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How do i check the CF cards Type

Started by monaug5, February 26, 2006, 02:51:56 PM

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monaug5

like u know their is different type Cf cards how do i check it what type it is.
Like some are Type I and some are typeII

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754boy

"The only difference between CF Type I and CF Type II cards is the card thickness. CF Type I is 3.3 mm thick and CF Type II cards are 5mm thick. A CF Type I card will operate in a CF Type I or CF Type II slot. A CF Type II card will only fit in a CF Type II slot. The electrical interfaces are identical. CompactFlash is available in both CF Type I and CF Type II cards, though predominantly in CF Type I cards. The Microdrive is a CF+ Type II card."

There you have it. Type one is thinner and thats they type the SC uses. I've heard that type II works but you'd have to modify the case to make it fit. Anyways, stay away from microdrives as they are type II.

onarum

i read a post here in the forums a while ago about someone successfully using a 4GB microdrive with supercard, he had to cut some of the plastic casing of the cf to get it to fit, so if you wanna try..., i would never, 4GB microdrives are to damn expensive(costs about 2 times a DS here) for me to go tempering with it...
SC CF + 1GB Kingston CF + flashed NDS = a whole lot of fun.