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11-05-2003, 05:09 PM	#1
bschernekau Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: FL Posts: 9	NX 80 won't Flip I just got an NX80 and the screen will not flip when turned. I have done both a hard and soft re-set and no luck. Any advise? Thanks, Bill

11-05-2003, 05:24 PM	#2
stronggeek I'll be your huckleberry. Bronze Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: From the "city of brotherly love" to the Magic City! Posts: 1,435	If you bought from like a Best Buy I'd take it back and if you had a delivered I'd try a few more things before sending it back because of the wait. EX: Extended Hard Reset or double soft reset Good Luck __________________ -Stronggeek If you ain't livin on the edge... . . . well then you're takin up too much space. Kickin with a Sony NX80 + HP 4705 + DSC-V1 + Qosmio G25 + 4g Microdrive + 512 Sony MS Pro + 1G Viking CF + Moto V710+ 128 Transflash +1g SD!

11-05-2003, 05:28 PM	#3
bschernekau Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: FL Posts: 9	I know how to do a hard and soft reset, how do you do an "Extended Hard Reset" or "Double Soft reset" Thanks, Bill

11-05-2003, 06:13 PM

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Different Resets

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Originally posted by bschernekau
I know how to do a hard and soft reset, how do you do an "Extended Hard Reset" or "Double Soft reset"

Thanks,
Bill

Hey Bill, I took this excerpt from a Steve T's great job of a write up explaining "Palm Resets"

DOUBLE SOFT RESET:

If your device doesn't seem to want to power up after a soft reset, and you've checked the other obvious solutions (fresh batteries, power button, contrast wheel, contrast button) you may want to try the 'Double-Soft Reset'. Simply perform a soft reset as directed above, but press the reset button twice in quick succession.

EXTENDED HARD RESET:

An Extended Hard Reset will completely erase your handheld, and will also bypass the creation of some default databases.

This differs from a normal hard reset, which will automatically create the databases for the built-in applications, and will insert some specimen records into those databases: numbers for Accessories and Technical Support will be created in your Address database, a registration reminder will be created in your ToDo database, and several helpful memos will be created in your Memo database.

In addition, a normal hard reset will also create a Network database with some default Network profiles for your Network panel in Prefs, and a file of several default MIDI alarm sounds will be created.

If you have the Notepad application, a normal hard reset ensures a sample note will appear on your NotePad, and if you have the Mail application, an email message from 'Mail Help' will be automatically inserted in your handheld Inbox.

An Extended Hard Reset will ensure that all of these startup files are not created.

If you decide to perform an Extended Hard Reset and install one or more third-party applications that expect to see the built-in databases present, you may encounter an error. For this reason, it's suggested that after an Extended Hard Reset, you run each of the built-in applications (Datebook, Address, ToDo, Memo, and if installed, NotePad and Mail) at least once to ensure empty built-in databases are created.

After an Extended Hard Reset, you will not be able to select alternate alarm sounds for Datebook alarms, but the default alarm sound will still be heard for appointments with alarms set.

To perform an Extended Hard Reset:

Hold down the power button on the front panel of the handheld.
While holding down the power button, use the reset tip tool (or similar object without a sharp tip), to gently press the reset button inside the hole on the back panel of your handheld.
Release the reset button.
When the logo screen appears on the screen, release the power button.
When the message appears on the handheld screen warning that you are about to erase all the data stored on your handheld, press and hold the upper half of the scroll button on the front panel of the handheld.
While still holding down the scroll button, press, in any order, the Datebook button, the Address button, the ToDo button, and the Note/Memo button.
Release the scroll button, to to complete the hard reset and display the Digitizer screen.

Pressing some but not all the buttons while holding the scroll key will result in a normal soft reset. Pressing no buttons while holding the scroll key will result in a normal hard reset.

Bill, I'd just try these as a last resort.

They orobably won't work, but you never know.

Good Luck!

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11-05-2003, 07:05 PM	#5
bschernekau Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: FL Posts: 9	Stronggeek, Thank a bunch! I did just try them and you were correct, nothing worked. So I am off to CC tomorrow. Thanks again

11-05-2003, 07:54 PM	#6
stronggeek I'll be your huckleberry. Bronze Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: From the "city of brotherly love" to the Magic City! Posts: 1,435	Well Bill, at least you gave it a good shot. I know there are others that had this problem, I'm just don't remember how they fixed. You probably did a search on it already. But otherswise, if it's like that straight out the box I'd take it back too. Have fun with it when you switch it up. Best PDA out! __________________ -Stronggeek If you ain't livin on the edge... . . . well then you're takin up too much space. Kickin with a Sony NX80 + HP 4705 + DSC-V1 + Qosmio G25 + 4g Microdrive + 512 Sony MS Pro + 1G Viking CF + Moto V710+ 128 Transflash +1g SD!