Re: CF considered as fixed drive



Jerome,

You will have to do some tweaking around the INF files.

Here is the thread on how you do this:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded/msg/926df8a6fabd4054?hl=en&;

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Regards,
KM


> Thanks for your reply.
>
> My second proposition consist of use a compact flash driver under windows xpe that automatically consider a compact flash as a
> fixed drive.
> I see this kind of driver for Hitachi CF (on www.xpefiles.com), but I'm not able to adapt this driver for a different brand of CF.
>
>
>
>
> "KM" <konstmor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de news: OtzdzhWtFHA.3188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Jerome,
>>
>> Since you want to partition the card and create a few partitions, you need the CF to be marked as fixed.
>> You should only do that with an utility provided by the CF manufacturer only. Contact the one you have purchased the CF from and
>> they should be able to send you an utility (sometimes there is a requirement to sing an NDA).
>>
>> I am not sure I understand what you proposed as the the second solution.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> KM
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I'm new on this forum, and only a beginner in WinXPE.
>>> I know it's a subject a lot of message deals with, but I've not found a valid solution. My problem is:
>>>
>>> I need to use multiple partition on CF with Windows XPE. The first partition is EWF protected while the second is write enable
>>> access, to stock my data.
>>> How can I do this?
>>>
>>> One solution could be to force the compact flash to be considered as a fixed drive. Are they utilities to do this?
>>>
>>> The second solution could be to force Windows to not read the type of memory. Is there a component to do this?
>>>
>>> Please, help me... I've spend a lot of time for nothing. I'm sure there is a simple solution to this current problem.
>>>
>>> Jérôme
>>>
>>
>>
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>


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