Re: Warning: SD Data Lost after h2215 ROM update v1.10

From: Ed Hansberry, MS-MVP/Mobile Devices (spamfree-silvernino_at_hotmail.spambegone.com)
Date: 04/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:12:36 -0500

"Ctitanic" <ctitanic@pc-counselor.8m.com> wrote:

>All h2215 Owner should read this!
>I have seen reports in this and other forums about people who has lost all
>the information in their SD Card. All of them with one thing in common. They
>are h2215 owners and they have installed the latest ROM from HP version
>1.10.
>
>Just a few days after releasing the ROM version 1.10 HP has released a new
>SDIO driver
>ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp27001-27500/SP27102.exe
>
>This driver fix a bug in the initialization of the SD card. I believe that
>this bug is the one that caused the lost of data in all these users.
>There are other problems reported by users that can be seen in the following
>threads and all of them relative to the same problem (bug):

You didn't point to anyone that has lost data and are relying on
anecdotal evidence by someone that lost their data using your program
that was moving files around on the SD card after registry hacks.

I am not saying there is no problem, but I think you need some
credible evidence before posting at various sites that ROM 1.10 sans
this update will wipe out cards. The sky is not falling. 

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