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From: John Barrett <2thman1@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Chelton NavData updates and SmartMedia Card Repair

Have had similar troubles.  Robert DuRall has been helpful.

Good luck,
John barrett.=20

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> On Dec 29, 2013, at 12:09 PM, jeffrey liegner <liegner@ptd.net> wrote:
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> Reference:=20
> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/Message/64306.html?Language=3D =
  (17 Feb 2013)
> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/Message/52663.html?Language=3D =
  (15 Sep 2009)
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> I have over the years purchased new SmartMedia cards (32MB) to regularly p=
rogram NAVOBST updates (21MB total size), replacing failed cards.  Cards see=
m to stop working, don't get recognized by the Chelton (even though the pres=
ence of the disc is acknowledged on the display start up), or don't grant ac=
cess from the Maintenance Screen to the NAVOBST files present. =20
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> I know the files are there on the SmartMedia, as my laptop's card reader s=
ees the card, transfers the updated NAVOBST files to the card, and card's co=
ntents are discoverable on the removable drive of any non-Chelton computer.
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> I presume, based on the referenced LML postings, that the cards have been c=
orrupted by removing them when power was present, which somehow screws them.=
  But they are still fully functional in the laptop's card reader, so this c=
orruption must be Chelton-specific.
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> Is there a way to DISC REPAIR or isolate the bad or damaged blocks to reta=
in their usefulness?  It would be a shame to discard them only to discovered=
 later that I could have repaired them.  The cost of these cards is not triv=
ial.
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> Note that I have also tried to reformat them in the Chelton itself, using t=
he keyboard, the DOS feature via ESC from the Maintenance Screen, the FORMAT=
 D: instruction.  But if the Chelton fails to recognize the card in the slot=
 (again, even though the boot up screen notes the presence of the extra disc=
), I can't ever get to the Maintenance Screen.  Is there a forced way to get=
 Mr Chelton to recognize the card and give me access to reformatting whateve=
r is in the D: drive?
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> I appreciate the knowledge on LML.  The older site http://www.cheltonefisp=
ilots.com/ is no longer worthwhile.
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> Jeff L
> LIVP (Three Screen Chelton)
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