I think that this applies to 5v/5v (low voltage) cards, mainly.. as when the
card(s) are searched in the slots that they get zapped with a 12v pop.. I
have heard that this happens, and can *possibly* damage cards..
I don't think that the "damage" that is done is from corruption, per se.. I
think it is damage to the ram in the card itself..
Jim..
>
>>Now what to do, the card is not protected but the Newton insist it is. I =
>>want to reformat the card, but how.
>Dr. Tewfik,
>I hope you have not encountered the same failure I did some time ago.
>Apparently it is possible for a PC Card to become so badly corrupted
>that it is effectively destroyed. The technical explanation eludes
>me, but I have heard the phrase "tuples" in connection with this
>irreversible corruption.
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