Hi,

Can someone explain to me the different types of memory?:

Built in storage
Storage
Program

Which data will I lose if my battery runs out or if I do a hard reset?

Also, how have you allocated your memory?

Thanks,

Sabesh.

Anythi

"sabesh" <fuzz_bomb@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Can someone explain to me the different types of memory?:
>
> Built in storage
> Storage
> Program

On the device itself, there are two different kinds of memory.

ROM, which is read only, houses the core of your PDA. The OS, as well as
PExcel, PWord, your Contacts and Calender, etc. As i said this is Read Only,
and can't be altered unless you download an upgrade patch.

The second type would be RAM which is broken into two catagories:

1. Storage memory, which is where you would store any program that you
install, saved files, ebooks, etc. On your desktop PC, this would be like
the hard drive.

2. Program memory, which would be like the RAM on your PC. It would be the
memory needed to actually run the program(s).

RAM on a Pocket PC is split between Program and Storage memory. This is why
its always good if you have a choice between a 32 meg device, or a 64 meg
device to go with the 64 meg. Your device handles this split, although you
can adjust it temporarily to get more storage or program space, but in
general, its split 50/50. As you can see, if you get a device with 32 meg of
RAM, you actually end up with only 16 meg for storage.

Also, regarding ROM, it is my understanding that the Dell has extra ROM that
is user available. The iPaqs also have ROM available, although i believe
this is only for backup. I have neither the Dell, not the iPaq so if someone
wants to chime in on this, feel free.

Of course there is also memory cards, Compact Flash, SD, MMC.


>
> Which data will I lose if my battery runs out or if I do a hard reset?
>

Anything you have in RAM will be wiped out after a hard reset, or battery
failure.

> Also, how have you allocated your memory?
>

Whenever possible, I try and load all my programs and saved files onto a
storage card. Also its very important to do regular backups on your device.
I back mine up every day. I would say once a week would be fine. In the
event of a hard reset, or dead battery, its much quicker and simpler to
restore your files from a backup, than it is to hunt down all the programs
you've downloaded or bought, and re-install them one by one.

Rob