MikeatOSX
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[SIZE=12pt]My Rev. B card cage (Apple M2864 V1/B) was working, when I got it some years ago with a PowerBook 520c.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]But only for a short time, so I thought it became defective. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Yesterday I've read these posts:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]https://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com/msg07749.html[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]and it made me curious. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]I didn't know that MacOS 8.1 has built-in PCMCIA drivers, so I removed all extension named "PC card..." or "PCMCIA..." from the extension folder and one control panel. But not the PCMCIA control strip module. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]After restart I tried several of my PCMCIA2CompactFlash adapters and the smallest CF-Cards. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]And suprise (!) one CF Card and (second surprise!) a CF2MicroSD adapter with a 1 GB MicroSD card inside were immediatly recognized by the REV. B card cage and it invited me to format it, which was finished in a few seconds and I was able to copy files on it. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]I had problems with bigger cards (4GB and more) but I don't mind as I have cards now for exchange. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]So if you are owning a REV. B, don't give up and try all adapters and cards you have. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Working CF-adapters: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Transcend, DeLock and Startechnik[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]CF-Cards:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]SanDisk Extreme III 2 GB and[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]DeLock microSD adapter with 1GB microSD.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]But only for a short time, so I thought it became defective. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Yesterday I've read these posts:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]https://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com/msg07749.html[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]and it made me curious. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]I didn't know that MacOS 8.1 has built-in PCMCIA drivers, so I removed all extension named "PC card..." or "PCMCIA..." from the extension folder and one control panel. But not the PCMCIA control strip module. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]After restart I tried several of my PCMCIA2CompactFlash adapters and the smallest CF-Cards. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]And suprise (!) one CF Card and (second surprise!) a CF2MicroSD adapter with a 1 GB MicroSD card inside were immediatly recognized by the REV. B card cage and it invited me to format it, which was finished in a few seconds and I was able to copy files on it. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]I had problems with bigger cards (4GB and more) but I don't mind as I have cards now for exchange. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]So if you are owning a REV. B, don't give up and try all adapters and cards you have. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Working CF-adapters: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Transcend, DeLock and Startechnik[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]CF-Cards:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]SanDisk Extreme III 2 GB and[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]DeLock microSD adapter with 1GB microSD.[/SIZE]