Howard wrote:
Just formatting it won't make it work on the mac--you need to run
DriveSetup to get it to be usable as a device, especially if you want
to
boot from it. (I'm using a 256meg unit in my 5300c as a startup
device--I'll go to 1 gig soon as I see a rebate on a CF--those things
can
be costly! :) )
Re: using it in your camera again, there's some "master header"
blocks--forget what they're called--that got wiped when you formatted
the
CF on the Mac. Put the CF into a PC if one is available and do a
device
format there--it should work again in your camera.
Actually I did use Drive Setup and initialized it as a Mac Standard
Volume. I installed OS 8.6 on it and booted up successfully from it --
the HD was unplugged -- and it ran silent as snowfall, lovely!
But as I said, I installed a few more extensions into its system folder
and after that it was a no go. Couldn't even boot the 1400 from a boot
CD while the CF card was aboard. Just froze up the system until I
removed it altogether. It's now unrecognized by two laptops and one
iMac.
I will take your advice and seek out a PC, for, as you say, these 1GB
cards are pricey -- even though I did swing a Circuit City rebate a few
months ago!
Thanks for your help.
-Bill
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