Buffered IDE splitter on tf536...?

[Mark Sealey]

Hi awesome ppl

Has anybody used a IDE splitter on there TF536 idefix97....?

Thanks

Mark

[alenppc]

I haven't but if you have one go ahead and try it.

[Mark Sealey]

I might do....

Ive been trying to get my AlphaData AT bus working with the TF534....(I can partion the HDD etc but it never works correctly)

[Mark Sealey]

Just a update....As much as i try I fear there is no way of having a second IDE channel on the TF536 rev 2b....I've tried a buffered IDE splitter...as soon ad you plug anything into it...there's no boot.....no luck with a AlphaData AT-Bus..with rom or Octapussy.

[Lynxman]

Two drives work for me on one long cable on a buffered TF536. I tried with my CF adapter as slave and it then booted to the SDcard on the sdcard adapter on the same cable.

[Mark Sealey]

ah....my TF536 is not buffered

[alenppc]

ah....my TF536 is not buffered

Mark would you like me to add buffers to yours?

[matt020]

Just a update....As much as i try I fear there is no way of having a second IDE channel on the TF536 rev 2b....I've tried a buffered IDE splitter...as soon ad you plug anything into it...there's no boot.....no luck with a AlphaData AT-Bus..with rom or Octapussy.

Just on this, for anyone adding a second device on the IDE chain...

Check the IDE/CF adapter, if the underside has solder pads then it is likely to be configured for a master and slave on that card, and anything else you add to the bus will conflict with the slave part of the IDE/CF adapter. If it has solder pads, even though nothing is soldered to it, the device is still configured with an active slave. Tip: the Chinese IDE/CF adapters generally DO have empty solder pads underneath and ARE configured for master/slave.

I got caught out on this, pulled my hair out for some time. I then found a CF adapter that was purely master only, and BOOM she worked

[Mark Sealey]

ah....my TF536 is not buffered

Mark would you like me to add buffers to yours?

Not really mate...thanks for the offer though....its not the end of the world if i dont have a second device.

[Mark Sealey]

Just a update....As much as i try I fear there is no way of having a second IDE channel on the TF536 rev 2b....I've tried a buffered IDE splitter...as soon ad you plug anything into it...there's no boot.....no luck with a AlphaData AT-Bus..with rom or Octapussy.

Just on this, for anyone adding a second device on the IDE chain...

Check the IDE/CF adapter, if the underside has solder pads then it is likely to be configured for a master and slave on that card, and anything else you add to the bus will conflict with the slave part of the IDE/CF adapter. If it has solder pads, even though nothing is soldered to it, the device is still configured with an active slave. Tip: the Chinese IDE/CF adapters generally DO have empty solder pads underneath and ARE configured for master/slave.

I got caught out on this, pulled my hair out for some time. I then found a CF adapter that was purely master only, and BOOM she worked

I`m using a IDEtoSD adapter and there`s no Master/Slave Selection jumper.....