how many write cycles can an ipaq rom endure?

"Juan Pablo Ramirez" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.linux.familiar
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Hi

I have reinstalled WinCE in my iPAQ h3900 because I got a HP Pocket PC
2003 upgrade CD and was curious to test it. Previously my handheld had
Familiar 0.8.4 with GPE. I have gone through this process of flashing
the ROM storage some 7 or 8 times since I got it, second hand. Now
that I'm contemplating installing Familiar again and playing a little
with the dev environment (as I have been postponing learning about OE)
I have a question:

How many times can I flash an OS into my iPAQ's ROM before it gets
damaged? My previous experiences with EEPROM and Flash memories were
with chips that endured 10000+ writing cycles.

Do I have to worry?

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