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[WP 34S] I finally bricked it :-(
02-02-2015, 06:54 PM (This post was last modified: 02-02-2015 06:56 PM by John Galt.)
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RE: [WP 34S] I finally bricked it :-(
(02-01-2015 05:03 PM)walter b Wrote:  ... It's actually pretty hard to brick this calc IMHO.

Walter, in another thread I came to the realization that the erase cycles to which I was subjecting this calculator may have been completely unnecessary:

(02-02-2015 06:40 PM)Marcus von Cube Wrote:  You shouldn't ERASE a working 34S. Instead do the following:
  1. Press ON+STO+STO to save RAM to flash.
  2. Press ON+D to unlock the next step.
  3. Press ON+S+S to enable SAM-BA boot mode.
  4. Connect the calculator and arm MySamba.
  5. Turn ON the calculator and start the transfer.
  6. Reset the Calculator when done.
  7. On power on the saved RAM contents will be restored.
The library will be replaced by what comes with the flash image but the RAM contents will be preserved.

I thought "erase" was always a prerequisite to "flash". Apparently this was a grievous misconception on my part.

Did I contribute to this calculator's demise by erasing it too many times?

On the one hand I would feel bad about having suffered the consequences of my own ignorance, but on the other I really would like to know how I killed it so that I don't do that any more.
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