installing flash memory

[d94]

iv heard that the raphael and the diamond share similar mainboards..and that it may be possible to solder on flash memory

anyone of heard of such a thing?

[1999TL]

I've heard that the Raphael has plenty of memory so this is not necessary.

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by 1999TL

I've heard that the Raphael has plenty of memory so this is not necessary.

He's referring to flash memory, not RAM. The Diamond has 192MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM and 4GB of onboard flash memory, but no microSD slot. The Touch Pro has 288MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, and a microSD slot, but no onboard flash memory. He's wondering if it would be possible to add onboard flash memory to the Touch Pro since he suspects (maybe correctly) that they share the same or similar mainboards.

My suspicion, though, is that this is impossible for a variety of reasons. The one I'll highlight, though, is that they likely connected the Touch Pro's microSD slot to whatever contact points are used for flash memory in Diamond, making it an either/or scenario. I doubt they'd leave perfectly good an open potential connections unused on both models. Since one supports one and the other supports the other (and since the Verizon Diamond trades the 4GB onboard for the microSD), this is probably due to there being only one possible connection for "removable" memory.

[themuffinman]

Originally Posted by TurboFool

He's referring to flash memory, not RAM. The Diamond has 192MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM and 4GB of onboard flash memory, but no microSD slot. The Touch Pro has 288MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, and a microSD slot, but no onboard flash memory. He's wondering if it would be possible to add onboard flash memory to the Touch Pro since he suspects (maybe correctly) that they share the same or similar mainboards.

My suspicion, though, is that this is impossible for a variety of reasons. The one I'll highlight, though, is that they likely connected the Touch Pro's microSD slot to whatever contact points are used for flash memory in Diamond, making it an either/or scenario. I doubt they'd leave perfectly good an open potential connections unused on both models. Since one supports one and the other supports the other (and since the Verizon Diamond trades the 4GB onboard for the microSD), this is probably due to there being only one possible connection for "removable" memory.

That would still take us back to what 1999tl said, would it be worth it, possibly destroying your phone, just to have flash memory? Microsd vs flash memory, I think thats an easy decision for most of us.

[Mr. X]

Originally Posted by TurboFool

He's referring to flash memory, not RAM. The Diamond has 192MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM and 4GB of onboard flash memory, but no microSD slot. The Touch Pro has 288MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, and a microSD slot, but no onboard flash memory. He's wondering if it would be possible to add onboard flash memory to the Touch Pro since he suspects (maybe correctly) that they share the same or similar mainboards.

My suspicion, though, is that this is impossible for a variety of reasons. The one I'll highlight, though, is that they likely connected the Touch Pro's microSD slot to whatever contact points are used for flash memory in Diamond, making it an either/or scenario. I doubt they'd leave perfectly good an open potential connections unused on both models. Since one supports one and the other supports the other (and since the Verizon Diamond trades the 4GB onboard for the microSD), this is probably due to there being only one possible connection for "removable" memory.

The diamond has: 256MB ROM 288MB RAM (256 for app, 32mb for Video) and 4GB internal storage

The Pro has: 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM (dont know about video) and a Storage card expansion slot.

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by Juggalo_X

The diamond has: 256MB ROM 288MB RAM (256 for app, 32mb for Video) and 4GB internal storage

The Pro has: 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM (dont know about video) and a Storage card expansion slot.

I was unaware Sprint had upgraded the Diamond over its GSM counterpart which has only 192MB of RAM. I had been under the impression that they HAD upgraded the ROM, though. My mistake.

[Mr. X]

Originally Posted by TurboFool

I was unaware Sprint had upgraded the Diamond over its GSM counterpart which has only 192MB of RAM. I had been under the impression that they HAD upgraded the ROM, though. My mistake.

yah the CDMA devices got some extra ram

[InvincibleLiving]

Originally Posted by Juggalo_X

The diamond has: 256MB ROM 288MB RAM (256 for app, 32mb for Video) and 4GB internal storage

The Pro has: 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM (dont know about video) and a Storage card expansion slot.

it's not that i didnt know these specs... but i have a mogul... so just seeing these listed again brought a tear of joy to my eye! lol God Bless HTC

[Chef Ben]

Originally Posted by TurboFool

He's referring to flash memory, not RAM. The Diamond has 192MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM and 4GB of onboard flash memory, but no microSD slot. The Touch Pro has 288MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, and a microSD slot, but no onboard flash memory.

Just to correct you, the CDMA Diamond has 288MB of RAM...not 192.

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by MobileBiz

Thanks! So the Sprint HTC Touch Pro does not have any flash memory at all just a card slot correct?

Does anyone remember the old programs like Stacker that used compression to increase hard drive capacity? Is anything like that available for cards or jump drives? Just curious if you could double the extra storage for the 4GB Diamond if you needed to.

The HTC Touch Pro has 512MB of ROM and a microSD card slot. The Diamond contains 4GB of flash memory in ADDITION to the ROM, and in place of a card slot.

As for compression, those whole-drive compression methods had two major problems: performance (it took a lot of work to be constantly compressing and decompressing files) and reliability (they essentially converted the whole drive into one file, so any corruption would destroy everything), which is why they're pretty much non-existent now. Also I don't think the phones could handle that strain.

Originally Posted by Chef Ben

Just to correct you, the CDMA Diamond has 288MB of RAM...not 192.

I think I've already been corrected at least twice, but maybe it wasn't this thread. Hadn't realized they had changed it for the CDMA version when I wrote that.