Fwd: PCMCIA CARDS

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From: Bmwm61_at_aol.com
Date: Wed May 03 2000 - 11:58:43 EDT


 


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I think I've finally gotten the pcmcia problem sorted out on my 730T. I
installed DISKDRV.SYS (the IBM driver available from the usual sources) and
M-Systems driver (emailed to me by M-Systems) and, as a result, can work with
the following cards:

    SRAM, ATA/HARD DRIVE CARDS. The diskdrv.sys software allows both read,
write and formatting operations.

    LINEAR CARDS. M-Systems drivers will allow read/write operations as long
as you format the card first with the utility TFORMAT.EXE which comes with
the driver package. Linear cards can only be read by diskdrv.sys.

    TRUE-FFS CARDS. M-Systems drivers will allow read/write and formatting.

The diskdrv.sys and M-Systems drivers cover all of different types of cards
I've encountered. Unfortunately, they can't be loaded simultaneously -- at
least not yet, and I have to "REM" out one or other depending on the type of
card I'm using.

I'd be happy to share the information with anyone having trouble with flash
cards in their 730T's.

Jim Staub


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