IS THIS CF READER COMPATIBLE ?? Sticky sugestion

I have this reader i got for 20plus shipping on ebay

Was it a fail ?

I do get an led when i insert cards and takes a while for mpc to say no floppy device !! , my ide is correct , and i have the addonics aeidedmd4

Jumper off = master
ide redstripe facing power cord

anyone else that can confirm this one works?? or don't?
http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/ide_digidrive.asp

No, DigiDrive does not work with 2000XL. Although it does not say on the spec, I assume this is ATAPI / IDE drive and XL is super picky on ATAPI devices.
If this one is compatible with XL, then you it should be hot-swappable as well.

This one works, but not hot-swappable:
http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/adidecf.asp

so JVC , whats the best internal option for space and compatibilty ,


1.should i go with a cf ? -
1a. which cf reader is hot swappable?
(I need hot-swap i have A.D.D. when it comes top sounds and i could edit them and transfer right then. I'm spoiled from my old 1000)

2. What do you have ?
2a. what do you think is the coolest option ?

3. Since I installed my internal zip100 in my pc and i have a scsi zip 250 on mpc2kxl , should i worry about a cf or sd ?

I want to be able to (partially) put my drum library on this cf card ...(13gbs)
posting.php?mode=reply&f=1&t=141962#

somehow i just feel more comfortable with a memory card , zip noise scares me ..

> 1.should i go with a cf ? -
Yes. Hot-swapable or not, you should get rid of Zip drives. Zip is slow, noisy, expensive, and unreliable media.

> 1a. which cf reader is hot swappable?
> (I need hot-swap i have A.D.D. when it comes top sounds and i could edit them and transfer
> right then. I'm spoiled from my old 1000)

If you must have a hot-swappable CF reader, there is one available for sale on eBay, sold for 100+ bucks.

> 2. What do you have ?
I installed non-swappable Addonis IDE CF adapter, which I paid $20.00, including S & H. I found it on ebay.
I posted photos of installation steps on the other thread.

> 2a. what do you think is the coolest option ?
Hot-swappable CF reader is the coolest option, but I don't feel that it is necessary for me.
Certainly I would not shell out 80 dollars more for just being able to change CF cards.

> 3. Since I installed my internal zip100 in my pc and i have a scsi zip 250 on mpc2kxl , should i worry
> about a cf or sd ?
If you have external Zip drive, you can still use zip disks, although I don't see a good reason to do so.

I heard that SD cards do not work well with XL. so, I would just stick with Sandisk CF cards.

> I want to be able to (partially) put my drum library on this cf card ...(13gbs)
> posting.php?mode=reply&f=1&t=141962#

1GB is the max capacity for CF card. I use 2GB Sandisk card, but XL recognizes as 1GB card. 13GB drum library won't fit 1GB CF card.
The content of the CF card is readable with PC/Mac system.

> somehow i just feel more comfortable with a memory card , zip noise scares me ..
Zip is very unreliable media. CF reader does not make noise!

so there isnt a totally reliable solution for hotswap without spending over 100?

well nicktreble , i wondered the same thing myself , people check out these links , we are saved ..(but the hundred + is still what you are looking at , but it comes with working card ..solution, ****.



http://bignoiseradio.com/blog/culture/2011/02/01/akai-mpc2000xl-upgrade-kits-cf-2000xl-mc-2000xl-cf-sd-media-card-readers-from-big-noise/
here's the store
http://stores.ebay.com/Big-Noise-Radio-Product-Online

please sticky dat ^
|SD AND CF RELIABLE READER THATS HOT SWAPPABLE!!!

nicktreble wrote:so there isnt a totally reliable solution for hotswap without spending over 100?

Short answer... "NO"!
Honestly i yhink the only drives I've seen that hot swappable are theSCSI drives. Church?
Got a SCSi PCD-47b that i can hot swap with no problems... paid $38 5 years ago but nowgot for $200+

Actually , there is a dude i spoke with about remanufactured mc2000xl so to speak , he had these made so they hot swap , check out my cf reader topic post

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=140216

If everyone who decides they want a card reader starts a new thread...

Organise yourselves, and the information.