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Re: GPSMAP 76CSx being sold cheaper than 60CSx
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| Jerry M 2007-04-16, 12:33 pm |
| On Apr 16, 8:12 am, Jack Erbes <jacker...@adelphia.net> wrote:
> I don't change the memory card very often any more but in the early
> stages, when I was playing with it a lot more, the 76's card location
> made it much faster and easier in use. I've swapped the card without
> shutting the GPS off a number of times now, more by error than intent,
> and the GPS has handled that fine.
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> Jack
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> Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
> (also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)
Jack you are taking a big risk changing card while unit is turned on.
Here is what garmin states in my lengend Cx manual:
NOTE: Do not remove the microSD card from the unit while it is turned
on, as corruption of data can result.
Jerry
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| Kent Friis 2007-04-16, 3:33 pm |
| Den 16 Apr 2007 10:11:25 -0700 skrev Jerry M:
> On Apr 16, 8:12 am, Jack Erbes <jacker...@adelphia.net> wrote:
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> Jack you are taking a big risk changing card while unit is turned on.
> Here is what garmin states in my lengend Cx manual:
> NOTE: Do not remove the microSD card from the unit while it is turned
> on, as corruption of data can result.
If data corruption is the only thing they are worried about, then I
wouldn't have a problem with doing it. Worst case the corruption is
so bad that the card needs to be reformatted, and since the maps
can be put back on with MapSource, the only loss is the time used.
And even then, it is highly unlikely that the maps would be corrupted,
data corruption happens when the card is pulled while being *written to*
and apart from when uploading maps, the unit doesn't write to the maps.
It only writes to the track file, and only if that feature is turned
on. If not, I don't see any reason the unit should write to the card
at all.
/Kent
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"So there I was surrounded by all these scary creatures
They were even scarier than what Microsoft call features"
- C64Mafia: Forbidden Forest (Don't Go Walking Slow).
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| Jack Erbes 2007-04-16, 3:33 pm |
| Jerry M wrote:
> On Apr 16, 8:12 am, Jack Erbes <jacker...@adelphia.net> wrote:
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> Jack you are taking a big risk changing card while unit is turned on.
> Here is what garmin states in my lengend Cx manual:
> NOTE: Do not remove the microSD card from the unit while it is turned
> on, as corruption of data can result.
Thanks for the info Jerry, I had sort of wondered about the
consequences. At least that should be something I can fix by reloading
the map file. I don't do it on purpose, it generally happens when I go
to turn it on after swapping a card and find it already on.
Jack
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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)
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