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Sekera,
Don't panic. You're frequent resets are probably not due to any hardware problem. It's a learning curve issue on the proper care and feeding of a Pocket PC.
All pocket PCs have limited RAM, and the 1910 at 46meg is more limited than most. Pocket PCs share that RAM between storing and running programs. When it gets too full it will lock up, requiring a soft reset. This causes no damage and does not indicate a hardware problem. Once you understand how the PPC uses RAM there are steps you can take to eliminate the reset issue.
1. Your 1910 splits its 46meg between storing and running programs. The more RAM used up in storing programs means the less available for running them. So it is a good idea to load as many programs as possible into the SD card. Most PPC programs will work from there just fine, with no more effect than a slightly longer start-up as the program is loaded from SD to RAM. The few PPC programs that must be loaded to RAM will tell you this up front.
2. Unlike other versions of Windows, CE does not close a program when you tap the "X" icon. It puts them to sleep in the background, where they still use up some RAM. Now CE is supposed to identify when the RAM is getting crowded, and automatically kill background programs when the memory needs to be used by active programs, but this feature doesn't really work well. Eventually the RAM is used up and the PPC locks up-requiring a soft reset to flush the RAM. Just think of the soft reset as a re-boot.
3. The way to avoid these problems is to shut programs down completely when you are done with them. You can do this within the software suite built into the PPC by going to Settings/system/memory/running programs and turning some of them off. You can also install some third party software that simplifies the process. Most of these programs have additional features that make them very useful to have on your machine. Many, like WISBAR and ICBAR are even free.
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