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More info?)
AFAIK the only way to know what is in ROM versus what you added later is to
refer back to the original documentation, box, or website of your device.
also note: Ipaq's do have the "Ipaq File Store" which is a small bit of
storage in ROM. anything stored in there will be retained during a hard
reset, so if your wiping your device clean to sell it make sure you manually
check the Ipaq file store with the file explorer.
"Bryan Dickerson" <txprphan@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:%2307LWT0HFHA.2936@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| Great! Thanx!
|
| My last question in this vein: Is there a way to determine, via something
on
| the device and without doing a hard reset, what is stored in ROM vs. what
is
| stored in RAM?
|
| "Carl Rothman" <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote in message
| news:1QlVd.27394$Ew4.1133@fe08.lga...
| > Sorry to interfere because you're getting exactly the right advice from
| > Beverly, but, since she doesn't seem to be around at this moment, I'll
| throw
| > out an answer to your last question. The answer would be "Yes". However
| the
| > iPaq came when you bought it (new) is how it will be after a hard reset.
| >
| > In your case, it means that the program Nevo (whatever that is) was
placed
| > in the iPaq's ROM by the manufacturer. Things in ROM do not change from
a
| > hard reset.
| >
| > Hope this helps.
| >
| >
| > "Bryan Dickerson" <txprphan@netscape.net> wrote in message
| > news:e3XoYtzHFHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > > Thanks for your response.
| > >
| > > So the general rule of thumb would be whatever it comes with out of
the
| > > box
| > > would be what a hard reset takes you back to, right? So if it comes
with
| > > some non Windows-related software like Nevo, etc., then a hard-reset
| > > wouldn't kill that since it came with the iPaq. Correct?
| > >
| > > "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
| > > message news:ep2CoizHFHA.156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > >> ==========
| > >> Soft Reset... achieved by pressing the "reset button" somewhere on
the
| > >> device... equivalent to rebooting your pc, programs and data are
| > >> retained, simply a fresh boot.
| > >>
| > >> Note, close any documents or data records that may be open... i.e. if
| > >> you have been editing a file or record and still have it open when
you
| > >> press "reset" all of your current edits will probably be lost.
| > >>
| > >> ==========
| > >> Hard Reset... each device has a different procedure such as pressing
| > >> reset button while powering device on... check your manual.
| > >>
| > >> Everything in ram is _permanently_ erased, all programs and data...
| > >> device boots up in "factory default state"
| > >>
| > >> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
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