Axim x51v + USB external drive combo?????

karmalized · 01-02-06, 11:18 PM

I had heard about setting up an external drive to be used by a pocket pc, but have been unable to find any way to perform this. I was trying the USBMCA drivers, but they seem to be out of date for the newer OS's, and I am wondering if anyone has gotten their PDA to succesfully see an external HD?

It is a long shot I know, but was wondering if anyone else has figured this one out.

Howard2k · 01-02-06, 11:20 PM

It doesn't have USB Host capabilities so you'd need a USB CF card. Ratoc springs to mind but I'm not sure that it works with WM5.

karmalized · 01-03-06, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Howard2k

It doesn't have USB Host capabilities so you'd need a USB CF card. Ratoc springs to mind but I'm not sure that it works with WM5.

Damn, that is what I thought you would say. I have been poking around platform builder, and I know the capability is built right into each OS, without any other drivers, but am not experienced enough to actually do anything more then read some MSDN stuff.

Howard2k · 01-03-06, 12:03 AM

The capability is in the OS - and - it's in the processor. But it seems that Dell (or HTC) chose not to enable it.

karmalized · 01-03-06, 12:20 AM

You see... that is what I do not get? Now why would you possibly turn off something like that? I mean, what is it? A few registry keys... that is it. I mean the registry keys mentioned in USBMCA are all there, even in WM5, but for some reason I could not get it to see the drive.

Oh well... I will have to keep dreaming of an 80 gig HD for my axe.