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2004-11-25 by José Sáez
Why can't the COMPACT FLASH operation be used every day ? The manual states that flash rom can handle a finite number of write operations. How much is that "finite" number ? I mean, if i compact the memory ten times, will my XL7 die ? I din't like that part of the manual... Jose ........ I'm NOT going to fix your computer. ........ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2004-11-25 by Aaron Eppolito
--- Jos\ufffd S\ufffdez <taliesin@...> wrote: > Why can't the COMPACT FLASH operation be used every day ? Cuz that would be pointless. Sure you could go to the dentist every day for a cleaning, but wouldn't you rather just brush? > The manual states that flash rom can handle a finite number of write > operations. How much is that "finite" number ? I mean, if i compact > the memory ten times, will my XL7 die ? I din't like that part of the > manual... Flash in in the 100,000's of write cycles. Search the archives for a *far* more detailed explanation, as it's been discussed many times before. -Aaron __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com