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Title: transferring from Transcend 8GB "120X" CF card
Post by: MattD on March 27, 2007, 07:12:41 PM
I can't get my Transcend CF card to mount on my computer (iBook, latest version of OSX, using generic USB2 CF reader). I can mount the card on both my camera (Digital Rebel) and 722. When I put it in the card reader, the access light comes on and remains lit indefinitely.

Any tricks I should try?
Title: Re: transferring from Transcend 8GB "120X" CF card
Post by: MattD on March 27, 2007, 07:23:27 PM
Turns out this card isn't "USB-enabled." Does that mean the only way to read it is through my device (i.e. hook 722 up to computer)?
Title: Re: transferring from Transcend 8GB "120X" CF card
Post by: JackoRoses on March 27, 2007, 07:29:29 PM
Quote from: MattD on March 27, 2007, 07:23:27 PM
Turns out this card isn't "USB-enabled." Does that mean the only way to read it is through my device (i.e. hook 722 up to computer)?
wow thats crazy I never really heard of that. I always thought the card reader took care of all that.
It didn't matter what the card actually supported. Unless you were trying to boot off the card than the ata/dma specs would come into play.
SOrry no help here +T for the troubles and hope someone has an answer soon for ya.
Title: Re: transferring from Transcend 8GB "120X" CF card
Post by: MattD on March 27, 2007, 07:37:37 PM
After spending the last half hour reading about this via Google, it turns out that my reader specifically works with "USB-enabled" CF cards. There are plenty of readers that don't - I just didn't get one of those. That explains why the reader was only around $10.

So can anyone suggest a cheap reader that can read ALL types of CF cards?
Title: Re: transferring from Transcend 8GB "120X" CF card
Post by: JackoRoses on March 27, 2007, 07:40:29 PM
Quote from: MattD on March 27, 2007, 07:37:37 PM
After spending the last half hour reading about this via Google, it turns out that my reader specifically works with "USB-enabled" CF cards. There are plenty of readers that don't - I just didn't get one of those. That explains why the reader was only around $10.

So can anyone suggest a cheap reader that can read ALL types of CF cards?
WTF hahaha what a DOH who would of thunk it ahead of time? No I don't but I will surely be paying attention as I will probably be buying a reader soon myself. I think these cards will make excellent scratch drives to work/play on :)