cabling fine, adapter new from Amigakit, boot partition on CF card only 200MB

@ PvC

I left it whatever the standard value was when partitioning with FFS...where do I check the value as i can't se it under HDToolBox ?

[klx300r]

@ Oldsmobile_Mike

thanks!

ok so now my max transfer rate is set at 0x00FFFFF, I've read that that is should be 0x1fe00 BUT if I change this figure now will I lose/ affect existing data??

also, noticed my scsi.device is v40.12 and I have installed BB1 and 2 so it should be v43.43??....so can I just copy over v43.43 from BB2 over and all ok?

[klx300r]

@ Oldsmobile_Mike

thanks again:) btw, I don't have a classic PPC system so don't have OS4.1FE for classics..hmm unless I can use the scsi.device from my X1000 running OS4.1FE-Update 1 :confused:

also, heard BB 3&4 caused some trouble on some setups over the years and I'v been fiddling with my A4k for quite some time now so just want to get her where I like and move on to next project...though might experiment with BB3 &4 on my 1200T with mediator setup since that's next in line

[klx300r]

@ pVC

already changed on both my systems that have CF cards in them.

btw, does this max transfer rate also apply to a SCSI2SD board I have attached to my Cyberstorm MKIII onboard scsi as that board doesn't use scsi.device but rather cybppc.device??