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Resetting the CN50, Warm Booting the CN50

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Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting and Maintaining the CN50 Resetting the CN50 You rarely need to reset the computer. If the computer does not resume after pressing the Power button, or if the computer or an application locks up, you may need to reset the CN50. The CN50 uses the configuration currently saved in flash memory during the boot process. There are three ways to reset the CN50: • Warm booting the CN50 • Cold booting the CN50 • Clean booting the CN50 Warm Booting the CN50 You may need to perform a warm boot to correct conditions where an application stops responding to the system. To warm boot the computer: • Go to Start > Programs > Shut Down. The computer systematically shuts down. Press the Power button to restart the computer, or it will restart automatically if external power is applied. • Scan the following bar code: Cold Booting the CN50 In some cases where the computer completely stops responding, it may be necessary to perform a cold boot. Because cold booting may result in data loss, use this method only if all other recovery methods have failed. Note: Cold booting the CN50 does not guarantee that cached disk data will be saved, so transactional data may be lost during the reset. All other data, such as CN50 configuration and network settings, is preserved. CN50 Mobile Computer for Windows Mobile 6.1 User's Manual 79

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Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the CN50
CN50 Mobile Computer for Windows Mobile 6.1 User’s Manual
79
Resetting the CN50
You rarely need to reset the computer. If the computer does not
resume after pressing the
Power
button, or if the computer or an
application locks up, you may need to reset the CN50. The CN50 uses
the configuration currently saved in flash memory during the boot
process. There are three ways to reset the CN50:
Warm booting the CN50
Cold booting the CN50
Clean booting the CN50
Warm Booting the CN50
You may need to perform a warm boot to correct conditions where an
application stops responding to the system.
To warm boot the computer:
Go to
Start > Programs > Shut Down
.
The computer systematically shuts down. Press the
Power
button
to restart the computer, or it will restart automatically if external
power is applied.
Scan the following bar code:
Cold Booting the CN50
In some cases where the computer completely stops responding, it may
be necessary to perform a cold boot. Because cold booting may result
in data loss, use this method only if all other recovery methods have
failed.
Note:
Cold booting the CN50 does not guarantee that cached disk
data will be saved, so transactional data may be lost during the reset.
All other data, such as CN50 configuration and network settings, is
preserved.