Performing a Normal (Soft) Reset on a Treo 755p

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. Remove the battery from your device, and then reinsert it.

Note: The reset begins when you insert the battery and ends when the Date & Time Preferences screen appears.

  1. Select Done.

Performing a Hard Reset on a Treo 755p

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 Palm Treo 750 returns to its default settings and looses all information that is not recorded in ROM.

To perform a system reset:

  1. Remove the battery from your device.
  2. Press and hold Up . on the 5-way while reinserting the battery. (See “Replacing the Battery” on page 291 for details.)
  3. When Date & Time Preferences appears, then release Up .
  4. Delete the third-party application that you suspect is causing the problem.
  5. Perform a soft reset. (The wireless features of your device are not available until you complete this step.)

To perform a hard reset:

  1. Remove the battery from your device.
  2. Press and hold Power/End while reinserting the battery.
  3. When the Access Powered logo appears, release Power/End
  4. When the “Erase all data?” prompt appears, press Up . to confirm the hard reset.
  5. If a “Reformatting in progress” message appears, do not touch your device until the process is complete. This may take up to ten minutes.
  6. Follow the onscreen instructions to align the screen and set the date and time.
  7. (Optional) If you want to confirm that the hard reset was successful, press Applications and select HotSync (If you see your device name in the upper-right corner, the hard reset was not successful. If you do not see your device name, then the reset was successful.)
  8. Sync to restore any previously synchronized information.


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