compactflash as external storage?


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newbie99

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Hi, saw some discount on buy sell forum on compactflash. If used the compactflash as a external storage with a usb or firewire reader, does winxp require any driver for the card and reader to work?
 

I know for sure WinXP does not require a driver for USB external storage. Not sure about Firewire.

Between the 2, if you have a USB2.0 port and using a USB2.0 reader (one that actually supports USB2.0 high speed transfer, not just USB2.0 compatible), then the speeds are more or less the same, and mainly limited by the CF card speed.
 

WinXP will support any Firewire external storage device, (hdd casing or card reader) w/o the need for drivers.

Not so sure about the older versions of Windows though.
 

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