Emax

Since you live in SoCal- do you ever go to the computer swap meets  
down there? I went to the one in Pomona a couple of times,  and saw a  
wide variety of stuff for good prices. I am sure if you went and  
found some readers there, the group would have some interested  
parties.....

Just a thought. :-)

Ted


On Oct 8, 2007, at 9:22 AM, pauzetanker wrote:

> hi all...
>
> glad that my story will benefit the group!
>
> Chris, your sequence is pretty much correct. i'll just restate
> everything that i did here, and feel free to ask questions if you need
> me to clarify:
>
> 1) Connect empty Card Reader to Emax scsi port
> 2) Boot from floppy (card reader is still empty)
> 3) Insert PCMCIA card/flash memory into card reader
> 4) Format PCMCIA card using software from floppy***
> 5) Insert PCMCIA card into Dell laptop PCMCIA slot, copy Plus OS to
> card using EMXP
> 6) Return card to Emax, remove floppy and boot from card
>
> *** if your emax floppy is already equipped with the Plus OS, you
> should be already set to boot from card after this step.
>
> based on my experiences with the upgrade, the key thing is that you
> NEED the Plus OS. the card reader won't work with the 1.1 OS.
>
> i've used two types of card adapters: a Compact Flash card adapter,
> and a SD card via a 5-1 adapter, and both worked fine. the adapters
> themselves were generic brands that i don't remember. i'm sure any
> pcmcia adapter or memory format will work just the same.
>
> Regarding the PCD-15B, the page i found that described its use with
> the mpc is here: http://www.midicase.com/card_reader_guide.htm
>
> it seems the compatible card readers are from MicroTech, SCM,
> Intermart, etc. card readers from those makers seem to share the
> "PCD" prefix. from what i understand, you'll want to avoid the PCD-50
> and -60 because the scsi id implementation is different and possibly
> incompatible.
>
> the microtech pcd-47B drives available on ebay moreso than the other
> models, and as Ted mentioned certain ones may have the incorrect
> firmware to allow for read/write capability. i located a firmware
> replacement that supposedly fixes this, but i don't have a pcd-47B to
> test this on. i can load it to the files section if anyone needs it
> and wants to give it a shot.
>
> i was REALLY lucky to get my PCD-15B on ebay for a good price (i'm in
> Southern California, btw). people seem to know about the Microtech
> drives -- which is why they go for an arm and a leg, but no one knew
> about the SCM branded ones...keep trying, and good luck!
>
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:
> >
> > I am interested in doing this as well. I was looking potentially at
> > any SCSI reader on ebay. But then I saw, not all are writers, so be
> > careful when purchasing. This will take some leg work to get a list
> > of compatible flash r/w. But I am sure over time we can do it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ted
> >
> > On Oct 4, 2007, at 7:58 PM, chrisebert05 wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > Thanks for posting your story, it's quite inspirational!
> > >
> > > I have an emax HD SE rack unit that I want to modify as you  
> have done
> > > and I had a few questions.
> > > 1) It looks like the actual sequence that worked was: attach the
> > > PCMCIA reader; boot from floppy; format the PCMCIA card; copy  
> the OS
> > > (and data?) to the PCMCIA card from your Dell; boot from PCMCIA  
> card.
> > > Is that right? You modified jumpers because you didn't want the  
> floppy
> > > drive. I was going to leave mine in and poke a hole in the back  
> of the
> > > rack for my PCMCIA cards to fit in. Now that you've blazed the  
> trail,
> > > this seems like an evening's work or thereabouts -- am I missing
> > > something?
> > > 2) I don't think I found the references to using SCM PCD-15Bs  
> in MPCs.
> > > Do you have a link? I can't find a PCD-15B on Ebay (you seem to  
> have
> > > bought them all! ;) Or maybe it's that I'm in the US and  
> they're not
> > > here?) Any advice on selecting a different compatible adapter?
> > > 3) I assume that any PCMCIA memory card will work, but I'd love to
> > > know which ones you're using, if you don't mind saying. I'm not  
> wildly
> > > savvy about hardware, but my poor dear Emax needs help, so I'm  
> trying
> > > to muddle through.
> > >
> > > Once again, thanks for an inspiring set of posts -- I've always  
> wanted
> > > to get rid of the noise of the hard drive, too, so the upgrade  
> sounds
> > > wonderful!
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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