I have been using the SimpleTech industrial CF with the "M" controller
for many months (SLCF256MM1U-F). On these, the word, "Simpletech" is
written at the bottom of the label. I just received five units with
exactly the same model number but with a new logo, "STECH" at the
bottom of the label.

These new devices (all five) are not recognized at POST when they are
used on an Advantech PCM-5820 where the CF is on the secondary IDE.
They work fine on both the primary and secondary of a motherboard
system and they work on the primary IDE of another Advantech SBC.

What kind of problem am I looking at here: A problem with a batch of
cards, or a design change that didn't reflect in the model number?

Thanks for any help.

Tom Salicos

I have seen this with SanDisk. Two of the exact same make and model - one
boots XPe, the other doesn't. You should contact the manufacturer directly.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit

<tsalicos@drykilns.net> wrote in message
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>I have been using the SimpleTech industrial CF with the "M" controller
> for many months (SLCF256MM1U-F). On these, the word, "Simpletech" is
> written at the bottom of the label. I just received five units with
> exactly the same model number but with a new logo, "STECH" at the
> bottom of the label.
>
> These new devices (all five) are not recognized at POST when they are
> used on an Advantech PCM-5820 where the CF is on the secondary IDE.
> They work fine on both the primary and secondary of a motherboard
> system and they work on the primary IDE of another Advantech SBC.
>
> What kind of problem am I looking at here: A problem with a batch of
> cards, or a design change that didn't reflect in the model number?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Tom Salicos
>