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Are there any CompactFlash to CardBus adapters?

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First post, by Kahenraz

Posted on 2022-10-24, 07:11

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It seems utterly bizarre that I can't seem to find one. There are tons of PC Card (16-bit/ISA) adapters, but I can't find any CardBus (32-bit/PCI) adapters. Without support for CardBus, these adapters are going to be dog slow.

I'm using the presence of the metal grounding strip on the end of the card to identify whether it's CardBus or PC Card. I don't see this metal strip in any of the ones that I've been able to find for sale.

Reply 1 of 4, by rasz_pl

Posted on 2022-10-24, 12:27

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pcmcia one is just passive pins, cardbus would be full PCI IDE controller

Reply 2 of 4, by bakemono

Posted on 2022-10-25, 11:32

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Yes, I have one which is Lexar branded. It is faster but not super fast (6MB/s). And unlike the plain 16-bit PCMCIA ones, it needs drivers installed rather than using a generic driver.

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Reply 3 of 4, by dr_st

Posted on 2022-10-25, 21:41

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There are, but they are rare. And the UDMA one is virtually impossible to obtain.

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Reply 4 of 4, by Kahenraz

Posted on 2022-10-25, 23:10

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That was my thought as well. Where are all of the UDMA compatible CardBus adapters.

I guess most of them were made for cameras that just didn't need it.

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