Acer DX900 Hard Reset

Performing a Normal (Soft) Reset on a Acer DX900

A normal reset is sometimes referred to as a soft reset. A normal reset stops all running applications but does not erase any programs or saved data.

Caution be sure to save any unsaved data before performing a normal reset since a normal reset erases all unsaved data.

To perform a soft reset:

1. Press the RESET button of Pocket PC with the tip of the stylus.

Performing a Hard Reset on a Acer DX900

A full reset is sometimes referred to as a hard reset. Perform a full reset when you want to clear all settings, programs and data from RAM.

Caution if you perform a full reset, your Acer DX900 returns to its default settings and looses all information that is not recorded in ROM.

To perform a hard reset:

1. Press and hold both POWER button and RESET button for a while, then release them simultaneously. Wait for a few seconds until the screen wakes up displaying the model name, firmware version and firmware build date of your device, instantly press and hold .
2. Appropriate situation: If a previous reset has already been attempted and the Pocket PC is still unable to maintain normal operations, has no response, or if the screen is frozen.
3. Before executing the preceding “Cold boot method”, please carefully consider the following instructions and then decide on the cold boot method.
4. After a cold boot is performed, if no buttons are pressed, when Pocket PC automatically completes the system startup process, the last display will be the Today screen. This is identical to the reset result.
5. If a previous reset has already been attempted but the Pocket PC is still unable to maintain normal operation, consider the following solution:

Press and hold both POWER button and RESET button for a while, then release them simultaneously. Wait for a few seconds until the screen wakes up displaying the modelname, firmware version and firmware build date of your device, instantly press and hold .

1. Continue pressing and release it when you see this message shown on the screen.

The operation “Erase all data and load default?” will delete all the data you stored on your device and restore it back to factory default settings.

1. If you press upon seeing the line “Yes [press CAMERA button]” at the bottom of screen, all the data you stored, programs you installed and

customised settings you made on this device will all be cleared. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the resetting after the device reboots.

1. Without your confirmation of this operation as pressing , the device will cancel this procedure after a few seconds idle.

Caution

1. After performing a cold boot, the system will retain Microsoft Windows and pre-installed programs. If you answer “Yes” to the question displayed after acold boot, other items such as the user’s input data, newly installed programs and user settings will be lost.
2. There are two ways to retain your data, loaded default and registry:
3. Perform a Reset.
4. Performing a Cold Boot, and answer “No” when the above question displays.