🚀 go-pugleaf

Thanks for the info and research, Jason.
It seems to be worse than we thought. No wonder Creative won't address the
firmware update issue.
With Lite-on's going for < $90 US, it's time to give this POS 8438E away to
somebody I dislike 8<).

"Jason Chong" <cvw@pc.jaring.my> wrote in message
news:3B84DE2F.2711@pc.jaring.my...
> DO NOT FLASH YOUR 8438E !
>
>
>
http://www.europe.soundblaster.com/joinin/forums/thread.asp?thre=1191&foru=1
8&page=12
>
> From
>
> storms
> posts:1
> Idler
>
> I opened my 8438E after killing it with the samsung flash-software, and
> discovered that the used flash-EEprom is a AMIC-A29040 PLCC-32.
> After a long search on the internet I found the home-page of AMIC, which
is
> :
>
> HTTP://www.amic.com.tw
>
> On this page is the specification of the used hardware present in
> PDF-format. After reading it, a whole lot suddenly was clear. It said the
> following:
>
> "Sector protection:
>
> A hardware method of protecting sectors to prevent any inadvertent
> program of erase the entire chip or any combination of designated sectors"
> So creative screwed us.