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I've seen that same 'Admin' related error when installing Windows XP using the CF Adapter. I haven't figured out the problem at this point.
I was using a 4gb Hitachi Microdrive however.

 

Did you all install as FAT or NTFS?

 

This is a worry.

I've just bought a16GB 300x CF I really hope it's all going to work :cry:

Stupidly Just noticed Andy as actually cut the AA1 to fit the ZIF to CF adaptor, I thought I would only have to cut the adaptor. Is there anyway of fitting the adaptor in without cutting the AA1?

I think I'm going to give up and sell the AA1 if I have to cut it to do this mod

 

I've done that benchmark test and write speed is 20 MB/s and read speed 46 MB/s...

It should be faster on the write side...

What's wrong?



It still stalls why?




About the update...

Installing from external cd drive or USB pen just kept somethings different...

So what I did was install windows xp on my other laptop and after that I made a ghost with hiren's boot cd.

Made a bootable win98 usb pen with the ghost.exe extrated from hiren't boot cd...

Restore to the ssd and in 8 minutes i got xp installed...

Just put the drivers and it's a full xp ready to go...

 

Andy, do you experience any pausing or stalls after your upgrade to CF? Martini-man says that he is still stalling after the upgrade.

I'm still decided on CF or 1.8HDD. I don't want any stalls in Windows, and would prefer CF. Can you comment on your experiences with Windows and your CF?

Thanks!

 

my CF with xp is fast with no stalls only problem is my windows update issue.

 

yummy what's your CF card?

 

Anyone else with CF getting windows update problem? Those that are, did you complete a full windows install or was it cut through BartPE or nLite to reduce size?

 

Sandisk extreme III

 

I ordered Sandisk Extreme IV 8gb CF-card. Does this CF to ZIF adapter support such high speed card? Write 45mb/s and read 45mb/s? Or maybe i buy buy 100gb 1,8" ZIF hard drive.. Price is same but I want as much speed as possible...

 

that cf should work fine.


found a fix for the 0x8ddd0002 windows update error, will post back soon.

 

"'Admin' related errors with windows update" FIX


1) download "Hitachi Microdrive" driver from http://xpefiles.com/cs/files/folders/ha ... ry616.aspx
it will be called "XPfildrvr1224_320.zip" and extract it any where.

2) edit the cfadisk.inf with notepad

dont need to edit much just delete some lines and edit one.

from [cfadisk_device] you see this

---------------------------------------------------------------
[cfadisk_device]
%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DSCM-11000__________________________SC2IC801
%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DSCM-11000__________________________SC2IC815
%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DSCM-11000__________________________SC2IC915

%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DSCM-10512__________________________SC1IC801
%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DSCM-10512__________________________SC1IC815
%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DSCM-10512__________________________SC1IC915

%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DMDM-10340__________________________MD2IC501
%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DMDM-10340__________________________MD2IC601
---------------------------------------------------------------

make it look like this

---------------------------------------------------------------
[cfadisk_device]
%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DSCM-11000__________________________SC2IC801
---------------------------------------------------------------

pretty much removing the line of codes we dont need.


after that open up your Registry Editor

Start > Run > type "regedit" then press Enter

from the default root area make your way to

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\IDE"

Find the device name for your CF card, for example mine was "DiskSanDisk_SDCFX3-008G__________________________HDX_4.30"

copy that device name down then close your Registry Editor

now go back to your cfadisk.inf that you had opened with notepad and replace the line of code right after

"%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\" with your CF card device name.

should look like this



BEFORE

---------------------------------------------------------------
[cfadisk_device]
%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskIBM-DSCM-11000__________________________SC2IC801
---------------------------------------------------------------

AFTER

---------------------------------------------------------------
[cfadisk_device]
%Microdrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,IDE\DiskSanDisk_SDCFX3-008G__________________________HDX_4.30
---------------------------------------------------------------

now save what you done.

Now go to your Device Manager > Disk drives > right click on your compactflash card > update driver >
check "no, not this time" > next > check "Install from a list or specific location" >
next > check "dont search" > next > click on have disk then point it towards the place where you extracted
the driver files the ones you edited and select it click next accept next next done reboot and your done.


after reboot everything should work ok if you didnt mess up ;0

sorry for typos :lol:

 

Thanks for that yummy, very much appreciated

My 16GB Transcend 300x CF turned up today but i'm still in two minds about doing this mod as I really don't want to cut my AA1, Not bothered about butchering the adaptor though!

 

I installed my Transcend 16GB 300x CF card today and all went well but i did have to cut my AA1 at least it's only on the inside. I've basicly done the same as Andy.

What wasn't so easy is trying to create a method of installing Windows XP pro SP3 from a USB drive. My 8GB patriot wouldn't work at all as a boot drive because it's too large I needed something under 2GB, remembering i had a 1GB USB MP3 player i tried that and i was able to make a bootable XP installation out of it. The AA1 recognised it and proceeded to install windows, I got as far as loaded drivers but when it got to "Starting windows" i got BSOD and this happened everytime i tried. Think it may be down to me having Windows XP + SP3 instead of SP2.

Anyway to make sure my 16GB CF card was working i created a bootable USB Dos disk and was able to Fdisk and Format the CF with no problems

I have also tried booting from several different DVD drives using an USB interface out of an old external hard drive but with no luck, again this method just gives me BSOD when trying to install Windows although it did get a little further than the USB method.

I really don't want to because i've spent a small fortune already but unless someone can come to my rescue i'm going to have to buy an external DVD drive

Does anyone have a tried and tested solution for installing a Windows XP SP3 to AA1 from USB?

Thanks

 

Did you put the filter on the ZIF cable?

 

Update...

I have successfully Installed Windows XP SP3 to my AA1 with Transcend 16GB 300x CF. I've done a full install using a external USB DVDRW Drive (£39.99 from Maplins) and I recommend to anybody struggling with USB memory sticks to just give it up and use an external DVD/CDROM My installation was just as smooth as a normal laptop install and Windows update works perfectly from the off. I've also experienced no problems with drivers or stuttering, it really is just like a normal Wintel laptop now but small and beautiful!

 

pinchez can you post print screens from two benchmark tests?

Using this app: http://kb.ciprico.com/lore/article.php?id=268

From 1.0 to 1024.0 KB and from 64 to 8192.0 KB.

Thanks.

 

Hey, just going to throw my two penneth in, could I just buy the HDD version, spend a bit more cash on ebay to aquire this:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Transcend-64GB-2...ryZ64460QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
whack it in (technical term) reinstall os and voila, macbook air-like memory capacity for peanuts (*edit* ok not quite 'peanuts' but still....) - too good to be true? Then surely it must be.... :|

 

Is the acer hdd version sata I?

That hdd almost doubles the price of the acer hdd version...

Is it worth?

 

yeah it's a fair point, it is quite an expensive way round the problem, think i'll go the CF route after all....