Could be a bad card, might want to return it.

Flash media isn't the most stable. The blocks have a finite read/write
ability, and when that happens sectors start to disappear. This may have
been a bad card.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 12:02 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Full Utilization of my new 512MB SD/MMC card
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> It is just like a hard drive. 512MB isn't really 512 million bytes.
> 
> Also, block size and sector stuff still plays a role.
> 
> 
> I figured that, but nearly 1/3 (~29%) of the drive lost to block size and
> what not?  That seams a bit excessive isn't it?
> 
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