on 2/28/03 6:38 PM, Jeff Walther at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 18:09 +0800 02/28/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> The old files , 210, do not flash the rom, and are wrapper code for the >> card. >> control panels, extensions etc. >> >> only the rom updater flashes the rom. >> >> >> there are 2 versions of the rom flasher, and they are very tightly connected >> to the vise installer. >> >> I need some info on the actual flash chip used on the radon, and how many >> times it can be flashed. > > Identify the chip, go to the chip manufacturer's web page, download > the datasheet. > >> there are different flash chips on the market, some can only be flashed 5 >> times, others 25 times, then others can be flashed 100's of times. > > That would be a pretty useless flash chip. All the flash chips I've > ever seen are rated for at least 10,000 writes. Perhaps you're > thinking of some DVD drives which can only have the region changed > five times. That's not a limitation of the flash chip, it's a hack > built into the software. > > Jeff Walther
nope!, the dvd stuff is software implemented. what i don't want to do is continue taking this apart, then find out i have flashed my card too many times. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
