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How to hard reset a prophet?

How do i hard reset a Prophet?
I currently do not have my manual with me.
Thanks
Imp

hold camera and connection button (on the left of the device) keep pressed and then hit the soft reset button at the bottom of the device. keep the 2 side buttons pressed until a message pops up asking if you want to hard reset. press green call button to accept.

Alternative method: Go to :arrow: Setting > System > Clear Storage . I t will tell you to enter '1234' and then press 'YES'. It will hard reset you PDA.

fastest said:
hold camera and connection button (on the left of the device) keep pressed and then hit the soft reset button at the bottom of the device. keep the 2 side buttons pressed until a message pops up asking if you want to hard reset. press green call button to accept.
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Thats the correct answer, according to dioxda2 the 'clear storage' option does not do a hard reset and now that I tried, I know he is right.

First timer

It's my first time hard-resetting my wizard (random resets are finally getting to me), but I was wondering how on earth am I supposed to do this. I follow all the procedure, and all that appears is a screen filled with the colors red green and blue. I hold for about a minute more after that screen shows up and nothing more appears. I know i'm supposed to see some dialog box that asks if I want to clear it, but I'm just not seeing it.

Hi - this is the way i do it.
Turn device off.
Hold comm button (top left) and record button (top right) together.
Turn device on - keep fingers on two buttons above.
Black screen should come up with some writing (take fingers off buttons above) - press call button (green)
and it will hard reset.

This may work. But that is NOT what the manual says to do. It says to hold the top side left and top side right buttons and use the stylus to push in the reset button on the right side. But I did this and it did nothing.
HTC Wizard, i-mate K-JAM, Cingular 8125:
While holding the Comm manager button and the Voice Command button, push in on the soft reset button (reset hole) once. Keep holding the Comm Manager and Voice Command buttons until there is a screen asking you if you want to clear all data. To commit, press the green send key.
Note: The Cingular 8125 also has a software hard reset option. You can find this application in the Settings folder under "Clear Storage."
http://pocketpccentral.net/help/cingular/8125reset.htm

I've tried the hardware button method several times (camera button, comm button, and turn on) and I even tried the other method (which did nothing) but when I perform the comm and camera method, all I get is a multi-colored screen that has two strings of numbers on it. So the next question I got to ask is, is a clear storage for the 8125 as effective as the hardware reset?

Some people think it is, some don't - I think it's pretty close give it a shot

Just navigate to clear storage its easier.
Start > Settings > "System" tab > clear storage
It will ask if you really want to, tap yes then it should hard reset.

This is how I hard reset to UPGRADE or RELOAD the ROM from my PC:
I keep the device on... I hold the top left (comm mgr button) and top right (voice command button) then I press the reset button on the right side with my stylus. ONce the device goes to black screen, I release the top left button while still holding the right... wait 3 seconds then release the top right button. At this point you should be to a DOS like screen with a USB label in the lower left. You can then load the ROM from your PC to the device.

Hard reset the proper way.

I have seen a few people having problems doing a hard reset mostly because they are using the wrong button combination. So for those of you who have not managed to get it right here is the correct way.
1/ Switch off the phone (either removing the battery or shutting down by holding the "end call" button for few seconds
2/ While being switched off, hold the "home" (house) and "back" (the arrow in the lower right corner)
3/ Hit briefly the "end call" button" while still holding the "home" and "back" buttons.
4/ Release the "home" and "back" button, a white screen containing technical information should appear, with a red message asking for hitting the "menu" button.
5/ Hit the "menu button", the Hero will now boot with factory settings.
Hope this helps.

Grand - thanks for that

Or even easier (if like me you struggled to remember the sequence, or couldnt quite time it right....
Settings > Security > Factory Data Reset
Zippyioa

how strange, i use the same method as the magic (home and power till the triangle appears) and all works fine...

johnboywilson said:
I have seen a few people having problems doing a hard reset mostly because they are using the wrong button combination. So for those of you who have not managed to get it right here is the correct way.
1/ Switch off the phone (either removing the battery or shutting down by holding the "end call" button for few seconds
2/ While being switched off, hold the "home" (house) and "back" (the arrow in the lower right corner)
3/ Hit briefly the "end call" button" while still holding the "home" and "back" buttons.
4/ Release the "home" and "back" button, a white screen containing technical information should appear, with a red message asking for hitting the "menu" button.
5/ Hit the "menu button", the Hero will now boot with factory settings.
Hope this helps.
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Thank u very much for sharing..its very heplful

Thank you for the useful info.
I sometimes reset my phone and I usually switch off it by holding end call button for a few seconds cuz I think removing the battery will damage the phone....

Does someone know, how to factory reset it via PC in the adb shell with the right wipe command?

Hard reset

Hi i found this
Code:
To do a hard reset.
Press both soft keys and insert stylus into soft reset button and press.
Release the soft reset button and keep pressing the soft keys.
When the "This operation will delete all your personal data, to manufacturer default" appears on screen.
Press Green call button to restore manufacturer default, or press other keys to cancel.
The bootloader is invoked by pressing down the Power and Voicedialer buttons simultaneously, and using the stylus at the same time to press the RESET button at the left side. Continue pressing the two buttons for a few seconds after pressing and releasing the reset button until the bootloader screen appears.
but where is the SOFT RESET BUTTON? I'm from czech rep. thanks

Softresetbutton is the small hole on the left side of your device. On the top on the left side youve got voice command, under this the volume and down at the botton youve got the softresetbutton.
take the stylus to use it.
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