Chapter 2 Advanced Settings
37Performing a Cold BootA 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.