Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 3 Feb 2003 13:53:44 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Compactflash cards dying? |
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Hi!
> I had this same problem with my very first CF (16 MB) connected to a home-made > IDE adapter. I quickly discovered that the power wire (+5V) had been cut and > that the power was driven through the logic signals, which were strong enough > to let the card work correctly... nearly correctly. Because it got uncorrectable > defects, detected as bad sectors at IDE level. So may be your adapter is too > weak. Or may be you also use it in a battery-powered device which has frequent > power outages ?
I've seen it on sharp zaurus, and same flash had bad problems in toshiba 4030cdt notebook. Zaurus is PDA but it *does* monitor voltage; I can't imagine toshiba having problems with power.
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