Managing Your Device 205
Warning! Your device will be set back to factory default settings. Make sure that
any additional installed programs and/or user data have been backed up
before you perform a hard reset.
Important If Encrypt files placed on storage cards is or was enabled before, then
backup all files from the storage card before using Clear Storage, performing
a hard reset, or updating the ROM system software. Otherwise you will
no longer be able to access the encrypted files on the storage card. Use
ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center to transfer files between your
storage card and computer. After the procedure, copy your files back to the
storage card.
To perform a hard reset
1. Slide down VOLUME CONTROL and press the RESET button
simultaneously.
2.
Release the RESET button, but keep holding down the VOLUME
CONTROL slider until you see this message on the screen:
Press POWER to restore factory default.
Press Camera Key to exit.
3. Press the POWER button to proceed with the hard reset;
otherwise, press the CAMERA button to exit.
Clear Storage
Another way of clearing the device storage and reset all settings back to
factory default settings is to use the Clear Storage feature. You can also use
Clear Storage to reformat the device’s flash disk.You will lose all your data and
files on the device storage and/or flash disk when you use Clear Storage, so
make sure to do a backup first.
Important If Encrypt files placed on storage cards is or was enabled before, then
backup all files from the storage card before using Clear Storage, hard
reset or updating the ROM system software. Otherwise you will no longer
be able to access the encrypted files on the storage card. Use ActiveSync
or Windows Mobile Device Center to transfer files between your storage
card and computer. After the procedure, copy your files back to the
storage card.
To clear the storage, reformat the flash disk, or both
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clear Storage.