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Block Drivers (Windows CE 5.0)

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Block device drivers read or write data to block devices in fixed-size blocks. Block devices do not allow you to read or write individual bytes of data. Common block sizes are 512 bytes, 1 kilobyte (KB), 2 KB, and 4 KB. Block devices are ideally suited for mass storage and persistent storage applications, such as disk drives or nonvolatile RAM disks.

Some common types of block devices are hard disks and Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) flash memory disks in miniature card, PC Card, and Compact Flash card form factors.

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  • Power Management
    Describes the power management capabilities provided by the Windows CE OS.

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