List of PCMCIA adapters and Memory that works.
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I picked up a PCMCIA to CF adapter from my local Fry's electronics. Its made by PPA Intl and the label on the box says, "I dot connect". It was 10 us dollars. I paried it with a 4gb CF card and it works perfect. Very fast!! The box claims it will only work up to an 8gb CF card, but I'm going to try a 32gb.
This works so much better than the crappy Ipod adapter which we paid 375 bucks for!!
I also loaded a couple of DVD-R's with mp3's. Holds almost 5gb and it was pretty fast as well.
This works so much better than the crappy Ipod adapter which we paid 375 bucks for!!
I also loaded a couple of DVD-R's with mp3's. Holds almost 5gb and it was pretty fast as well.
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Is the maximum card size you can use with that 6-in-1 4GB? I'm wondering why it's even worth it to try and get this 6-in-1 adapter for such a low memory size. You can just burn mp3's onto a DVD for 4.7GB, and it costs the price of a disc.
On the other hand, I see someone was able to get a 32GB working through the CF route, which I am considering.
On the other hand, I see someone was able to get a 32GB working through the CF route, which I am considering.
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Good point about the MP3s on a DVD... Still, you can change up what's on your card pretty easily if you want to.
Related question: Do you have to format the card any special way or put files into a file with a particular name? Also, can you fill a card to capacity or do you have to leave empty space on it? I'm asking because I've used a couple of different PCMCIAs and different cards which should work, but don't. (Sorry, don't have the exact names, specs, etc. with me right now, but one was a Panasonic SDHC and the other was a generic MemStick.)
Related question: Do you have to format the card any special way or put files into a file with a particular name? Also, can you fill a card to capacity or do you have to leave empty space on it? I'm asking because I've used a couple of different PCMCIAs and different cards which should work, but don't. (Sorry, don't have the exact names, specs, etc. with me right now, but one was a Panasonic SDHC and the other was a generic MemStick.)
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Is the maximum card size you can use with that 6-in-1 4GB? I'm wondering why it's even worth it to try and get this 6-in-1 adapter for such a low memory size. You can just burn mp3's onto a DVD for 4.7GB, and it costs the price of a disc.
On the other hand, I see someone was able to get a 32GB working through the CF route, which I am considering.
On the other hand, I see someone was able to get a 32GB working through the CF route, which I am considering.
There are a few restrictions on the number of files and folders and folder levels, I believe the max number of files on a card too but these should not be a problem for 8 to 16 GB cards.
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Good point about the MP3s on a DVD... Still, you can change up what's on your card pretty easily if you want to.
Related question: Do you have to format the card any special way or put files into a file with a particular name? Also, can you fill a card to capacity or do you have to leave empty space on it? I'm asking because I've used a couple of different PCMCIAs and different cards which should work, but don't. (Sorry, don't have the exact names, specs, etc. with me right now, but one was a Panasonic SDHC and the other was a generic MemStick.)
Related question: Do you have to format the card any special way or put files into a file with a particular name? Also, can you fill a card to capacity or do you have to leave empty space on it? I'm asking because I've used a couple of different PCMCIAs and different cards which should work, but don't. (Sorry, don't have the exact names, specs, etc. with me right now, but one was a Panasonic SDHC and the other was a generic MemStick.)
I'm guessing you were using an SD HC card on an adapter that did not support HC cards. Not sure what could be wrong with the memory stick, I don't remember if my adapter even supports that format.
As long as the songs are in a compatible format (they play on one card), it should be about the PCMCIA adapter and the card, you can test that on a laptop PCMCIA interface. The rest should be the file structure limits for a huge number of files.
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I don't have an English-language manual, so I have to use trial and error or use what I learn here. Plus, my wife has an aversion to reading user manuals.
I don't have an English-language manual, so I have to use trial and error or use what I learn here. Plus, my wife has an aversion to reading user manuals.
