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All: I retract my statement regarding the unique serialization of CompactFlash cards. Only those cards which implement a rights management scheme are required to be uniquely serialized. There do exist CF cards in the market which are not serialized. I apologize for my error and any confusion it may have caused. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Steve Gross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [t13] Serial # of an ATA drive This message is from the T13 list server. FYI - CompactFlash media is required to be uniquely serialized. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Larry Barras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 3:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [t13] Serial # of an ATA drive This message is from the T13 list server. It is my experience that ATAPI devices generally have a blank field for serial number. I've not run across an ATA hard drive which did not meet the standard's language of the combination of vendor/model and serial number strings being unique when considered together. However, I'm told that some non-rotating ATA media may not comply. At 4:08 PM -0700 4/4/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >This message is from the T13 list server. > > > >Yes. Most vendors comply.... but there are some ATAPI devices from outside >the US >that have been known to violate the rule. > >That's one of the reasons that the 'world wide name' proposal was wanted: >to have a GUARANTEED unique id number. > >============================= >Thank You !!! >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Jim Hatfield >ATA Interface Firmware & T13 (ATA/ATAPI) Standards Representative >Seagate Technology - PSG > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > s-mail: 389 Disc Drive; Longmont, CO 80503 USA > voice: 720-684-2120 > fax : 720-684-2711 >=========================================================================== ========= > -- --------------------- I make stuff go. --------------------- Larry Barras ATA CPU Software Apple Computer Inc.
