ACA500Plus with 128GB CF

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    Hi everyone,


    Has anyone succeeded in installing Workbench on a 128GB CF Card in the boot slot of the ACA500Plus? When I try to install, I get an error: "Error formatting partition CF1," which is intended to be formatted as the "Work" partition. Does anyone know a way to resolve this?


    Thanks in advance!


    Best regards,

    This may be a memory problem, because such huge partitions need a lot of buffers. If you have an A1200 accelerator with extra memory, please try to add that and see if there's a difference.


    The largest card that I have ever used with the ACA500plus is 64G. I didn't think it makes sense to use anything bigger, because it can fit the whole Aminet.


    Jens

    Dear Jens,


    Thank you very much for your reply. It's good to know that 64GB cards work without issues.


    Last time I checked, the complete Aminet archive takes up around 62-63 GB, so you are right - it seems like 64GB is still sufficient for most needs.


    Irek,

    If you need that kind of storage, you might want to look at the X-Surf-500 - that itself doesn't store data, but it'll let you use a NAS, or even a remote server.


    Jens

    Dear Jens,


    I have one more question: do you think the ACA500Plus would support a 128GB CF card formatted in FAT32 (it is possible to format it in such a way with third-party tools) in the AUX slot? As I have already purchased the 128GB CF card, I am looking for a way to see if there is a chance to use it. In that case I would use a smaller card in the BOOT slot.


    Irek

    FAT32 is possible on a 128G card if the cluster size is increased. There are 3rd party tools for Windows, which I have never tried and therefore cannot endorse. I use Linux, where the command line would be:


    sudo mkfs.fat /dev/(your CF) -s 128 -F 32


    If you don't have a Linux install, you can maybe boot from a live CD/DVD/USB-stick and spare any money that 3rd party tools want to charge.


    This makes a single partition on the card. Please report back if it works on the Amiga - I believe we don't have any information about that in this forum.


    Jens

    Hi Jens,


    For your information – I have managed to format a 12GB CF card as FAT32. First, I formatted it with a 2KB cluster size. It worked with ACA500Plus (in the AUX slot), but it was so slow that I had to wait several minutes before Workbench started. Then I changed the cluster size to 64KB (I realize I lose some space with small files); however, in this case, it works fine, at regular speed.


    At the same time, I noticed that if there are plenty of files in a single folder, the "out of memory" message appears from time to time in Workbench. However, it is not a big deal as I have modified the folder structure.


    Irek