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   Rodolphe Czuba to Mark Bedingfield   
   Re: The Centurbo II version B or (CT2B)   
   12 Mar 10 10:15:43   
   
   From: rodxxxxx.xxuba@free.fr   
      
   So, you should use the previos version of the flash to have 64 MB.   
   AFAIR, the lastest version was release after I leaved the company... and it   
   is possible it is buggy !   
   Give me the date of the version I will tell you if it is good or not.   
      
      
      
      
   Mark Bedingfield wrote:   
   > Sorry for the delay Rudolphe, I haven't used it a lot lately as the   
   > battery has given up in the dallas. Will have to sort it out as I'm   
   > rearranging my den ;-)   
   >   
   > With a 64mb EDO installed it registers as 32mb with the most current   
   > version of the bios (software inside the flash) yet with older   
   > versions it pulls up the full 64mb. I will get it up and running   
   > again in the next week and let you know how I go.   
   >   
   > Cheers   
   >   
   > Mark   
   >   
   > On 27/02/2010 9:23 PM, Rodolphe Czuba wrote:   
   >> Not normal thing because ALL CT2 B have the same code and ship !   
   >> And the EDO ship is decoding and managing 128 MB.   
   >>   
   >> What do you mean by 'flash' ? the software inside flash ship or CPLD   
   >> ??? Mark Bedingfield wrote:   
   >>> On 26/02/2010 10:13 AM, Rodolphe Czuba wrote:   
   >>>> Don't confuse CT2 A&   CT2 B please...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Your CT2 is A, not B.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> A = 32 MB max with early chip (from National Semiconductors).   
   >>>> B = 128 MB max with my designed chip (CPLD)   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The letter is on the PCB after CT2...   
   >>>   
   >>> Mines a CT2B Rudolph, with early flash it pulls up the full 64MB   
   >>> chip, later flash only 32mB is available. Still a good card tho. ;-)   
   >>>   
   >>> Mark   
      
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