Differences in Axim Revisions (A04 vs A05)?

andsoitgoes · 01-20-03, 02:21 AM

I've had my Axim for about a 2 months now and have had similar problems to a lot of people, D-Pad, Microphone... and I just saw a post the other day about revision numbers.

I checked on my Axim to note that it was Revision A04, and from what I understand A05 has been released.

Does anyone know if this new revision is actually better? Does it just come with the D-Pad hotfix, or are there any actually hardware modifications that have been done to the device?

I'd like to know before tomorrow morning so I know what sort of angle to take with Dell Canada support!

Thanks in advance!! :D

Nick

01-20-03, 09:04 AM

I have a co-worker who has A05 and I can't tell any difference between theirs and mine. They didn't have the D-Pad hotfix installed.

andsoitgoes · 01-20-03, 12:36 PM

Hmm... That's really strange. There has to be *some* difference between the two revisions. Or does there? Is it just the next production line of Axim units?

axolotl · 01-20-03, 02:20 PM

What is this all this A04 or A05? Is this for the ROM version if it is i have A00 and i got my dell on Jan 7.

Please tell what this is all about.

Ax

Raynne413 · 01-20-03, 03:59 PM

It is the revision number that is under the main battery. Other than that, I do not know.

SkyVoice · 01-21-03, 02:24 PM

A revision number could be a lot of things, some as simple as using a different manufacturer for a given component on a board to a slight design change. Dell could even assign a revision number change if a modification was made to a Dell peculiar patch for the software. It is usually nothing more than a guide for techs and tech support folks for reference purposes. I wouldn't imagine it being a big deal. It could even be as obscure as a production run identifier in some cases.

Another two cents worth. :-)

Ciao,

Ron

andsoitgoes · 01-21-03, 02:40 PM

That's what I was wondering, I assumed as much seeing as people with A00 had no problems, and also were ones that got their Axim units *after* me, but were in the US.

oh well, maybe the replacement I get (if I ever get it!) will just fix the problems and I can live happily ever after :D

Thanks for the help.

Nick

Osiris · 01-21-03, 04:12 PM

In about a week, I'll have an A04 and my new A05 side by side. I'll post here if I find any differences.