After having Ted verify my scsi bridge was not defective (thanks Ted!), getting past a few issues w/ EMXP (thanks Esynthesist!) and finally undergoing a battery of systematic tests w/ different IDE flash media readers, different media and various Acard firmware options, I think it is reasonably safe to say the following items don't work with an Emax I. I suspect it is the Acard and not necessarily the flash media readers. If you search the threads Jamie and others have mentioned timing issues w/ the Acards and Emax I (same issues as the AztecMonster I believe.)
Below is what I tested.
Acard 7720U Rev3.1 Scsi to Ide bridge
Tested firmware 3.64, 3.86, 3.89 and Mac firmware 3.7 with EACH of the readers mentioned below but in every case I was unable to get an Emax I to read banks. Virtually everything else worked, but not loading a bank. Formatting worked, and the Emax I would even boot to the flash media readers w/o out error when the 1st bank was empty (hence nothing to read) however banks that contained data would not load and would give a hard disk error message.
Flash Media Readers tested
In conjunction with the Acard 7720U, I tested a few CF to IDE readers, and 1 PCMCIA to IDE using a PCMCIA to CF adapter, and 1 IDE to SD reader. They ALL suffered the same read/bank loading hard disk error.
The readers I tested were:
Sorland & Hexin - PCMCIA to IDE Adapter - Model #SLOA041 SLOA041 PCMCIA Cardbus To IDE Adapter
Sorland & Hexin - IDE to CF - Model # HXSP 2108P SLCI4001 Universal 40-pin Male IDE To CF Card Adapter
Addonics - IDE to CF - Model #ADIDECF Addonics Product: IDE - CF Adapter Bootable CF Slot
Sintech - SDXC/SDHC/SD Memory Card to IDE adapter - No model # printed on PCB but has a Sintechi 1309 AK KCQ44073.1 controller chip on board 40 Pin Male IDE To SD SDHC MMC Card Adapter on Aliexpress.com
NOTE: the following Syba reader was never recognized by Windows or my Emax, so no additional testing was done. I can't say whether or not this model is incompatible or if I just received a defective unit.
Syba IDE to CF model # 257766 SD-CF-IDE-A SYBAUSA - SD-CF-IDE-A >> IDE to Compact Flash Adapter
I have updated the database with the above details for the benefit of others.
Thanks to all who assisted!!
Regards,
- Jim