Hard Reset (or Full Reset)
Performing a hard reset, all settings, records and programs stored in the Pda
(except the ones stored in Rom) will be erased.
After a Hard Reset formats, preferences, and other settings will be restored to the factory default settings.
You can restore any previous data if you got a Backup of your device before the hard reset otherwise you will need to reinstall any third-party applications.
If you are hard resetting your device owing to some hard problem i suggest
to restores installed applications without using the backup if you are not sure
that backup data do not include the problem you wish to solve also. In few words a hard reset allows you to start everything over from scratch.
WARNING: for WM 5.0 users (wrongly called also as WM 2005)
The new operative system Windows Mobile 5.0 totally modified the use and the construction of the internal memory of the PDA. For all the models that use this new O.S. the Ram is used only as the operative memory while the users' programs before loaded into the same kind of memory are now stored in Rom (or FRom, FlashRom etc) that is working now as an HD and is no longer subject to the lost of data following a full discharge of battery.
What said above causes a possible different execution of the usual HardReset operation. We can note that, while the soft reset is still unchanged, for the classic Hard Reset, that resumes the original default setting, has been added new processes with different name and result quite different from the hard reset as usually known. We may say something like the Warm reset of Palm already used. So for any new pda will be added the new procedure if any (the one that is different from the classic Hard Reset ) and it will be shown by a different colour.
ATTENTION: The soft reset requires only to push a button and the only
difference is the place where this button is located. It is not so easy to perform an Hard Reset as, in many cases each group of devices has its own procedure and buttons locations.
To try to make it easy the instructions are shown quoting the relative devices:
AUDIOVOX /-
1032C Maestro
Press the power button while pressing and holding the reset switch with the stylus, and then release the power button. When a screen appears, release the reset switch. When initialization is completed, the Welcome screen
appears. Set up the system as in the case of startup process.
ACER /-
n10/n20/n30
for the soft reset note that these model have the button in different places (at the bottom, rear or side).
To perform an hard reset you need instead to to toggle the reset switch to the left and back to the right.
The reset switch is usually at the bottom of the devices except for n20 model for which you have to remove battery
as the reset switch is located in the right side of the battery bay.
n50
For this model to perform a soft reset use the tip of the stylus to press the reset button inside the hole on the left
side of the unit. To perform an hard reset, while holding the Today and Messaging buttons, press the reset button
inside the hole as detailed above.
n300
While holding pressed the Messaging and Today buttons in front of the device, press the reset button into the hole
at the bottom of the handheld.
ASUS /-
MyPAL 620
Press and hold at the same time the button 3 (Contact) and the stylus in the "Reset" button located on the right
of MyPal to access to "BIOS" . Using the stylus press the button "Reset" and all is done.
It appears that there is another way to perform an Hard Reset on this device. Push and hold power button and press the reset button and all is done.
a716
This device has in the space under the battery a little switch that you can move to disable the Backup battery.
As to reach the switch you removed the main battery, this action performs an Hard Reset. (this is another way along with the mutiple buttons to avoid accidental hard resets)
a730
You can use the second procedure mentioned above for the a620, I.E.
To press the power button and at the same time the soft reset button using the stylus.
a632/a636
To perform an Hard reset press and hold the power button while you press the tip of your stylus on the reset switch at the bottom. This will cancell all data that unit is elaborating reinstating the device to the default setting
of the watch.
To perform a Clean Boot (that really coorrespond to a true Hard Reset), press the Speaker (-) button and at the same time the button Change Modality and also the stylus on the reset button. This will reinstate the device to the
original default setting.
a626/a686/a696
To perform a clean reset, press the launch button simultaneously pressing the stylus on the reset button. Then when a warning message appears follow the instructions and press to do clean reset, or press to leave the operation screen. Performing a clean reset will delete all data.
Mars II/(O2 xda Zinc)
To perform a hard reset, use the stylus to reach the reset button found besides the device's camera button.
Keep the stylus on the reset button and press the Up Navigation button at the same time.
P535 - P735
To restore default settings tap Start > Settings > System tab > Default Settings.
Input ‘1234’ in password field and tap Ok confirm that you want to restore the default settings.
You can also performe the hard reset by pressing the UP button of the navigation key and the reset button at the same time.
