Hello Fella's,

Just recieved a dell axim x51v about a month ago and been lurking the boards.Lot's of good info here.

Here is my problem. I am having trouble transferring movies from my pc to my axim. One movie I used fairuse to convert from dvd.The other one I d'l off the internet and and is a public domain movie. What is happening is that when I copy the file from my pc and paste to the sd card,the file transfer window will go about 5 blocks and then start over again. I've been able to transfer other smaller video files with no problem.Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance.

Are you copying to the sd through a card reader or through the axim?

The invention of the flamethrower suggests that someone thought, "you know, I'd really like to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just too lazy to walk."

I'm copying to the Axim while it is in the cradle from PC.

Yeah, use a card reader...MUCH faster and reliable for large files.

The invention of the flamethrower suggests that someone thought, "you know, I'd really like to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just too lazy to walk."

Another vote for 'Use a card reader'
a usb2 card reader will be at least 10 times faster and 50 times more reliable... and they don't cost much either

This week I have been mostly listening to..... Short cummings audio

Life — In Funny, Six-Minute Slices

     

Seriously though, use a card reader. I finally broke down and bought one after having my Axim for over a year. Its so much better and well worth the money. TONS faster. I am actually fairly upset at myself for not having purchased it sooner. Movie files just take too long through the cradle.

Well, i'm half an idiot. I let it sit there for about 10 minutes and the file transferred.What I thought was weird though is that the progress bars indicating the file transfer never went more than 5 blocks before starting all over again. But I am happy now,I got's me some movies. Thanks for the replies.

I had the same problem this morning. The progress bar would fill 3 steps, then reset. I finally walked away and spent 10 minutes talking with the wife, and came back & it was done.

Cheers,
Bill

Axim 51v