Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

These are excellent questions. I have wondered myself about what happens when flash memory reaches its maximum amount of reflashing (in flash drives as well). Does anyone know?
Steve 

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Bruno <brunorc@...> wrote:
>
> Hello group,
> 
> I was uploading with E-Loader two complete banks of factory patterns
> (XL & MP) to my CS. To my surprise, at some point patterns weren't
> saved properly. Also, it was impossible to store (copy) any pattern
> from the level of CS. After booting CS with both cursors pressed and
> initializing user data, my empty CS informs me - when I try to save a
> pattern - that only 78% of memory is available. This is a very old
> one, since it came with manual Revision A. Is it possible that flash
> memory is shrinking because of wearing on? And if so, is it possible
> to replace it?
> 
> Thanks for any hints,
> 
> Bruno
>