[DuoList] Update on my PB2400c CompactFlash boot drive adventure(was Hard drive spin-up problem)

[Harbourmaster]

>Since the compact flash cards are cheap, you may wish to buy a 
>second on to use as a backup O/S. Accidents do happen.
>
>Brandy
>

Not only that but they do have a finite life span.

It's usually something on the order of 100,000 read/write cycles 
which sounds like a lot but if you are using the card for VM you 
could hit that wall sooner than you expect.