CF cards inside Amigas

[Vlabguy1]

Need tips on setting up CF cards as drives in some of my Amigas.. Which cards work, formatting etc.  Is there a How To??.. Pic would be cool too.  Can these be used to transfer jpegs, or other files between Macs or PCs?

Thanks in advance.

Rich
ny

[magnetic]

Hey vlab guy

Yes CF cards will work nicely in amigas.. mostly a1200/4000. The best cards to get seem to be Sandisk. CF cards format just like a real Hd. I have a nice a1200 cf kit I can sell u with preformated hd if you want!Pm for details

[Vlabguy1]

Thanks Magnetic,

I don't have a A1200(yet)..

Hey vlab guy

Yes CF cards will work nicely in amigas.. mostly a1200/4000. The best cards to get seem to be Sandisk. CF cards format just like a real Hd. I have a nice a1200 cf kit I can sell u with preformated hd if you want!Pm for details

[desantii]

I use Kingston ones and have never had any issues. I also use them in SCSI Amigas with a SCSI-IDE converter

[mechy]

I use Kingston ones and have never had any issues. I also use them in SCSI Amigas with a SCSI-IDE converter

I am using 2-kingston 32GB pro versions in my A4000 for about 3 years now and they work fine,i also have 2 of the regular kingston 4gb ,and those give me trouble. Transcend 2GB 80x cards work ok.sandisk work(beware of china fakes,theres tons on ebay that are fake!)

[mechy]

Need tips on setting up CF cards as drives in some of my Amigas.. Which cards work, formatting etc.  Is there a How To??.. Pic would be cool too.  Can these be used to transfer jpegs, or other files between Macs or PCs?

Thanks in advance.

Rich
ny

If you want to move files,using the pcmcia port(which you can hot plug),get a Cf to Pcmcia adapter and then a cf card.Install CFD.LHA from aminet and FAT95 . the pcmcia adapters are cheap.
If you put the card on the ide,then its not hot swappable(can't swap it out with the computer on)

[Vlabguy1]

um no A1200.. so no pcmcia slot..

But that being said just want to make sure I can get files from one puter to the other via CF card.  

If you want to move files,using the pcmcia port(which you can hot plug),get a Cf to Pcmcia adapter and then a cf card.Install CFD.LHA from aminet and FAT95 . the pcmcia adapters are cheap.
If you put the card on the ide,then its not hot swappable(can't swap it out with the computer on)

[Vlabguy1]

Nice.  I would like to see pics of peoples CF setups..

Rich
ny

I am using 2-kingston 32GB pro versions in my A4000 for about 3 years now and they work fine,i also have 2 of the regular kingston 4gb ,and those give me trouble. Transcend 2GB 80x cards work ok.sandisk work(beware of china fakes,theres tons on ebay that are fake!)

[Selles]

You can use a null-modem cable between the Amiga and the PC for transferring files ( works great ) OR you can install a network board in your Amiga. Hook the Amiga and PC to a router. Then use Flash FXP to log onto the Amiga. Your PC will be on the left side of the screen and your Amiga will be on the right side of the screen. You can then drag and drop files to either computer. You can also install a high-density disk drive in the Amiga. Format 1.44 MB disks on your PC, then stick those disks into your Amiga's high-density disk drive and copy the files to the disk. Then stick the disks back into your PC and burn to an ISSO 9660 CD-Rom. You can have all of your pictures on CDs (which your Amiga can use).  Macintosh computers can also read ISSO 9660 CD-Roms.

[LoadWB]

http://alan2.rateliff.us/a1200flash/

[Xanxi]

Sandisk, Sandisk and Sandisk.

Beware of the chinese crap CF cards with false brands on ebay.

[arttu80]

I had my 4Gb CF -card installed in A1200 with one little problem... I wasn't able to load large files without failure, until I was guided at amiga.org, to change my MaxTransfer rate (in HDToolBox -File System Characteristics) to 0x1fe00 value. That worked out wonders for my system!

Good luck.

[Vlabguy1]

Nice linky.. thanks
Rich

http://alan2.rateliff.us/a1200flash/

[Vlabguy1]

Honestly it would be image/video files from Amiga to Mac and visa versa..
I don't own a windows machine.

Rich
ny

You can use a null-modem cable between the Amiga and the PC for transferring files ( works great ) OR you can install a network board in your Amiga. Hook the Amiga and PC to a router. Then use Flash FXP to log onto the Amiga. Your PC will be on the left side of the screen and your Amiga will be on the right side of the screen. You can then drag and drop files to either computer. You can also install a high-density disk drive in the Amiga. Format 1.44 MB disks on your PC, then stick those disks into your Amiga's high-density disk drive and copy the files to the disk. Then stick the disks back into your PC and burn to an ISSO 9660 CD-Rom. You can have all of your pictures on CDs (which your Amiga can use).  Macintosh computers can also read ISSO 9660 CD-Roms.

[Vlabguy1]

This setup interests me.  Any pics to share would be so cool.  Also so does this mean you don't have a traditional HD in your machine?

Thanks
Rich

I am using 2-kingston 32GB pro versions in my A4000 for about 3 years now and they work fine,i also have 2 of the regular kingston 4gb ,and those give me trouble. Transcend 2GB 80x cards work ok.sandisk work(beware of china fakes,theres tons on ebay that are fake!)