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Q: Jornada 560 Series PDA and Installation of a Flash Card ( Answered 3 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: Jornada 560 Series PDA and Installation of a Flash Card
Category: Computers > Hardware
Asked by: torrealta-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 26 Nov 2002 12:44 PST
Expires: 26 Dec 2002 12:44 PST
Question ID: 115022
Is there a step-by-step procedure necessary to install a Type I Flash
Card on a Jornada 550 Series PDA?  Recently I purchased a 256mb
Simpletech Type I Flash Card with the hope of expanding my Jornada's
memory capacity.  Upon installation I received the following message:
“Unrecognized Card”, “Enter the name of the device driver for the
card.  For information, see the card manufacturer’s documentation.”,
“Unknown card in Socket 1”.  The result of an inquiry with Simpletech
suggested the 'new' Simpletech flash card was 'bad' and should be
returned to vendor.  The result of an inquiry with HP suggested I
instead use a 'new' Kingston-brand Type I flash card.  The result of
installing a 'new' Kingston-brand Type flash card was the original
error message (“Unrecognized Card”, “Enter the name of the device
driver for the card.  For information, see the card manufacturer’s
documentation.”, “Unknown card in Socket 1”).
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Subject: Re: Jornada 560 Series PDA and Installation of a Flash Card
Answered By: sublime1-ga on 26 Nov 2002 16:32 PST
Rated:3 out of 5 stars
 
torrealta...

The HP site refers you to the owner's manual, which can
be downloaded in pdf file format here:
http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/manualCategory.jhtml?reg=&cc=&pagetype=manual&prodId=hpjornada563928&sw_lang=en&lc=en&docparent=11800410

From the pdf manual for the 560 series:

"CompactFlash cards provide a wide range of additional
 functionality, such as additional memory, removable
 storage, connection to an external monitor, connection
 to a network, and modems. Many cards have been tested
 specifically for use with the hp Jornada. For a list
 of recommended cards, visit the hp Web site at
 www.hp.com/jornada  [Researcher's note - this page no
 longer exists]
 ...Your hp Jornada supports CompactFlash Type I and
 Type I extended cards.
 Before you can use a particular card, you must have
 a driver for that card. Your hp Jornada includes
 drivers for many popular cards, and others are
 included on the Pocket PC Companion CD. If you cannot
 find a driver for your card on the CD, the software
 drivers for the Microsoft Windows for Pocket PC
 operating system should be available from the card’s
 manufacturer. Install software drivers as you would
 install any other software or program. For more
 information, see “Adding or Removing Programs,”
 earlier in this chapter.
 To install a CompactFlash card
 1. Remove the dummy card from the CompactFlash card slot.
 2. If the card is a Type I extended card, remove the
 CompactFlash door.
 3. Align the card as shown in the diagram, and push
 it into the slot until it clicks into place."

The Kingston company's site lists your 256MB flash
card on this page, and notes the following:

"Supports the latest operating systems and supporting
 software applications including Windows® XP, Windows®
 2000, Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® NT, Macintosh®
 OS and OS/2 Warp."
http://www.kingston.com/products/cf.asp

Moreover, Kington's driver download page does not list
a driver for Windows for Pocket PC for the flash memory
cards:
http://www.kingston.com/support/downloads/default.asp

There is a link for a contact page:
http://www.kingston.com/support/newtechsupportform.asp

Presumably, however, this means that you can use a generic
driver for a 256MB compact flash card, which, as the pdf
manual notes: "are included on the Pocket PC Companion CD"
or are already loaded onto the unit. This suggests that you
follow the instructions for “Adding or Removing Programs",
as noted above in the pdf manual.

You would know more about that process, since I do not own
a Jornada, however, since the process is likely similar to
MS Windows, you would likely have a window that lists the
devices installed on your PDA, and be able to select 
"update driver" or "add new device". A look at the help
files for Active Sync should help you with this.

Since HP's default page for listing compatible accessories
is no longer functional [ www.hp.com/jornada ] I was unable
to verify that your unit will accept a 256MB flash card,
however, it is possible that newer drivers are included in
the HP's 13MB update package, available for download here:
http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport/swindex.pl?p=hpjornada563924&l=en&c=PocketPC2002
 

Searches done, via Google:

Jornada 560 manual
://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=Jornada+560+manual

Jornada 560 flash card
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Jornada+560+flash+card

"Windows for Pocket PC" site:www.kingston.com
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Windows+for+Pocket+PC%22+site%3Awww.kingston.com

Kingston flash card driver
://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=Kingston+flash+card+driver

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sublime1-ga
torrealta-ga rated this answer:3 out of 5 stars

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