ACA500plus - Aux CF slot seems dead

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  • Hey!


    I was trying out one of those wifi SD cards on the ACA500plus (microSD - formatted as FAT32 - in the WIFI-SD adapter, then into an SD-to-CF adapter)

    It was working great - super easy way to wirelessly transfer files to/from the amiga.

    until....

    This morning I boot the Amiga and the card in the AUX slot is not recognised (the WIFI adapter is working so it's still getting power).
    Now, not a single CF card is recognised in the AUX slot and often the Amiga does not even boot when a CF card is inserted in that slot.

    The boot CF slot is working fine.


    Is there a known issue that these "active" CF card adapters are not supported?

    Have I broken the Aux CF port now or is there anything I can try to revive it?


    To be clear: I'm not complaining. I totally love the ACA500plus and I understand that fiddling with these things in not-supported ways can cause damage.
    In fact - I ordered a new one today just to be sure :-)
    I just want to know what went wrong so I can avoid it the next time.


    Best regards,

    Stef

  • Have I broken the Aux CF port now or is there anything I can try to revive it?

    First thing I'd check for would be a possible mechanical defect. Are all pins of the CF-slot still OK?

    The AUX slot has a power switch in it's power supply pins. Depending on how much power that adapter-in-adapter-with-active-card pulls, the switch may have been overloaded. Not impossible to repair, but annoying if that's the cause.

  • All pins in the Aux CF slot are fine - I always make sure to be very gentle with that.

    My gut feeling is also that something got overloaded by that active CF card ... too bad.


    By the by: the new one I ordered 2 days ago already arrived and is working fine.

    That's some super fast handling and shipping! Thanks !!!

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