Replacing The Diskonchip - Matrox 4Sight User Manual

Replacing the DiskOnChip

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Replacing the DiskOnChip
The DiskOnChip uses advanced wear levelling technology to
maximize the lifespan of the DiskOnChip (see Chapter 9:
Matrox 4Sight hardware reference). However, after extended
read/write operations, the DiskOnChip will need to be replaced.
If you need to save any data on the DiskOnChip, you should
copy it to a shared drive or a local hard drive before removing
and replacing the DiskOnChip. To remove the DiskOnChip,
use a chip extraction tool. Be careful not to bend any pins while
you are extracting the DiskOnChip.
Pin 1
DiskOnChip
Front panel
You can replace the DiskOnChip with another 48 Mbyte
DiskOnChip. If you buy the replacement DiskOnChip from
Matrox, Windows NT Embedded and required drivers come
preloaded on the DiskOnChip. If you buy your replacement
DiskOnChip directly from M-Systems, you will have to install
WindowsNT Embedded and required drivers on the
replacement DiskOnChip. To do so, you can use the appropriate
DiskOnChip image supplied on the Matrox 4Sight CD, as
described in the next section.
Note that after inserting a new DiskOnChip, no BIOS software
set-up is required. In addition, when operating under DOS or
the Embedded DOS Interpreter, no DiskOnChip driver is
required because of the DiskOnChip firmware.