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Old 04-25-04, 09:07 PM   #30 (permalink)
hankallan
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Here is a possible solution that worked for me:

Problem: Axim X5 Advanced with 256mb SanDisk card that was new.

Troubleshooting Steps:

Seems like a problem with compact flash card because axim played SD card songs (3)+ without problems
Then immediately played CF card songs and problem occurred first song within 16 seconds
Copied SD card song to CF card, problem still; note I used a mp3 for this and all songs on CF are WMA VBR
Copied CF song to SD problem occurred !!! This seems inconsistent unless it’s a format issue, and the format is preserved when copying to SD
Closed all programs and problem still
Did soft reset got virus warning on pc - maybe its on the PDA?
Cleaned virus, soft reset, ran WMP problem still
Scanned PDA no viruses.
Formatted card as 32bit 8k; copied one song; played it still problem
Emailed Sandisk tech support. No response after 1 week.

Solution: Changed processor speed from max. to normal. Played fine (tested 7 songs). Note this was after a soft reset. To be doubly sure, reformatted CF card FAT32 4k clusters, copied songs again (WMP9). Played songs on normal processor speed - ok ! Changed to max. processor speed - Problem reoccurs !!

Hope this helps any of you; please let me know either way. It might be interesting to know which processor speed those folks who experienced problems were using.

Peace,
Hank
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