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The user manual tells the formats Comand accepts (I believe FAT and FAT32). Files have to be MP3 or VMA (some older devices only support MP3). There are some restrictions on the MP3 coding parameters but those should not be an issue in practise.
I'm guessing you were using an SD HC card on an adapter that did not support HC cards. Not sure what could be wrong with the memory stick, I don't remember if my adapter even supports that format.
As long as the songs are in a compatible format (they play on one card), it should be about the PCMCIA adapter and the card, you can test that on a laptop PCMCIA interface. The rest should be the file structure limits for a huge number of files.
I'm guessing you were using an SD HC card on an adapter that did not support HC cards. Not sure what could be wrong with the memory stick, I don't remember if my adapter even supports that format.
As long as the songs are in a compatible format (they play on one card), it should be about the PCMCIA adapter and the card, you can test that on a laptop PCMCIA interface. The rest should be the file structure limits for a huge number of files.
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CF works better with pcmcia card. 32GB card from newegg cost about $55 and pcmcia card is $9. About 10GB filled and one folder has 500 files without any problem (512 files per folder max I guess). No delay during folder change with std speed card, Sandisk ultra2 has a little bit quicker access but not noticable.
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Just got mine today, works perfectly and there's no lag.
I have a 16gig SDHC with the PCMCIA Adapter 5in1 I got from shopdigi.com
This is the only PC adapter I found compatible with SDHC.
Edit: I'm not sure if it has already been mentioned, but I'll say it again the SDHC cards are not compatible with the Sandisk 6-1 PCMIA adapter.
I have a 16gig SDHC with the PCMCIA Adapter 5in1 I got from shopdigi.com
This is the only PC adapter I found compatible with SDHC.
Edit: I'm not sure if it has already been mentioned, but I'll say it again the SDHC cards are not compatible with the Sandisk 6-1 PCMIA adapter.
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Just got mine today, works perfectly and there's no lag.
I have a 16gig SDHC with the PCMCIA Adapter 5in1 I got from shopdigi.com
This is the only PC adapter I found compatible with SDHC.
Edit: I'm not sure if it has already been mentioned, but I'll say it again the SDHC cards are not compatible with the Sandisk 6-1 PCMIA adapter.
I have a 16gig SDHC with the PCMCIA Adapter 5in1 I got from shopdigi.com
This is the only PC adapter I found compatible with SDHC.
Edit: I'm not sure if it has already been mentioned, but I'll say it again the SDHC cards are not compatible with the Sandisk 6-1 PCMIA adapter.
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This is the one I got....
http://www.shopdigi.com/product.aspx?pf_id=SDMXCA
And one other thing, I just noticed/remembered is the PCMCIA Adapter sits flush in the console, but when the SDHC is inserted it sticks out maybe 1/8th of an inch or something....nothing to cry about I'm just happy i got 13gigs of music on my Console screen finally.
http://www.shopdigi.com/product.aspx?pf_id=SDMXCA
And one other thing, I just noticed/remembered is the PCMCIA Adapter sits flush in the console, but when the SDHC is inserted it sticks out maybe 1/8th of an inch or something....nothing to cry about I'm just happy i got 13gigs of music on my Console screen finally.
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This is the one I got....
http://www.shopdigi.com/product.aspx?pf_id=SDMXCA
And one other thing, I just noticed/remembered is the PCMCIA Adapter sits flush in the console, but when the SDHC is inserted it sticks out maybe 1/8th of an inch or something....nothing to cry about I'm just happy i got 13gigs of music on my Console screen finally.
http://www.shopdigi.com/product.aspx?pf_id=SDMXCA
And one other thing, I just noticed/remembered is the PCMCIA Adapter sits flush in the console, but when the SDHC is inserted it sticks out maybe 1/8th of an inch or something....nothing to cry about I'm just happy i got 13gigs of music on my Console screen finally.
I just want to make sure that I get the most compatible device with the most storage space.
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There are two Sandisk 6-1 PCMCIA card adaptors. One that only support SD and one that support both SD and SDHC.
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