[NordRack2] Will this CF->PCMCIA Adapter work ?

[GriZZly]

Hey,

I was wondering if this CompactFlash to PCMCIA Adapter will work in the Nord Rack 2:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=440

The reason I'm asking is, because PCMCIA SRAM cards are pretty hard to find and if you find any, like on Thomann.de they cost like 100-120euro's.

This adapter is only 16,19euro's and a 128mb CF card on that website is only 5,98, so you can buy about 18 of them for the price of 1 real card. (or 20euro's for a 4gb CF if those 128mb really only work on the amiga as they say that on the website below when you select a card with the adapter)

Please if someone has tried any of this let me know if it's going to work, because I'm not really planning on buying a card for 118euro's as that's about a third of the price I paid for the NR2 itself. And besides, if you buy a few CF cards you have enough memory for a low price.

Many thanks.

[Wout Blommers]

[GriZZly]

Hey,

Thanks for your fast reply, but can't you format it in windows then? What filesystem does it use, FAT/FAT16/FAT32 or it's own filesystem?

I can format my smartmedia cards in windows to FAT for my Yamaha RS7000

[Wout Blommers]

I can't recall it anymore, because it was some time ago.
I believe using the computer didn't work either, but I'm not sure...

Wout

[GriZZly]

Hey,

That's a pity, but maybe I'll try it anyway, because it's so cheap.
Many thanks anyways and I'll let it know here if it works or not.

[synthetic242]

It does not work!

I have tried a CF-adapter with a 8MB card. The card is formatted, the patch is saved with no errors, BUT when the patch is recalled nothing was saved
You must find a smaller card, or buy the expensive PCMCIA of 64kbyte/512kbit.