N97 / N85 - Hard reset - Firmware update Limit ???

Hi
Was wondering if there Is a max Limit to the numbet of times the Firmware can be updated
or the Phone can be Hard reset
before damageing the MEM Cards built into the N97 / N85

Nowhere its mentioned about the limit for reinstalling firmware updates and doing resets so with that i can say it can be done "many" times, basically its done when you encounter any problem doesn't gets resolved with other resets available, at last we resort to reinstalling firmware or Hard reset. I haven't come across any implications nor heard from anyone doing it often.
FYI N97 has a 32Gb hard drive built-in with an MicroSD slot for expansion.
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Do really need to soft/hard reset after updating f...

hello..
i just wanna know do we really need to soft/hard reset our phone after updating firmware??
btw im using nokia 5800XM..im updating my firmware from V50 to V51
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In my experience I've found that when I don't do the reset before and after I invariably have problems. For example when I updated my N97 to the v22 firmware the auto-rotate function stopped working properly.
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*#7370# the default code is 12345 and then try the things listed below as well
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