to upgrade or not to upgrade?

snowboss · #1 (**permalink**) 12-03-2007, 07:44 AM

Hello Ax people,

I am small busness owner that was looking for a way to link invoiceing in the field to my Quickbooks programs - reading and finding that the Axim X51 was a very good fit I purchased one on ebay { mistake number one} being a noob to the PDA world I ended up with a low end X51, 416MHz processor, 64 ram, 128 rom version A03 . . . . I should clearify that ebay is wonderful - I was uninformed in my purchase.... i thought i was buying a Wifi ready machine and didn't get it - then i bought a CF wireles card {not compatable} and now im waiting for an SDIO wifi card to arrive - - - - in the meantime...should i leave this machine alone or should i start upgradeing the ROM version? I am seeing alot of threads on this subject... i would like to run GPS eventually and I don't know what this new sware {solstice} is going to require . . .any help and direction would be wonderful - - thanks for the new guy............ Al

Mahstah · #2 (**permalink**) 12-03-2007, 10:38 PM

Definitely upgrade. The SDHC card won't work with your model unless a WM6 update is available for your unit (not sure on the low end X51v). Even that would require that you load an unsupported ROM. You want the functionality of the high end unit, Sell the low and buy the high.

snowboss · #3 (**permalink**) 12-04-2007, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahstah

Definitely upgrade. The SDHC card won't work with your model unless a WM6 update is available for your unit (not sure on the low end X51v). Even that would require that you load an unsupported ROM. You want the functionality of the high end unit, Sell the low and buy the high.

SDHC? this is the sdio wifi card i just ordered? {forgive my ignorance on these things - i really am a techno-challenged American,lol} so did i just waste more money ? or am i understanding that I can in fact upgrade my ROM to work with the SD card? thank you for replying,

blue_93_jeep_yj · #4 (**permalink**) 12-04-2007, 04:15 PM

No he's telling you to put your X51 on ebay and to find an X51V. Most all the discussion in this forum is pertaining to the X51V. Good Luck.

Pedah · #5 (**permalink**) 12-05-2007, 05:15 AM

Snowboss get an x51v if you can for a reasonable price, , but as far as upgrading the ROM, you can, to AO12, what sort of SDIO wifi card are you getting?

snowboss · #6 (**permalink**) 12-05-2007, 07:38 AM

thanks Pedah, i would love to upgrade to a V model but its the slow time of year for my biz right now, so maybe in the spring...the card i ordered is a "spectec sdio wifi802.11b [SDW-820 SDIO Wireless LAN] - -i hope this will work until i can get an X51V - -what do ya think?

snowboss · #7 (**permalink**) 12-05-2007, 12:40 PM

where would one go to get AO12 ROM version to do this upgrade - -ive googled it and looked on the dell website ....maybe im not looking for the right thing? I just searched dell ao12 rom upgrade.

Pedah · #8 (**permalink**) 12-06-2007, 04:38 AM

Dell Update here Snowboss. As for the SDIO wifi card I couldn't tell you, some do and some don't, but from all of my reading I think you'll be OK. That's not gospel though!

hztehrani · #9 (**permalink**) 12-06-2007, 05:39 AM

Hi

I was copying a music file from my SD-RAM to my DELL RAM, when it froze.
I tried to reset but unsuccessful.

Then I tried hard reset. I could hard reset it but it did not boot up and froze on the Blue DELL Logo.

I have checked my DELL by POWER+RECORD Button+RESET. Everything is OK.
I have tried to Flash it by POWER+WiFi+RESET via SD-RAM. I have flashed it by ROM A17, no result.
Then I tried ROM A12 to flash it. No result. Still freezing on Blue DELL Logo.

Please help me. I am really frustrated.

Hamed

rlarson)mn · #10 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 09:47 AM

I assume you removed the SD card prior to doing all of the flashing. If the card is bad and your unit attempts to access it during rebooting it could give you the issue your experiencing.