Figure 15 - burn button, Figure 16 - create resized image – Dataman Vali-Flash 4.1 User Manual
Page 12
- 12 -
Figure 15 - Burn Button
Burn: To program or burn a CompactFlash® card from a saved image, insert a CompactFlash® card into the card
reader and click the Burn button. You will then be prompted to enter the filename and path of your saved image file.
Once this has been entered, Vali-Flash will read the specified image file and then burn the data into the
CompactFlash® card. Please note, that this function is only available on the “M” version of the software.
Please make sure that you burn CompactFlash® cards that are equal to or larger then the image file. If a
CompactFlash® card is larger then the image then you will see the following message box.
Figure 16 - Create Resized Image
If you wish to continue the burn operation, click, Create Resized Image. This will generate a new image file while
padding it to the full size of the CompactFlash® card in the card reader.
You will be prompted to enter the location of the new image file, by default the name includes [Resized] in the image
name. Save this image.
Once the new resized image file is created, Vali-Flash will switch into validation mode to allow you to enter new game
details. The procedure is exactly the same as if you were validating this game for the first time.
Please note that creating resized images is a completely safe operation and enables you to use larger CompactFlash®
cards should the need arise. The reason the signatures are different is due to a larger image size and that blank data
is padded at the end to fill the entire card with empty (or null) data.
It is suggested that the new game name resemble the existing game name with the note indicating that this is a
resized image.
When validating this card or the original card, Vali-Flash will pull up the appropriate game name, either the original or
the resized game name.
Please note, that due to potential for truncated data, there is no option to burn an image file that is larger than the
card. Such an attempt causes the error: Image file is larger than card size.