Re: Help! iPAQ 5450 Soo...ooo Sloo...ooow

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From: iPAQer (ipaqer_at_dontgotmail.com)
Date: 04/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:05:26 +0000

In article <opr6eqyafhjqbae8@news.microsoft.com>,
 Brad Isaac <admin@pocketpcaddict_stopspams.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 18:21:11 +0000, iPAQer <ipaqer@dontgotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It's so bad that the auto scroll function in my Mobipocket Reader almost
> > grinds to a halt, as do the cascading letter tiles in Bookworm.
> >
> > I have tried defragging my flash card and removing and re-installing
> > Mobi Reader in main memory but the slow, jerky scrolling action persists.
> >
> > However, combined storage and program free memory rarely falls below 28
> > MB and my iPAQ thrashes all of the author's benchmark tests when running
> > Pocket Hackmaster.
> >
> > I have the latest version of Pocket PC plus all relevant updates and so
> > I am absolutely flummoxed. Will someone kindly suggest a solution - it's
> > driving me nuts!
> >
> > Jack
>
> Jack,
>
> Are your mobi-books slow if you keep them in main memory with the flash
> card out of your ipaq?
>
> If they run just fine, and you definately suspect the card, here's what I
> would do. I'd backup the contents of the SD card to my desktop hard drive
> (then I'd check all of the files to make sure they copied properly because
> sometimes in situations like this they won't) Copy them all over and then
> use a card reader to format that card.
>
> Then I'd try adding a book back to the flash card. Is it jerky? If not,
> you can slowly add programs back one at a time, testing in between each
> install to make sure it isn't just one app throwing a wrench into the
> works.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Brad

Brad,

Thank you for your very helpful reply.

The thing is I don't actually suspect either of my cards. The slow and
jerky scrolling effect is just as prevalent on Mobi e-news which is
automatically downloaded every morning onto a different card (a 128 MB
SD card). My e-book source documents are stored on a 512 MB CF card
whilst the Mobi application proper has been re-installed all over the
show including the iPAQ file store.

However, I followed your suggestion; removed both cards and copied Mobi
Reader and several books into main memory. Ahhhhhrrrrgggg!!!!!!
Any other ideas will be gratefully appreciated.

Jack

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