hx2110 - question about sync cables

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Hi there

Am new to this forum as just bought a HP hx2110 on an online auction. It didn't come with a cable to connect to my PC. I was wondering if someone could answer these questions for me (they are quite straight forward really..).

I was wondering if I should just buy a cheap sync cable, and was wondering if this is all I need to grab documents and other info off my pda. I know that this will syncronise the calendar, email, etc, but I wanted to check that this would allow me to transfer word docs, excel files to my PC.

And I also wanted to know whether this sync cable would grab everything from a sd card inside my pda?

Thanks heaps, I know that these are probably very obvious answers to these questions, but just want to check.

Thanks

[Nurhisham Hussein]

I was wondering if I should just buy a cheap sync cable, and was wondering if this is all I need to grab documents and other info off my pda.

As long as the connector is compatible - and you have to be careful about this - then yes, you shouldn't have any problems. Just download and install Activesync on your PC first.


And I also wanted to know whether this sync cable would grab everything from a sd card inside my pda?

I don't know about "grab" - it's pretty similar to what you do on the desktop explorer (if a bit less reliable). Your SD card will appear as a separate folder to your PDA explorer window (through Activesync). To be on the safe side though, get a card reader - it's more reliable and quite a bit faster than Activestink.

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thanks for the response.

i've been looking online for the right sync cable but not many of them specify my model.

are most of the hp connectors compatible? i saw a post previously that basically said the models listed below use the came connectors. Do you know if this is correct? as i'm currently thinking of buying a universal ipaw non-hp brand cable....

here is the list:

iPAQ h1910
iPAQ h1915
iPAQ h1930
iPAQ h1935
iPAQ h1937
iPAQ h1940
iPAQ h1945
iPAQ h2200
iPAQ h2210
iPAQ h2215
iPAQ h3835
iPAQ h3850
iPAQ h3870
iPAQ h3950
iPAQ h3970
iPAQ h3975
iPAQ h4150
iPAQ h4155
iPAQ h4350
iPAQ h4355
iPAQ h5150
iPAQ h5400
iPAQ h5450
iPAQ h5455
iPAQ h5550
iPAQ h5555
iPAQ h6300
iPAQ h6315
iPAQ hw6500
iPAQ hw6510
iPAQ hw6515
iPAQ hx2100
iPAQ hx2110
iPAQ hx2400
iPAQ hx2410
iPAQ hx2700
iPAQ hx2750
iPAQ hx2755
iPAQ hx4700
iPAQ hx4705
iPAQ rx3115
iPAQ rx3715
iPAQ rz1715

[Nurhisham Hussein]

For the most part, I believe most iPaqs do have compatible connectors - the problem is that a few don't, which makes things a little confusing. Maybe someone else can answer this.

[Darius Wey]

For the most part, I believe most iPaqs do have compatible connectors - the problem is that a few don't, which makes things a little confusing. Maybe someone else can answer this.

Yes, almost all iPAQs have a universal connector. There are a couple of exceptions - namely, the h1900 series which has a reversed connector, and the h3100, h3600, and h3700 series which have different connectors altogether.

To cut a long story short, a universal iPAQ sync cable should work fine with your hx2110.

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thanks so much for this, I really appreciate it!