Compact Flash Preparation

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Jim McLeod

Dear all,

Would it be possible to obtain details on how to prepare
a Compact Flash card for the Windows XP Embedded OS.

As I understand, you need to transform your CF card into
a fixed drive. Would it be possible to obtain the process
involved in doing this.

Best regards,

Jim.
 
You only need to mark a compact flash device as fixed if you want to:

1) repartition the compact flash device
2) run FBA directly on the flash device.

SanDisk has a utility that enables you to mark a compact flash device as
fixed. This requires you to sign an NDA, however. Not all compact flash
manufacturers provide such a utility. Check with yours to see.

If you don't need to do either of the above, you can run FBA on an
intermediate hard disk (saving write cycles to your CF) and copy the
run-time image over to the compact flash after it is complete. Configuring
EWF can be a bit tricky, however. The following links should help you
through the process:

How to Configure EWF for Compact Flash
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xetbsHowToCreateCompactFlashRun-TimeImage.asp

Using Compact Flash (CF) with the Enhanced Write Filter (EWF)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnxpesp1/html/XPESP1_CF_EWF.asp

Thanks,
Dan
 
SimpleTech was also working on a utility. Someone from SimpleTech told me
that SimnpleTech CF cards that are IDed as fixed can special ordered.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.a7eng.com
Author: Windows NT Embedded Step-By-Step and XP Embedded Advanced.
 
SanDisk has a utility that enables you to mark a compact flash device as
fixed. This requires you to sign an NDA, however. Not all compact flash
manufacturers provide such a utility. Check with yours to see.
Click to expand...

Sandisk require you to sign an SLA (Software License Agreement), not an NDA
as is often stated in this NG.


Regards
Graham.
 
Graham,

SanDisk makes everyone sign both. At least that's what they wanted me to do.

Sean
 
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