Thanks Jim,
Helpful informationOn Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 5:21 PM, xeelox@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Final follow up for the benefit of anyone searching these threads in the future...
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 bridgeTested 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 testedIn 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 AdapterSLOA041 PCMCIA Cardbus To IDE AdapterSLOA041 PCMCIA Cardbus To IDE AdapterPreview by YahooSorland & Hexin - IDE to CF - Model # HXSP 2108P SLCI4001 Universal 40-pin Male IDE To CF Card AdapterSLCI4001 Universal 40-pin Male IDE To CF Card AdapterSLCI4001 Universal 40-pin Male IDE To CF Card AdapterPreview by YahooAddonics - IDE to CF - Model #ADIDECF Addonics Product: IDE - CF Adapter Bootable CF SlotAddonics Product: IDE - CF Adapter Bootable CF SlotAAIDECFBKW (3.5" bay bkt for ADIDECF-N, ivory color) AAIDECFBKW 3.5" drive bay mounting bracket for the ADIDECF-N. Ivory color. Shop Online Price: 3.75Preview by YahooSintech - 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.com40 Pin Male IDE To SD SDHC MMC Card Adapter on Alie...Cheap adapter tripod, Buy Quality card album directly from China card reader adapter Suppliers: Converts Secure Digital Card into IDE compatible hard d...Preview by Yahoo
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 AdapterSYBAUSA - SD-CF-IDE-A >> IDE to Compact Flash Adap...IDE to Compact Flash AdapterPreview by Yahoo
I have updated the database with the above details for the benefit of others.Thanks to all who assisted!!Regards,- Jim