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sacravitae

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Originally Posted by UPMan
The EEPROM has a limited write-cycle life. Unneccessary reflashing is discouraged. If the performance is the same after "reverting" (which is not a supported operation) then either the signal, the hardware, or the user programming must have changed.

1.11.03 is the latest official release.

Upman I appreciate your knowledge and support here. Do you know the answer to this question ? How many erase/write cycles will we get with the 396 ? Also, what did you mean when you said reverting " is not a supported operation " ? I am not very computer savvy or technically inclined , and when I stated in an earlier post that " I reverted back to v1.09 " , I only meant that I reinstalled v1.09 . which also seems to mean the same thing as "reflashing" , which is also a new term for me. So, if " reverting " is something other than that, then , it is not something that I have done. Is the following a true statement ? When a firmware version is installed , the scanner should exhibit the characteristics of the firmware currently installed regardless of which one it was operating on before . Also, I have had it reccommended to me, to do a reset / reinitialization of the scanner prior to installing firmware. What are your thoughts on that ? I am not interested in unnecessarily reinstalling/reflashing firmware , I just want to be happy with the performance of my scanner. I had already passed on the v1.10 update, as I did not feel it was necessary for me, but the v1.11 sounded like it had features and improvements that I would like and benefit from. Any way, I appreciate your assistance and your patience.
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Also, what did you mean when you said reverting " is not a supported operation " ?
It means that earlier (lower numbered) firmware versions may not understand programming data stored/modified by later firmware (higher versions).

Also, I have had it reccommended to me, to do a reset / reinitialization of the scanner prior to installing firmware. What are your thoughts on that ?
Not required. If any unresolveable problems are noted after upgrading, then consider it.
 
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