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Update :
Cast of characters :
New DELL Inspiron 300m notebook (built in SD slot) XP PRO
New DELL AXIM X3i (built in SDIO slot) WM 2003
New SanDisk 128m SD card (Taiwan)
New SimpleTech 128m SD card (Japan)
Plug SanDisk SD card into 300m - no problem
Write a file to card - no problem
Unplug card and plug back in to 300m - no problem (file is there)
Plug card with file written on 300m into X3i - X3i says it sees the card but requires format to use the card in the X3i !!!
Format the card in the X3i - no problem
Write a file to the card - no problem
Unplug card and plug back into X3i - no problem (file is there)
Plug card with file written on X3i into 300m - 300m says it sees the card but requires format to use the card in the 300m !!!
Repeat the above experiment using the SimpleTech SD card - no problems whatsoever (no formatting required, no read/write problems)
Observations:
The SimpleTech SD, with factory format, worked flawlessly in the 300m & X3i
Checked the SimpleTech factory format with “Flash Format” utility :
Type: FAT16
Sector size: 512 bytes
Cluster size: 16 kb
The SanDisk SD was a different story, worked fine in the 300m but
When inserted in the X3i it required a format in the X3i (and then
it would function in the X3i)
Interestingly, after formatting the SanDisk in the X3i “Flash Format” returned :
Type: FAT32
Sector size: 512 bytes
Cluster size: 512 kb
Again, after formatting the SanDisk in the X3i it would work in
the X3i but not in the 300m (unless I reformatted in the 300m)
I’m beginning to believe that this SanDisk/AXIM problem which
first manifested itself on the AXIM X5 (and now the X3i) is more
then just a SanDisk problem
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