Hi Tom, > In fact, I had a 2gb 80X Lexar card at the time that was in the serial > number range of the "Bad" ones, although I hadn't had any trouble with it. > When I called Lexar to see about returning it, they were happy to > give me an > RMA number, but the technician told me that I could also just upgrade the > firmware in the camera to prevent a problem. As it turns out, I never did > get around to sending in the card, but I did upgrade the firmware in the > camera, and I never had a problem. > > I thought about this conversation the other day when we were discussing CF > cards and whether or not they contained firmware, because the email follow > up from Lexar actually said they would update the firmware on the > card. Not > sure if there really was firmware, or just a poor choice of terms on their > part.
It would be interesting to know if they actually have a processor in these cards. The term "firmware" is apparently now being used to mean anything programmed into a device that contains code of any type, or even configuration information, whether it is a processor uses the programmed information or not. I guess the ubiquitous "they" couldn't come up with their own different term. Perhaps there is some configuration EEPROM in the device, which wouldn't be unusual, and this may be what they are talking about. I really don't know, but I know in the CF cards I've designed, I've never used a microprocessor or any "firmware". As a note, this "firmware" update they were offering only could be done by them if you return it to them. You could not do it your self. Regards, Austin * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
