Emax

i'm in san diego, and i actually go to the swap meets down here quite
often (it was actually my second stop after ebay in trying to score a
reader for myself!).  if i come across any card readers, i'll be sure
to get them and offer them to the group. :)



--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:
>
> 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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