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Chapter 2 Advanced Settings
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Performing a Cold Boot
A cold boot cuts off power to your device, erasing all records and entries, deleting all
programs you have added, and restoring the device to default factory settings.
Never perform a cold boot unless a soft reset does not correct your problem. When
you perform your next ActiveSync operation, you can restore any data that you previ-
ously synchronized to your computer or you can restore data that you backed up to a
storage card.
You can perform a cold boot using the Boot Mode utility in the operating system, or by
pressing the Cold Boot hardware reset button in the PCMCIA bay.
Performing a Cold Boot using the Boot Mode Utility
1. Tap Start → Programs → Utilities → Boot Mode:
The BootMode screen opens.
2. Tap Cold Boot. The system is reset and you will
lose all data including all files in the RAM memory.
NOTE: When you perform a hard reset, the date
and time settings are not be retained. For-
mats, preferences, and other settings are
restored to their default factory settings.
Performing a Cold Boot using the Hardware Reset
Button
The hardware reset button enables you to reset the
PA982 in the even that the operating system does not
work or boot up.