Setting up CF in secondary IDE

[Guest]

Hello Group,

I'm new to XPe.

I'm trying to partition and format a fixed CF (Transcend) which has to sit
on the secondary IDE channel. I'm trying to avoid using a floppy since the
floppy connection off the motherboard is the hard to find 26 pin slim floppy
type.

If I use NTFS i.e. no bootprep, can I partition and format directly on the
XP Pro development system thru a PCMCIA to CF adaptor, using fdisk and format?

What's the base way to set up the CF w/o a floppy drive?

Thankss in advance,

Art

 

[Bing.Chen]

Dear ArtRab,

Do you have any board to connect CF through IDE interface?

Ex.
http://www.advantech.com/products/Model_Detail.asp?model_id=1-1TGZGM

Many manufacturers have same module to support this function.

With such board support, it is easy to control CF cards.

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[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

In addtion to the other post, is the CF ID as a fixed device.

You might want to check out CF-to-IDE adapters here:
http://www.seanliming.com/flashhelp.html

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental
Toolkit

 

[Guest]

I'm using the Transcend 1Gb fixed CF. I got the adaptor from Sewell:

http://sewelldirect.com/IDE-CF-Adapter.asp

I assume this should work.

Thanks,

 

[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

That will work. Another adapter to add to the list. Thanks.

You need to either insall this in a system with XP Pro and prep the drive.
PCMCIA or USBtoCd will not work. Or you can install into the target and use
a DOS boot floppy to prep the drive - FDISK, FORMAT, BOOTPREP. You mentioned
that the target isn't working with a floppy - what about USB floppy?

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental
Toolkit

 

[Guest]

Does it have to be a floppy (USB or otherwise). Can't I use a USB hard disk
with fdisk, format, bootprep on it or another hard drive not in the primary
master position of the IDE controller.

The CF will sit on a SATA to CF adaptor in the primary master position.

Thanks, and BTW I have your book - it's been very helpful.

Art

 

[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

Sure, you can use a USB flash disk as a floppy - Boot to DOS and run FDISK,
FORMAT, and BOOTPREP.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental
Toolkit

 

[Guest]

Isn't there a general problem (with some exceptions) booting from a USB device?

I've got another hard disk in the target system on primary slave SATA which
has XP Pro on it. Can't I boot to that and run fdisk, etc on the CF i(n the
primary master )from there.

Art

 

[Sean Liming \(eMVP\)]

It should work so long as the CF is a SATA drive. You cannot prep the disk
when it is in a PCMCIA slot.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
XP Embedded Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental
Toolkit