Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Reset iPAQ 900 Business Messenger Series

Normal (Soft) Reset on a iPAQ 900 Business Messenger Series

NOTE: The device doesn’t have a hard drive that can be formatted.To format the device and restore the factory settings, perform afactory reset



A hard or a factory reset clears all user-defined settings,programs, and data to restore the device to its default settings.However, the data in the iPAQ File Store folder is untouched. Therefore, before performing a hard or a factory reset, save all your important data in the iPAQ File Store folder

Performing a Normal (Soft) Reset

A soft reset stops all the applications,but does not erase any programs or saved data. It also resets all hardware registers.Save any data within a application before performing a soft reset.

Follow these steps to perform a soft reset.


> Locate the recessed Reset button at the top of the device.


> Use the stylus to lightly press the Reset button.


> Release the Reset button. The device resets and turns on

Performing a Hard (Full ) Reset


Follow these steps to perform a hard reset.



1> Turn off the device.


2> Press the ok button located on the right side of the device and the Voice Commander button located on the left side of the device.


3> Use the stylus to lightly press the Reset button, keeping the ok and the Voice Commanderbuttons pressed.


Buttons combination for hard reset










--- Release the Reset button.


--- Release the ok button and the Voice Commander button when the Clean Boot message is displayed on the screen. The device restarts and turns on automatically.



Factory (Clean) Reset on a iPAQ 900



1> Performing a Factory (Clean) Reset on a iPAQ 900


2> Tap Start > Settings > System > Factory Recovery . The Factory Recovery screen is displayed.


3> Type 1234 in the text box.


4> Tap YES . The Clean Boot message is displayed on the screen and the device restarts and turns on automatically.

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