I have a machine that I'm considering for Windows 8. It's a bit old but runs Windows 7 well enough. It has DX9 graphics but no WDDM.
Will aero effects be disabled or is WDDM an actual requirement?
I've seen that it'll run in a virtual machine so I'm guessing it's suggested to have WDDM but not required.
Dunno about you but i got 64mb graphics card, not wddm not intel not ati, not nvidia, it is VIA very crap, but ALL AERO EFFETS WORK PERFECTLY it might be cuz i have 2GB ram
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I've recently upgraded my Himalaya device to 2003SE and thought of bringing a new lease of life into my IPAQ 3630 that I use with the kids.
The same processor and RAM as the Wallaby so in theory this should work.
I was thinking of using the Ipaq bootloader with the .nb1 file designed for the wallaby in order to achieve 2003 on the unit.
Has anyone either tried this before or have a general opinion about the feasibility of the idea?
It wont work. They are different devices. And btw, Wallaby has 32 MB ROM, 3630 only has 16 mb ROM.....
i don't think it will work...
processor and RAM itself is not the only issue....
you must have sufficient ROM space to accommodating the WM2003 ROM, not to mention the drivers included may not support the other hardware in your iPAQ.
I wish you luck.
I figured as much on the driver side of things. Although the RAM does appear to be 32MB which is the only reason I considered it. Oh well back to the drawing board.
dunno if this has been discussed here cause i havent seen anything about it. it is know that vista has a program called ReadyBoost, which integrates usb removable storage to the ram and i was wondering seen as it was ported to XP could it be done for windows mobile? using the storage card of course. sorry if this topic was dismissed already, i couldnt find anything related.
Smart thought acctually
But i doub't it
storage card is much slower than onboard ram therefore the idea is pretty weak.
I'm not sure it it would be of much use, since SD cards are extremely slow compared to ram memory.
Since data that needs to be accessed fast and frequently usually gets stored in ram, attempting to use falsh card as RAM would cause extreme slowdown of your device.
Also, the readyBoost doesn't integrate into RAM, but serves more as something like extended disk cache - some frequently accessed files can be stored in flash memory (faster then HDD and less power-consuming), so there are less random reads of HDD needed, resulting in better performance, and increased battery life on laptops.
For pocket PC's doing it the other way around (ramdisk - using part of RAM as emulated storage card) makes a bit more sense an is quite useful on devices with much RAM - for example keeping web browser's temporary files in ramdisk can boost its performance a lot.
i knew it is slower but i had the doubt these days and i wanted to ask. i read about the hardware way that works on some PPCs but i dont want to mess with mine like that.
mr_deimos another way could be using storage memory for it, it wont be as slow as storage card but it could work, the way windows use it, using HDD storage as temp. newer ppcs have a lot of memory, 32mbs of extra ram will be really usefull. i hope u get the idea.
While ReadyBoost is pretty much useless with today's RAM setups and the XP port is pretty much worthless for the same reason, it actually could make some sense under Windows Mobile. Even some of the newer devices come out with a measly 64MB of RAM that probably could profit from some extra (even slow) memory. SD card File transfer rates may be beyond good and evil on a mobile, but access times are actually very good and that is exactly what ReadyBoost uses to begin with. Focusing on the currently active program in favor of some swapped background applications could save the day every now and then. Think about it the next time Navigon and Opera crap out on you because you don't have enough free memory :>
I know that the storage Ram is different than the Memory Ram, however a ramdisk using the extra storage ram would be nice.
I've asked this question before and have yet to ever find a solution.
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I am surprised. I used some windows 7 tips to disable services and windows take only 200 mb ram. run perfectly. but there is a problem nothing happens when i click a metro app. screen resolution on 1366x768
I'm surprised you got it installed at all. I tried to install it on a laptop with 1.5gb ram and it told me I had to buy some more ram if I wanted to install it. How did you get passed the check?
there was no check like this. i burned 32 bit dvd and installed it.
Windows 8 can be installed on a computer with 512 MB of RAM. Instruction is presented on the site software-expert.ru/2012/03/10/windows8-consumer-preview-install. In Russian.
No surprise here... Win7 Runs just fine on 512mb of ram... Win8 is pretty ram efficient (More than Win7 and I've gotten Win7 to run on 256mb of ram)
I just wonder... How much can you multitask before the PC starts crapping out? XP
Maybe it was because I was trying to install the 64bit version, I shall recheck. Seemed weird as it was already running developer preview.
Thanks for your comments.
They kinda had to make it as efficient as possible, after all its targeted for ARM devices as well.
I have two Special prototype handheld's with different firmware and software but the hardware's identical, is there away to make a backup of the internal drive to be used as a backup and flash onto both systems. Is there away to do a full system backup and recovery install?
They are prototypes that have been discontinued and sold. I would like to make a backup of the internals before playing around with the hardware. They are running Windows CE 4.2 (so windows mobile 2003 SE)
I was able to get them to boot and they run like normal. definitely the most unique windows handheld ever made.
Of course no manufacture support is available for this device. Basically they don't exist outside the military. Now sold as surplus.
I will update with Specs and Pics
CPU: XScale PXA255 400 Mhz
SD Ram: 90 MB
2 Drives: 1 Flash and 1 SD Ram drive
OS: Windows CE 4.2
Communication: PCMCIA Mesh Network Cards
Hey guys, just putting this out there.
Valve said that you can install any OS you want on this including windows which is better for game support. Proton is great and all but doesnt have 100% coverage.
So what this means is it probably has an accessible BIOS (maybe even cpu undervolting possible) and should let you boot from sd card. This would be great for keeping steam os on the main storage just to see how it goes and for emulators. And then any game that doesnt run properly under proton you can quickly plug in an sd card with bootable windows and play those games there.
What do you guys think if this is possible would you do it? or what other os would you install?
As seen on many SBCs (i.e. RPi, odroid...), sd-card booting is rather slow.
You Do not want that for a Windows-Installation.
My guess is that they wanted to make thing as cheap as possible. A Windows 10 license adds somewhat $50-$100 to the pricetag. Plus they would have to certify the steamdeck for Windows.... Also adds costs, time and maybe IT is not possible at all.
I'd rather go with swapping PCIe-SSDs. Although that might void the warranty.
I agree, I think sd card booting will be slow. But, it's not impossible. Think, booting Ubuntu with a CD. It's slow to boot but once booted mostly everything is in memory and pretty quick.
Ssd... usb... same ole...
My ole elite book 820 1st version, is a corporate laptop, more open than oems, I5 is rapid, 256 pcie used for (broken)wan, wiped giving me a 250 c drive, sata filled with 250gig of fruity midi and softsynths, when hooked up to my studio, best sounds where i live lol, no lag, latency pretty much zero, using win 7 x64 ultimate
Same speeds, usb3 speed, that's how I see it, or usb 2 most likely for most...
That's your actual hardware speed...
chip performance re: running an os, my ssd is faster than the old ones with moving part's... ssd loses files, the old ones we could find easier... with rstudio etc..
Think about it... your ssd is using usb (most likely 3) to transfer through the usb bus...
And if memory serves me correctly, ssd's can only handle on average 200,000,000 read write's, now what does all this mountin partitions do?
Wear the heck out of those rw
ssd all the way.... the frequencies are the key to speed
i wish they would have put a usb A port on the device and that they would have planned for easier replacement of SSD.