Dear KM,
You are probably right; but it could be that there would be some set of
standard parameters and a set of brand specific parameters.
Jean.
"KM" <konstmor@nospam_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Jean,
>
> Even if SanDisk has such a tool it is likely going to work only with
> Sandisk cards and bound tightly with their firmware.
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>> Well I've sent a mail to SanDisk about this, and they said such a tool
>> exists but they don't sell it and I should search on the inteternet...
>>
>> Since they *have* wear leveling it should be posible to "see" the health
>> of the card, like with smart on an ide disk.
>>
>> Jean.
>>
>> "Andy Allred [MS]" <andyall@online.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
>> news:u1vVdqhcFHA.2076@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Haven't heard of such a thing Jean. But there are flash devices you can
>>> obtain that have wear leveling built into the firmware to really extend
>>> its life.
>>> -andy
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>>> "Jean Pion" <jean_pion@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%233%23Xkb$bFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Dear Readers,
>>>>
>>>> There is some clever program in a flash card to extend its life-time.
>>>> Does anyone know of a (free) program that can check the 'health' of a
>>>> CompactFlash card?
>>>>
>>>> Tia, Jean.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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