Question of the Morning (With Answer): My Ipaq 6515 keeps freezing HELP!
Happy Saturday. Here is a question that comes to us from John in Denver.
Admin – how can I stop my Ipaq 6515 from freezing up? I have had it for 2 years and love it but recently it has been slow as hell. I have a few programs on it but when i have anything open and the phone rings — I cant answer it. I try but it fails to pick up and the call goes to voicemail.
The camera app almost never starts and tells me – out of memory.
HELP ME ADMIN!
Solution:
Make sure you restart the beast daily and manage your memory with the task manager!
We bought our upgrade that doubled our memory from here: http://www/PocketPCTechs.com and we are very pleased!
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about 4 years ago
I’m not 100% sure about the iPaq, but most Windows Mobile 5.0 phones suffer from the same problem. When you ‘x’ out of a program it is still running in the back ground. If you do this too many times you will eventually take up all of your memory.
Periodically, you should clear the memory after running programs by going to start > settings > System tab > memory.
It is also good to hard reset those bad boys after a long period of use to start fresh. You lose any programs you had installed yourself and all of your settings though.
Also, do a search on Google for a ROM update for your device. ROM updates often fix many problems you experience with your device. If you decide to update the ROM make sure you follow the instructions to the letter or you might turn your phone into a paper weight.
about 4 years ago
thank u
about 4 years ago
The 6515 was my favorite phone almost two years ago and yes your issue is a combination of leaving programs running and having too many programs insalled.
The last update for the phone was more than a year ago – you can find it on HP’s site or Cingulars depending on if you have a 6515a b c or d.
There are also apps that close your apps when you hit the x.
If you really love your hp ipaq 6515 you could get a memory upgrade for under $100.
You can also upgrade to the 6915 that has WM5 (should be getting a wm6 update soon)
Whatcha Think?
about 1 year ago
Yes..HP IPAQ 6515, no doubt a beauty to have but the freezing problem sucks…Actual problem is with the back cover and battery.. u need to fit a small piece of paper along the battery edges so that it doesnt move n make sure the cover is fixed tight n smoothly..thats it..this wil resolve the problem..
M happy with this so far..tc
about 1 year ago
Hi guys..The freezing or hanging issue can be fixed by fixing the back switch underneath the battery cover..I rolled thr battery part with aluminium wire to make the bck cover edge heavy and this now keeps my ipaq fit…its workig g8 now….