Slightly OT: ASUS MyPal 636N PDA/GPS Owners

Hi Oldplod
Asus have a patch you can down load for sd/hc cards but you are better of updating to Windows mobile 6. fixes a heap of things.
Have a look at my follow up further down.

Thanks Rob,

Had a look a few months ago when I was reconfiguring everything and didn't see it. Will have a look.

BTW, I just saw that Sandisk has just released a 32GB SDHC card ....

Rang them - next to useless. They told me the max I could use was 1GB but already using a 2GB card.

Hi you can update your ASUS pda to Windows mobile 6 it has a patch so it will recognize sd hc cards.plus many other updates.
they have an update you can down load.Site Link you will need a card
reader a blank sd card, very easy to do.I upgraded my A639.
down load the file to your pc /unzip to sd card / put sd card
into pda open sd card and open the new file and it will self install.
Note you will lose all saved data you had.
you will have to reinstall ozi explorer and they have a new version
so it will be a good time to up date it as well.
And if you have Destinator or Copilot make sure you have the
disc and registration .
I have Destinator and it reconized the device ok with out having to re register.
As did Ozi.
It all worked good for me but i had help from my 17 year old son!

i concur.
bought an 8g card (sdhc), would not work on windows mobile 5.
downloaded windows mobile 6 and all is sweet.
ps this change to wm6 will erase all your settings, files etc and they should be copied somewhere first.
copy contacts to sim and pc.

I have a August 2007 build Asus 686 PDA running windows mobile 6, and it will NOT recognise 4GB SDHC. Finding a plain 4GB SD is like looking for a Hen's molar tooth!

Hi you might not have the current version of windows mobile6
If you look at the Asus downloads site they have a patch
for the sd/hc cards
Site LinkA6X6 SDHC card patch
A6X6 SDHC card patch

Improvement:
1. It makes A6X6 support 4G SDHC card.

Notice:
1. The patch is suitable for WM5.0 and WM6.0
2. It needs to reinstall this patch into device after clean boot.
3. ROM image upgrade could not success with all 4G card. Only 2G SD card (including 2G) can upgrade successfully.

Installation instruction:
1. Unzip A6X6_SDHC.rar file.
2. Copy A6X6_SDHC.CAB into A6X6, then double click to run.



File Size 40.84 (KBytes)

Rob

Rob S - can you describe what you mean by a clean boot...is that the same as a soft reset?

Thanks Pete

Hi Pete
I am only a novice at computers my self.
and takes me a bit of time to around some of the terminology my self.
But i did manage to get windows mobile 6 installed and running.
And if i can do it it cant be that hard.
I only copied and pasted that info from ASUS.
But at a guess i would say a clean boot is the same as a soft reset.
Post that question on the forum some else will sure know.
Let me know when you get it sorted or any more problems.


Regards Rob

Thanks Rob - I think I'll just try the patch and see how that goes.

hi patrol 22,
might be helpful.
don't have your machine, but if you go to google and type in long questions like "asus pda will not recognize sdhc card" or similar, it usually shows geek forums that discuss these problems.
they are a friendly bunch and usually have had, and solved, these probs.
the world of microsoft is a blur to me but i got there in the end,
worth it when you get a 8g card working.
good luck
howie