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Old 02-28-05, 09:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question X50v as a mass storage device

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does anyone know of a software that will enable the x50v to function as a mass storage device (like usb disk-on-key)?
I would like to use the x50v as a card reader and be able to connect it to computers that do not have activesync on them for file transfer purpose.

my old palm has a utility called card export that could do that and I was wondering if its possible to do so in PPC.

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Old 02-28-05, 09:27 AM   #2 (permalink)
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get a usb reader and storage card then you can transfer anything you want to the card from any computer with a usb port then put the card in your axim and away you go
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Old 02-28-05, 09:41 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by axzilla
get a usb reader and storage card then you can transfer anything you want to the card from any computer with a usb port then put the card in your axim and away you go
I already have a 1GB SD card that I am using for file storage, and I have a card reader that I carry with me, but I want to ditch the card reader and carry only the axim with the sync cable. all I need now is a software that implements the mass storage device API on the axim.
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No such software exists for PocketPCs.
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Old 02-28-05, 12:01 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Boy that would be nice if someone wrote a software to do this!!
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I look into finding something doing this a few weeks ago. I didn't find anything. If someone know of something.
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Old 02-28-05, 03:57 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Here is a link to a hardware alternative to what you are looking for.
It's a new SD card with built in USB socket.
No more need for card readers.

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000683026343
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Old 03-01-05, 04:42 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Thanks all, did some searching myself and couldnt find anything.
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Old 03-01-05, 07:53 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Can't you just use Explore in ActiveSync to transfer any files to and from the Axim Main Memory, Built In Storage, and any SD or CF cards mounted in it?

Oooops....sorry...re-read your original post and just saw you are looking to do this without having ActiveSync installed.

I would think you would still need to load some type of syncing program to be able to do this with the Axim.

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Old 03-01-05, 08:19 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by archimedia
Here is a link to a hardware alternative to what you are looking for.
It's a new SD card with built in USB socket.
No more need for card readers.

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000683026343
Read that article a while ago myself and am glad to see them coming out.

My only concern is how well the card holds is shape where the hinges are placed. Having one of these cards bend while being inserted in the slot, and getting stuck, would not be a fun situation.
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So... you can use the Card Export II for PPC...

http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/
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Originally Posted by ricatoledo
So... you can use the Card Export II for PPC...

http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/
Has anyone tried it on the Axim/x50/v i have been looking for an app like this for months so now i can stop lugging around my opalm as a card reader lol specs for card export

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Old 06-10-05, 07:27 PM   #13 (permalink)
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That's friggin sweet!
I'm surprised more people haven't been linking this...
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Old 06-10-05, 08:07 PM   #14 (permalink)
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OMG!!!
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This works fine on my X50v!
Even installed it to BIS.

It wasn't a pure test because right now I only have access to a computer that has already recognized my Axim in the past.
I was however able to close ActiveSync and remove it from memory, hook up my USB sync-n-charge cable, and the Axim was immediately recognized as a new Removable disk.
Once recognized I was able to access files on the Axim via my laptop.
I could open Windows Explorer, browse the CF card in my Axim, double-click on a WMV file and it opened up and played in WMP10 on my laptop.
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Old 06-11-05, 12:29 AM   #15 (permalink)
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OMG part 2!!!

Transferring files is MUCH faster with this program.
511MB video file copied in 15 minutes.
Not as fast as a standard card reader but much faster than through the same cable using ActiveSync.

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