Re: Change old low HDD to a CF card?
Windows has no problems with multiple partitions on removable mass storage devices. I don't know why Mini Tool Partition Wizard Pro is telling you otherwise. In fact your observation that the 4GB "partition is NOT compatible with WinXP" doesn't make any sense at all.
Can you show us the contents of sector 0 with a disc editor? That's where the partition table lives.
I recommend DMDE (freeware):
http://dmde.com/
The "DeLock 91620 PATA to CF adapter" appears to be a passive, pass-through device that converts the pinouts, while the 3.3V LDO regulator just selects the supply voltage. Apparently the IDE interface is 5V tolerant, but I would still have chosen a 5V supply. That said, I can't see why this adapter would cause the drive to be detected as removable storage.
Can you show us the CF card's Identify Device information? You could use a tool such as CrystalDiskInfo for this. This might tell us if the card looks any different than a regular HDD.
Windows has no problems with multiple partitions on removable mass storage devices. I don't know why Mini Tool Partition Wizard Pro is telling you otherwise. In fact your observation that the 4GB "partition is NOT compatible with WinXP" doesn't make any sense at all.
Can you show us the contents of sector 0 with a disc editor? That's where the partition table lives.
I recommend DMDE (freeware):
http://dmde.com/
The "DeLock 91620 PATA to CF adapter" appears to be a passive, pass-through device that converts the pinouts, while the 3.3V LDO regulator just selects the supply voltage. Apparently the IDE interface is 5V tolerant, but I would still have chosen a 5V supply. That said, I can't see why this adapter would cause the drive to be detected as removable storage.
Can you show us the CF card's Identify Device information? You could use a tool such as CrystalDiskInfo for this. This might tell us if the card looks any different than a regular HDD.
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