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Andypants · 04-30-06, 08:16 PM

I think I've isolated my battery brain problem on my x50v that I thought I'd share.

After I upgraded to WM5 (CDs recieved a couple of months after I bought the axim) - I was getting sooooo po'ed that my Axim regularly died usually in just over a day in Standby mode out of the cradle.

I'm not a power user like some here - still pretty much a noob but I still would like my axim to be more than just a calendar/contacts/paperweight.

I haven't done the ActiveSync hack as posted here but I saw somewhere in the forums something about the SD & CF cards affecting performance or whatnot.

I decided to take my 1GB SD and 1GB CF cards out (they were usually docked) overnight to see what would happen to the battery drain. So far so good.

In standby, now it only gets down to 90% overnight instead of totally draining.

Now my problem is that if I want to access programs installed on the SD or CF I have to dig them out and plug it in.

Not a great fix but for whatever reason not having my SD or CF cards in the axim really improves on the battery life.

Anybody else with similar experience?

04-30-06, 08:16 PM	#314 (permalink)
Andypants Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think I've isolated my battery brain problem on my x50v that I thought I'd share. After I upgraded to WM5 (CDs recieved a couple of months after I bought the axim) - I was getting sooooo po'ed that my Axim regularly died usually in just over a day in Standby mode out of the cradle. I'm not a power user like some here - still pretty much a noob but I still would like my axim to be more than just a calendar/contacts/paperweight. I haven't done the ActiveSync hack as posted here but I saw somewhere in the forums something about the SD & CF cards affecting performance or whatnot. I decided to take my 1GB SD and 1GB CF cards out (they were usually docked) overnight to see what would happen to the battery drain. So far so good. In standby, now it only gets down to 90% overnight instead of totally draining. Now my problem is that if I want to access programs installed on the SD or CF I have to dig them out and plug it in. Not a great fix but for whatever reason not having my SD or CF cards in the axim really improves on the battery life. Anybody else with similar experience?