Emax

It works!!!

I was really skeptical at first because the SCSI-IDE bridge arrived before
the Flash Reader, so I tried experimenting with IDE drives (> 1GB) and kept
getting "HD Error" from the Emax. I also had an old SanDisk 40MB IDE Flash
Drive (3.5" form factor), and this also would fail to format or be
recognized.

However... the "Desktop ATA Flash Reader/Drive with IDE interface" arrived
today and after all my tests thus far, it seems to be working fine with the
SCSI-IDE adapter and the Emax. I have a SanDisk PCMCIA-CF adapter with a
48MB SanDisk CF card in it.

I was able to hook my SCSI internal ZIP drive up along with the SCSI-IDE-CF
"rig" and perform a "Copy HD" operation from the ZIP to the CF card. Changed
the ID of the SCSI-IDE bridge to 0, rebooted the Emax, and up it came with a
full 35 banks at my disposal. And it's soooo quiet!

Total cost: $73.43.

-Dave

P.S. As a bonus, I found that both the SCSI-IDE bridge and the CF reader
don't use the 12v leg of their power supplies (these are typically used to
power drive motors), so I was able to rig up a cable to pull 5v from the
floppy power connector (yellow/green) on the Emax main board to power the
reader/bridge.

On 10/17/07, ted Summers < djtbs1@...> wrote:
>
>   Dave-
>
> I was going to do this last week, but have other home construction
> things going on, so it is taking a back seat. But I anxiously await
> your findings.
>
> Regards,
> Ted
>
>
> On Oct 17, 2007, at 12:35 PM, Dave Sotnick wrote:
>
> > The SCSI-IDE bridge I ordered (ACARD AEC7720U) includes a jumper which
> > provides SCSI bus termination.
> >
> > I just hope the SCSI-IDE bridge recognizes the CF-IDE converter!
> >
> > On 10/17/07, s* <scart@... <scart%40sympatico.ca>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Dave,
> > >
> > > That sounds great. I wonder if you will run into any SCSI
> > termination
> > > issues? From what I understand the SCSI needs to be terminated at
> > the end
> > > of the chain/disk drive (or solid state media r/w in this case).
> > Hopefully
> > > this will still be possible with an IDE device.
> > >
> > > -s*
> > >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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