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Old 08-03-2007, 14:48   #13
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Re: who has bricked their box doing a forced update?

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Originally Posted by goughy000 View Post
sort of true, its just a flash chip in the box that stores the software/firmware

all flash chips have a certain amount of times they can be updated so eventually it will brick. you will probably have to force update like 15 times though

just like people often brick their routers
and less commonly brick their motherboards etc..


Ok you are correct but the chances of you bricking it because you have damaged the insulating area is slim to remote newer eeproms can be erased upto 1 million times. Typically flash memory can last 10 000 erase write cycles
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