Help Me Understand My Axim!!!

[abagirl]

I am really confused about the memory on my Axim x50v. I installed 3 medical programs, Virus scan and I am out of memory. I thought I put 2 of my medical programs on my storage card. But I still get messages some times I that I need more memory. I don't understand what Built in storage is and then program memory and blah blah blah. Is there anything I can read to understand this. I need help. I am dummy when it comes to this memory stuff.
Thanks

[drop]

Can this tutorial help?

Installing, Running and Uninstalling Software

Built-in Storage is just storage space in your Axim. It is ROM.

Main Memory is RAM. Main Memory is needed for BOTH storage and running programs. The more you save in Main Memory the less juice you have to run any program. So it is recommended to save all non-Today plug in programs in either storage card or Built-in Storage.

Assuming you have an X50v, you should have 90MB of Built-in Storage to use. If you look at the (d) section of the tutorial, you would see Built-in Storage as an option in the drop-down box.

[hc2]

From the title of the post, I thought you were having relationship problems with your axim. But I guess we do get frustrated when a significant other, in this case an Axim, seems unable to remember important stuff.
How many MB were the medical programs documented to need to run?

[jpooton]

Built-in Storage is just storage space in your Axim. It is ROM.

Main Memory is RAM. Main Memory is needed for BOTH storage and running programs...

Is there a reason why Built-in Storage is referred to as ROM? I realize it contains an image of WM2003SE, but traditionally ROM or "Read-Only Memory" has meant just that. Is this just some carry-over from first generation units which couldn't be updated? Seems really odd, as even the OS can be written over by a "ROM update". Now there is an oxymoron.

It was also mentioned that an Anti-virus was being used. They also chew up enormous amounts of memory. Personally, I would scrap the anti-virus. I would back up often and not worry about it. McAffee has one I think that can run from the desktop. :approve:

[drop]

We don't spend $$$ to get something cannot be upgraded :). All the buzz lately about the X50 ROM upgrade is a proof of that.

Here is the long (but thorough) explanation:

Brighthand Learning Center: Storage. In the article, it stated this about ROM:

"Recently, a new type of Flash ROM called NAND Flash ROM (as opposed to the more common NOR Flash ROM) has begun to appear in handheld computers. NAND Flash ROM was developed to serve as a disk-like storage medium for digital cameras and PDAs. Its advantages are that it's cheaper, higher capacity, and lasts ten times longer than NOR Flash ROM. Its disadvantage is that instructions cannot be directly executed in ROM, something called execute in place, or XIP. Instead, the operating system's instructions must be read from NAND Flash ROM into main memory and executed there, similar to your desktop computer's hard disk and main memory. Therefore, a chunk of main memory is reserved for this purpose, meaning you get less memory for your programs and data.

So, how much ROM do you need? Well, you obviously need enough ROM to hold the operating system, as well as any other programs that the manufacturer wants to include in it. Also, some PDA manufacturers have starting using portions of ROM for non-volatile storage of user data, so that if you lose power or need to hard reset your device, you won't lose your data.

Finally, is flash ROM a requirement when deciding on a new handheld computer? Not exactly. Keep in mind that flash ROM is important only if you are fairly certain that you'll be upgrading the operating system on your device at some time, otherwise it doesn't really matter. Also, just because a device has flash ROM doesn't necessarily mean that its manufacturer will provide a ROM upgrade when a new version of the operating system is released."

The article is, of course, ancient (2003). But the author continues to update the information. You can still get an idea of different storage types. Hope this helps clarify a thing or two.