 SL-5500 Memory Limits?, What are the limits on SD/CF memory |
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 Nov 2 2004, 05:07 AM
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Hi!
This is a bit of a Newbie question, so apologies if I should have posted it elsewhere. I've just bought a second-hand SL-5500 with a 64MB SD card and a 32MB CF card. I would like to expand the system memory/storage considerably but I'm not sure what limits there are on the size of SD/CF memory I can use. I don't want to spend lots of money on cards if (a) the Z can't use them at all or (  the Z can only address a small part of them.I contacted Sharp Service and was told that the limits are 128 and 192 for SD RAM and CF RAM respectively. I presume that these figures are in MB and only apply to memory (RAM/ROM) rather than storage (disk) devices. However, this doesn't seem to stack-up with various comments I've read on the ZUG mailing lists and other places, which seem to indicate that people are using up to 1GB SD card and 512MB/1GB CF cards and also using up to 4GB CF microdrives.  Is there a FAQ somewhere which details what the limits are (if any) and what devices do/don't work with the Z? Many thanks in advance, John (slightly confused but fascinated with the idea of Linux of a handheld!) |
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Oct 25 2008, 06:29 AM
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largest ive tried is 1gb and had no trouble with that
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Oct 25 2008, 08:36 AM
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QUOTE(telemetric_au @ Oct 25 2008, 06:29 AM)  largest ive tried is 1gb and had no trouble with that Thanks for the response. 1 GB CF cards are difficult to find nowadays, I think. I would hope to know how well the SL-5600 handles 4, 8, 16 GB CF cards though. |
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John Smith TIF SL-5500 Memory Limits? Nov 2 2004, 05:07 AM
Mitch I've got a 5500 and have a 512mb CF card, whic... Nov 2 2004, 06:16 AM tumnus You cannot physically expand the RAM in the 5500. ... Nov 2 2004, 07:04 AM John Smith TIF Thanks for the help Mitch and Tumnus.
I don't... Nov 2 2004, 03:07 PM Shdwdrgn I believe the confusing numbers that Sharp reporte... Nov 3 2004, 03:17 PM John Smith TIF Thanks for the explanation shdwdrgn (ShadowDragon?... Nov 4 2004, 01:52 AM Shdwdrgn Actually the spec for the CF slot really did say 1... Nov 4 2004, 02:14 PM OttoAcuna Hello!! from a Newbie from the Tropics.
I... Dec 5 2004, 09:39 PM John Smith TIF Hi Otto,
I haven't used a microdrive myself (... Dec 6 2004, 02:58 AM
kybKenny Hi
I used a 2GB Hitachi Microdrive with my SL-55... Aug 1 2005, 07:48 AM dlichterman Ive got a 1 gig SD card and a CF Ambicom Wifi card Sep 25 2005, 12:24 PM nick88 Has anyone tried a 2GB SD card? I'm thinking ... Mar 31 2006, 09:54 AM telemetric_au i believe i recall reading in other threads that t... Apr 4 2006, 06:52 PM nick88 Well, I got two SD cards: 1 1GB and 1 2GB cards. ... Apr 6 2006, 05:43 AM Sharpspark I have a SL-5500 with stock rom and I've been ... Aug 3 2006, 05:20 AM telemetric_au http://www.tyrannozaurus.com/?q=wiki/SDCompatList
... Apr 17 2007, 11:39 PM jocasmi And so, what's about? Jun 29 2007, 05:46 PM telemetric_au the 2gb sd kingston didnt work, not that ive had a... Jun 30 2007, 07:11 PM chrisl QUOTE(telemetric_au @ Jun 30 2007, 09:11 PM)t... Jun 30 2007, 08:42 PM telemetric_au QUOTE(chrisl @ Jul 1 2007, 03:42 PM)QUOTE(tel... Jul 2 2007, 03:06 PM chrisl QUOTE(telemetric_au @ Jul 2 2007, 05:06 PM)QU... Jul 2 2007, 04:59 PM telemetric_au It Works !!, thanks a bunch !!
... Jul 2 2007, 09:39 PM jackschmidt I want to dig this thread back up because I have a... Oct 25 2008, 04:39 AM |
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