Twospruces
Veteran Member
So I started a project to create an XT-CF card based on the Lo-tech design a month ago.
Making some progress.
First major issue was that the "standard" ISA port on the Z170 is not well documented (in the user manual and the service manual)
* it is wired backwards relative to the standard port, so my layout was a mirror image of what was needed
* power pins are not correctly documented
Despite those setbacks I have now got a flashable card installed in my Z171.
I'm now debugging the specifics of the actual bios used, the settings, getting an FDISK.COM that works and recognizes the HDD etc etc.
Making some progress.
First major issue was that the "standard" ISA port on the Z170 is not well documented (in the user manual and the service manual)
* it is wired backwards relative to the standard port, so my layout was a mirror image of what was needed
* power pins are not correctly documented
Despite those setbacks I have now got a flashable card installed in my Z171.
I'm now debugging the specifics of the actual bios used, the settings, getting an FDISK.COM that works and recognizes the HDD etc etc.