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OT: HP Jornada 540 Message #1 Posted by Ren on 27 Mar 2008, 3:50 p.m. Howdy folks! Ever since my Cassiopeia E-11's died, I've been looking for a low cost (previously owned) PDA. Last week I picked up an HP Jornada 540 at a second hand store ($10 US). It came with cradle and charger, and the StowAway folding keyboard was $5 more. I sorta like it (it seems to lock up a lot) but it doesn't recognize any CompactFlash memory cards I put in it. (Yes, the cards are formatted to FAT16). Anybody have experience with these orphans? Ren dona nobis pacem

Re: OT: HP Jornada 540 Message #2 Posted by Juan J on 30 Mar 2008, 8:32 p.m., in response to message #1 by Ren Hello, The Jornada 540 has a CF Card slot on top of it, which is covered by a small lid that must be pulled up and then pushed down to keep it flush. Once you insert the card, the Jornada turns itself on. You can browse the card files using the File Explorer. From my experience, the Jornada 540 is stable unless you use the Media Player too much or you drop it. Hope this helps.

Re: OT: HP Jornada 540 Message #3 Posted by Ren on 2 Apr 2008, 10:01 p.m., in response to message #2 by Juan J Thanks Juan, I pulled the back cover off of it tonight and found some of the pins on the CompactFlash connector bent and sunk. I was able to straighten them enough to put a card in it and the system now recognizes the card. I'll only remove the card knowing that I may have to remove the back cover of the Jornada in order for it to be re-installed. Ren dona nobis pacem

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