CF30 and CF52 Memory cards

What is the largest SD card that you know works? Not necessarily what Panasonic says. Any different driver or mod? Is the chip on the card reader? I am too tired/lazy to look right now..

Also I have a Compact flash to Cardbus/PCMCIA adapter. What's the largest card you know works in one of those in a CF30 and CF52? I have a CF30Mk2.

I am more interested in the CF30 MK2 but figured I would throw in the CF52. Please list the Mk with the model.

Thanks

 

I just got two 32gb cards for the CF-U1 let me look.


It works fine, It took couple of minutes to fully install the plug and play driver but after that all was fine. I only tried one of them. Polaroid 32GB 35Mb/s Class 10/UHS-1 card.

I also see where I loaned the CF-30 Mk2 to one of my sons friends so they could all play online was rewarded with a install of Chrome and Realplayer. Excuse me, I have software to delete and someone to kill.


(Edit: also found other junk ware including my hated toolbars, he won't be touching this unit again when I put the SSD in it and get it how I want. Anyone got a good shovel?)

 

just tested on CF30 mk1, a 32GB class10 SDHC card works fine (12.04LTS & Win7), roughly 7MB/s (almost as fast as it's listed on the CF-30 PDF specs, 8MB/s).

p.s. this card is read with ~15-17MB/s on a C1/CF19mk4, so the SDHC controller is faster on recent models.

 

Anyone try a compact flash card? I want to fill that Cardbus slot. I have a 4gb Silicon Systems SSD in it now. The Express card is filled with the Mogo Mouse.
I am trying to see how much "cheap" solid state storage space I can get. Just for giggles. I have a 16gb and a 32gb usb in the rear ports.
I figure that SD slot could be used also. 32gb SD cards are reasonably priced if I wait for a deal. NO fleabay fake crap. Probably wait for a Newegg sale.

The controller must be on the motherboard. The card holder on the cf30 has no components on it. Just a pcb the has a ffc on it.

 

CF-52MK4 ......Ricoh PCIe SDXC/MMC Host Controller............... 64GB SanDisk Extreme SDXC1 Class10

 

CF-30mk1: SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 15)
CF-19mk4: SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 21) (prog-if 01)
CF-C1mk1: SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd MMC/SD Host Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 01)

 

Newegg.com has a Transcend 32GB Class 6 (SDHC) Model TS32GSDHC6, on sale for $19.99 for a very limited time. Expires at 11:59pm PT on 3/14/2013.
Newegg Item#: 9SIA0MC0M30344

EDIT: Whoops. These are are actually being sold by the reseller "1SaleADay" who isn't nearly as reputable as the Egg.

 

CF52 mk1 - reads TDK 32GB microSDHC card fine (using adapter of course).

 

Junk-ware & toolbars, how angry do you want me to get? I really hate those things. AAAAHHHHH

 

I have tried a 64GB SD Card in my CF-30 Mk 2 and it see's it as 22GB. This is a Fry's purchase and I am pretty sure that it is a genuine 64GB. I have theories that the problem might be formatting, it was once in a video camera, or perhaps newer drivers for the SD Card reader.

I have tried to read it under both Win 7 and Ubuntu 13.10 and they both report the same size. This is perplexing as I have noticed that others have experienced success with 32GB cards.

I suppose there is the option that is just will not work with one that big, but I have dismissed that option as it does not interest me...

 

Maybe this will help.
Is the card formatted as SDXC?
Is this a full size SD card or a mini/micro with an adapter? I have had issues with different adapters.

https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/

 

It seems to be formatted xFat, but it was in a camera and did not finish formatting there...

It is a full size SD card. I will check out your program as soon as I get back to real Internet!

 

And now..back to your regularly scheduled programming...

 

Well thanks to Shawn, I am happy to report that my CF-30F now sees the 64GB card! I used the program that he referred me to above to format and correct it to 64GB (minus overhead). Apparently this covert video camera I had it in formatted it to Fat32, which will not work on a card that big.

However... I tried all of the patches and Microsoft Updates referenced on the SDHC page and none worked, all reporting that they were incompatible with my hardware or Operating System. I am using Windows 7x64 Ultimate on this computer.

Soooo, I am not exactly sure what is up with that... It appears that if I ever have to deep format it again I will have to use this little program.

But, this card makes my next project workable, now if I can get the card to boot from the card reader...