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brrman · 09-17-2003, 02:30 PM

I an not sure about the drivers and what not but CF card or MS or SD cards have a life span as well. They can only be loaded so many times. So keep that in mind.

Individual flash memory cells have a limited lifespan. That's the bad news. The good news is that their lifespan is measured in the hundreds of thousands or even millions of erase/write cycles. CompactFlash cards are designed to automatically and transparently map out memory cells that go bad, or in some cases when they reach a predefined limit, i.e. 300,000 erase/write cycles (note that this figure is just an example; manufacturers may use a different figure). Cards should continue to function long after a few cells have expired, since even the busiest flash memory card won't start turning off a significant number of memory cells until after many years of service.

09-17-2003, 02:30 PM	#5
brrman Maximum Bitrate Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN USA Vehicle: 2000 Audi A4 Avant 1.8t quattro Posts: 522 My Photos: ()	I an not sure about the drivers and what not but CF card or MS or SD cards have a life span as well. They can only be loaded so many times. So keep that in mind. Individual flash memory cells have a limited lifespan. That's the bad news. The good news is that their lifespan is measured in the hundreds of thousands or even millions of erase/write cycles. CompactFlash cards are designed to automatically and transparently map out memory cells that go bad, or in some cases when they reach a predefined limit, i.e. 300,000 erase/write cycles (note that this figure is just an example; manufacturers may use a different figure). Cards should continue to function long after a few cells have expired, since even the busiest flash memory card won't start turning off a significant number of memory cells until after many years of service.