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...-TimeImage.asp

Using Compact Flash (CF) with the Enhanced Write Filter (EWF)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...SP1_CF_EWF.asp

Thanks,
Dan


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"Jim McLeod" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:08e201c350fa$be74af30$(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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.

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.



"Dan Simpson [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3f1e9b0e$(E-Mail Removed)...
> You only need to mark a compact flash device as fixed if you want to:
>
> 1) repartition the compact flash device
> 2) run FBA directly on the flash device.
>
> SanDisk has a utility that enables you to mark a compact flash device as
> fixed. This requires you to sign an NDA, however. Not all compact flash
> manufacturers provide such a utility. Check with yours to see.
>
> If you don't need to do either of the above, you can run FBA on an
> intermediate hard disk (saving write cycles to your CF) and copy the
> run-time image over to the compact flash after it is complete.
Configuring
> EWF can be a bit tricky, however. The following links should help you
> through the process:
>
> How to Configure EWF for Compact Flash
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...-TimeImage.asp
>
> Using Compact Flash (CF) with the Enhanced Write Filter (EWF)
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...SP1_CF_EWF.asp
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
> "Jim McLeod" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:08e201c350fa$be74af30$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 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.
>
>

"Dan Simpson [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3f1e9b0e$(E-Mail Removed)...

> 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.

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



"Graham Broadbridge" <graham at peachy dot org> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Dan Simpson [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3f1e9b0e$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > 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.
>
> Sandisk require you to sign an SLA (Software License Agreement), not an
NDA
> as is often stated in this NG.
>
>
> Regards
> Graham.
>
>
>

Thanks guys for all this advice.
You've been very helpfull.

Jim.

>-----Original Message-----
>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
>
>
>--
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>"Jim McLeod" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:08e201c350fa$be74af30$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> 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.
>
>
>.
>

I was only asked to signe the SLA. Guess it was my lucky day :-)

Graham.

"Sean Liming (eMVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Graham,
>
> SanDisk makes everyone sign both. At least that's what they wanted me to
do.
>
> Sean
>
>
>
> "Graham Broadbridge" <graham at peachy dot org> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > "Dan Simpson [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:3f1e9b0e$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > Sandisk require you to sign an SLA (Software License Agreement), not an
> NDA
> > as is often stated in this NG.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Graham.
> >
> >
> >
>
>