First post, by NerdIt
Anyone else with a CF2IDE setup get those random read\write drive failure errors? They started off pretty minimal but seem to be happening more as i do more operations with my new DOS-Rig.
Tends to happen sometimes during file transfers, or when loading a bigger game like Quake. Has crashed the system mid-game a few times before. Usually if it happens while i'm at the prompt i can just hit Abort or Retry and it'l start functioning again.
I'm using one of those generic "Transcend" (anybody else use them?) 4gb CF cards and a Syba adapter off Ebay. It wouldn't be the IDE controller would it? Iv tested it with an original IDE compatible hard drive off a Win98 machine and it seemed ok, but i admittedly would not trust the drive for use long term. Plus, the convenience of easy file swaps with a modern PC are great.
Maybe its just the card? I'd be curious to know how meany people have gotten one of these to work clean and without issue or if there's something i overlooked. I just set it up as a regular hard-disk. Haven't messed in the bios too much.