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Especially at some of the prices I've seen people ask for these things. The original Korean versions originally sold for $1500 USD. I guess that's why buy.com can sell them for $270. |
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Does anyone know if the mini SD slot can handle mini SDHC cards?
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06-28-2009, 11:01 PM | #33 |
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Well, I've spent the better part of the weekend obsessing over this little critter, and after loading and unloading multiple applications, I decided that MS OneNote is EXACTLY the application I need. Unfortunately it's a little more robust (bloated) than I need, and the little beastie tries valiantly, but just doesn't have the huevos to run it.
Anybody know of a pen based notebook/filer/data miner that doesn't have the bloat? |
06-29-2009, 01:10 PM | #34 |
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You may want to open the PC up and see what kind of RAM chip is soldered onto it (and how many of them). I'm waiting on mine to get to me and i was planning on opening it up and seeing what type of RAM chips were being used and go searching for higher capacity. Then i was going to post in some electrical forum and find someone who's experienced with de-soldering them and soldering back on. David |
06-29-2009, 03:20 PM | #35 |
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According to the other forum, the memory uses BGA chips. So it is hard to swap it.
the part number is Samsung K4T51163QE-ZCE6, 512Mb (64MB) each. Find a compatible chip with larger size, with right equipments and a lot of experience, it might be do-able. |
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Now that I’ve decided to keep da li’l buggah, I’ll need to think up a name for him! Hmmmm, maybe da lil buggah … Naw, that’ll never do! |
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06-30-2009, 12:09 AM | #37 | |
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I'm sure it can be done-i just dont have the tools to do it or i would (and offer to upgrade everyone elses) David |
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06-30-2009, 01:19 AM | #38 |
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From poking around in the Handtops UMPC forum, I don't think the Via can address 2 GB. My memory (pun not intended) might be faulty though.
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ADV3500PC RAM Upgrade
Just a note of caution here about physically upgrading the RAM.
I posted this on another thread but it's relevant here, too: "The amount of RAM is also limited by the BIOS so it's not just a matter of adding RAM. The BIOS would likely need reprogramming. I've run into this on systems like the Fujitsu B2630, which has 256MB of RAM that can be swapped out for 512MB but the BIOS won't recognize the new configuration." Of course, I would love for the efforts to be successful so anyone who is brave enough to take apart their ADV3500PC and try to upgrade the RAM chips has my enthusiastic support. |
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Success With Bluetooth
I was able to get a Bluetooth mouse working with the ADV3500PC yesterday.
I purchased a refurbished Targus AMB01US at Micro Center this weekend for around $10 (originally $60). I didn't bother using the supplied Bluetooth dongle--the built-in BT on the ADV3500PC worked perfectly. Also, I was able to pair the ADV3500PC with a Gateway laptop via Bluetooth to share an Internet connection. For specs and more about the mouse, see http://www.targus.com/us/drivers_man...sp?sku=AMB01US. |
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It sees my Cell phone and my Nokia N800 tablet, but not the keyboard. Not having a manual for the keyboard, so I’m not sure how to make it discoverable, or if there is a hidden on/off switch somewhere. From what I’ve seen, it shouldn’t need a driver for WinXP but then … |
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I was able to locate a version of the ThinkOutside Sierra BT Keyboard manual here: http://corporate.igo.com/support/Dow...0Manual_US.pdf. Here are some tips for pairing the ThinkOutside Sierra BT keyboard with the N800 and you may need to follow part of the process to get it to pair up: http://talk.maemo.org/archive/index.php/t-3915.html. Also, you can try contacting Kevin C. Tofel (he did a review here: http://jkontherun.com/2006/09/20/thinkoutside_si/). I hope that helps. |
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AAARRRGGGHHH!
Need more USB ports. Got a thumb drive in one for eBooster, and a cellular modem dongle in the other, no room for KB or mouse. The dongle needs power, so using a hub with that would necessitate another wallwart, and I don’t want to move the thumbdrive and take a chance on a performance hit. It’ll be better when my mini SD card arrives. BTW, I dumped Symantec Endpoint Protection and loaded AVG free antivirus instead. I should have known better than to load Symantec Resource Hog on anything with less than optimal horsepower. The lil buggah works pretty well with the cellular modem, it approximates the performance I get on my WiFi n network at home. |
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Just found a good site for drivers:
http://firelife.dyn.dhs.org/adv3500pc/ And here is the forum where i got that information (plus someone took pics of it taken apart) http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/932789 David |
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Wow, Great find, here you go, have some karma!
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