Just about to buy a new card to stick in a Dell Axim x50v running Windows
Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Probem is I don't know if this unit has a low
limit for CF card size. Will it take 8GB CF, or is the limit 4GB ? Also is
it worth buying a card with megga fast read write speeds, or would I be
wasting my money due to restrictions on the read/write speed of the Axim?

ThankYou.

Derek Bolshore wrote:
> Just about to buy a new card to stick in a Dell Axim x50v running Windows
> Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Probem is I don't know if this unit has a low
> limit for CF card size. Will it take 8GB CF, or is the limit 4GB ? Also is
> it worth buying a card with megga fast read write speeds, or would I be
> wasting my money due to restrictions on the read/write speed of the Axim?

As I understand it, you can use up to 2 Gb, but performance is slower
above 1 Gb.

Regards,
Jack Tingle

"Jack Tingle" <wjtingle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:haWdnTRHMJdEiOzVnZ2dnUVZ_sbinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Derek Bolshore wrote:
> > Just about to buy a new card to stick in a Dell Axim x50v running
Windows
> > Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Probem is I don't know if this unit has a
low
> > limit for CF card size. Will it take 8GB CF, or is the limit 4GB ?
Also is
> > it worth buying a card with megga fast read write speeds, or would I be
> > wasting my money due to restrictions on the read/write speed of the
Axim?
>
> As I understand it, you can use up to 2 Gb, but performance is slower
> above 1 Gb.
>
> Regards,
> Jack Tingle

Not true, I use a 4GB now in my Axim x50v. I think you can use an 8GB too,
comments anyone?

Remex

I have no direct experience above 4gig, but, since the cf bus is
standard, would assume that the os should be able to handle it.

fat limit? think it's much higher, but am foggy on this.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

1, it can use CF cards of any size. It's with SDHC cards (over 2GB) that you
will have problems with. (The x51v, with the WM6.1 upgrade, does support
SDHC. Dunno if the same cooked ROM, with SDHC support, exists for the x50v).
See my SDHC compliance reports.

2, around 1.5-2 MByte/s - see my benchmarks.

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"Derek Bolshore" <65464456@000.00> wrote in message
news:6dbqe9F1q2cjU1@mid.individual.net...
> Just about to buy a new card to stick in a Dell Axim x50v running Windows
> Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Probem is I don't know if this unit has a low
> limit for CF card size. Will it take 8GB CF, or is the limit 4GB ? Also
> is
> it worth buying a card with megga fast read write speeds, or would I be
> wasting my money due to restrictions on the read/write speed of the Axim?
>
> ThankYou.
>
>
>

no far limit with cf

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Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
message news:%231eDtQ63IHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I have no direct experience above 4gig, but, since the cf bus is standard,
>would assume that the os should be able to handle it.
>
> fat limit? think it's much higher, but am foggy on this.
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

SDHC support on the X50v is available, and Dell offers the Windows Mobile 5
update... The WM6 & 6.1, though, works fine on the X50v, but isn't licensed
for the Dell....

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"Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen [MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices]"
<!ei.maileja@kiitos!> wrote in message
news:e69sLDC4IHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 1, it can use CF cards of any size. It's with SDHC cards (over 2GB) that
> you will have problems with. (The x51v, with the WM6.1 upgrade, does
> support SDHC. Dunno if the same cooked ROM, with SDHC support, exists for
> the x50v). See my SDHC compliance reports.
>
> 2, around 1.5-2 MByte/s - see my benchmarks.
>
> --
>
>
> --
> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile
> Devices
> Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.
>
>
> "Derek Bolshore" <65464456@000.00> wrote in message
> news:6dbqe9F1q2cjU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Just about to buy a new card to stick in a Dell Axim x50v running Windows
>> Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Probem is I don't know if this unit has a
>> low
>> limit for CF card size. Will it take 8GB CF, or is the limit 4GB ? Also
>> is
>> it worth buying a card with megga fast read write speeds, or would I be
>> wasting my money due to restrictions on the read/write speed of the Axim?
>>
>> ThankYou.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

You mean Dell has released a ROM update with SDHC support? (I haven't
checked out in this respect the latest x50v ROM upgrade released, IIRC, in
December 2006 )

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http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"Dustin Harper" <dharper@vistarip.com> wrote in message
news:FA4D026C-157F-432B-87C8-9B8173D77880@microsoft.com...
> SDHC support on the X50v is available, and Dell offers the Windows Mobile
> 5 update... The WM6 & 6.1, though, works fine on the X50v, but isn't
> licensed for the Dell....
>
> --
>
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com | Vista Resource & Information Page
>
>
>
> "Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen [MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices]"
> <!ei.maileja@kiitos!> wrote in message
> news:e69sLDC4IHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> 1, it can use CF cards of any size. It's with SDHC cards (over 2GB) that
>> you will have problems with. (The x51v, with the WM6.1 upgrade, does
>> support SDHC. Dunno if the same cooked ROM, with SDHC support, exists for
>> the x50v). See my SDHC compliance reports.
>>
>> 2, around 1.5-2 MByte/s - see my benchmarks.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> --
>> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile
>> Devices
>> Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
>> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.
>>
>>
>> "Derek Bolshore" <65464456@000.00> wrote in message
>> news:6dbqe9F1q2cjU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Just about to buy a new card to stick in a Dell Axim x50v running
>>> Windows
>>> Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Probem is I don't know if this unit has a
>>> low
>>> limit for CF card size. Will it take 8GB CF, or is the limit 4GB ?
>>> Also is
>>> it worth buying a card with megga fast read write speeds, or would I be
>>> wasting my money due to restrictions on the read/write speed of the
>>> Axim?
>>>
>>> ThankYou.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>