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Using an IDE - Compact Flash adapter - what kind of card do I need? DOS machine.

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First post, by tomexplodes

Posted on 2020-10-23, 20:06

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Does it matter if it is set to removable or fixed disk for DOS? This https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-2GB-CompactFl … /dp/B00009967Y/ is the cheapest card I've found but apparently it's not a fixed disk? I just want to use compact flash instead of a HDD for the speed benefits, especially for Ultima VII. Okay, that's it I think. Thanks!

oh this is the adapter I ordered: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026OYEEQ/

1.) MS-DOS 6.22, Pentium-S 90mhz, 32mb RAM, S3 Trio64, Vibra 16
2.) Windows 98 SE, AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 2.1ghz, 512mb RAM, Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb, Sound Blaster Live! Value

Reply 1 of 4, by kolderman

Posted on 2020-10-23, 20:16

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They appear like normal HDDs, not removable devices. They natively support IDE.

Reply 2 of 4, by tomexplodes

Posted on 2020-10-23, 20:16

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Okay, so I can pop it in as a second hard drive and move everything over to it no problem?

1.) MS-DOS 6.22, Pentium-S 90mhz, 32mb RAM, S3 Trio64, Vibra 16
2.) Windows 98 SE, AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 2.1ghz, 512mb RAM, Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb, Sound Blaster Live! Value

Reply 3 of 4, by kolderman

Posted on 2020-10-23, 20:20

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tomexplodes wrote on 2020-10-23, 20:16:

Okay, so I can pop it in as a second hard drive and move everything over to it no problem?

Sure. Are you planning on formatting it first or within this DOS PC? It should not matter but make sure FAT16 and max partition size of 2GB.

Reply 4 of 4, by tomexplodes

Posted on 2020-10-23, 20:28

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I was going to format it in the DOS PC and copy everything over to it with xcopy. Also, it's a 2gb card so the partition size is no problem.

EDIT Though I might just format it in the DOS PC and then use my Windows 98 machine to copy the old hard drive over for the sake of ease.

1.) MS-DOS 6.22, Pentium-S 90mhz, 32mb RAM, S3 Trio64, Vibra 16
2.) Windows 98 SE, AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 2.1ghz, 512mb RAM, Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb, Sound Blaster Live! Value

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