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How do I Hard Reset Xda Mini S?

Can someone please advise me, I've brought the Xda Mini S today. I am trying to pefrorm a hard reset and following the instructions from the user manual but it keeps on performing a Soft Reset instead.
What do I do? Please help!

start / settings / system / clear storage enter 1234 and away you go!

Thank you very much Lord Buckingham, it's done now!
Thanks again!

So why doesn't the manual say this, and they way it says doesn't work?
I had same prob, so did a quick search on here. Great wealth of information!

some of users said they were able to do hard reset by buttons,
holding those buttons and quickly pushing soft reset, they said it realy hard to find moment to release buttons...

anyone know the button combo? TIA

hard reset procedure: hold comm manager button (the one on the left), power (on the top) and voice dial button (the one on the right) at same time, and while holding them press soft reset buttton. realise soft reset button (stil holding top 3 buttons and format screen will appear. pres green button and that's it.

wow that's a lot of buttons! will try that the next time i do a HR. thanks

My manual states comm manager button, voice comm button together then reset button

XDA-PLUS said:
My manual states comm manager button, voice comm button together then reset button
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Thats correct.
No need for the power button to hold.

have anyone gotten that to work..boy have I tried..but I never seem to find the right timing

lynxlynx said:
have anyone gotten that to work..boy have I tried..but I never seem to find the right timing
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There is no timing...
Just press and hold comm. button and the voicedial button.
Than put your stylus for one sec on the reset hole and still hold the 2 buttons mentioned above.
Than the phone will boot and you will see a screen asking you to press the (green) send button to hardreset.

Panja said:
XDA-PLUS said:
My manual states comm manager button, voice comm button together then reset button
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Thats correct.
No need for the power button to hold.
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i had the same problem with hard reset yesterday (my first hard reset ever . after a few tries i found that most proper way to hard reset device is:
1) press & hold comm button + voice dial button
2) press reset button (while holding buttons mentioned above)
3) KEEP HOLDING comm & voice dial buttons
4) after a while hard reset is done, so we can release all buttons

big thx eva_d!

arrggh!
This has been the best forum i have come accross. My phone function ends up as being a blank in the task manager and i constantly by mistake quit i while i am trying to quit something else. a proper pain...
I am tryin to hard reset the phone so i can set it up in corporate mode...i just seem to be completely unableto get it...i have been trying to hold the two buttons and press reset while still holding the two buttons....five minutes later still nothing....arrgh. Any solutions.... :shock:

This is from the manual:
To perform a hard reset
1. Press and hold the Comm Manager button and Voice Command
button on the device.
2. Keep the two buttons pressed, and at the same time, use the
stylus to lightly press and hold the RESET button.
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it is frustrating at first but it is easier with practice. in my experience i released the stylus after about 5 secs and i was prompted with a question if I wanted to format the device [hit send button to start]

Do you really need hard reset?
Did you try clear storage?
Some times it is enough to clear your phone...

If you're feeling generous, can you try hardreset using VJEschaton?
I've never tested it on WM5 hardware, I haven't had a good reason to hardreset yet.
V

VJEshscaton now works on the Wizard, although I think there are easier ways to reset our phones Eg, using them!
V

fresh123breeze said:
Do you really need hard reset?
Did you try clear storage?
Some times it is enough to clear your phone...
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Is there any difference?
Because i tried that and i think they do the same job!!!

Can't Do HR On Ameo

I can't do HR,
Not with the Buttons combination ( Volume down+SR+OK+Power)
Not with the build in Format Storage.
Any Ideas ??

Hold the volume button down while pressing the soft reset with the stylus on the back of the unit.

Alternatively, do Setting>System>Clear Storage and follow instruction there. This can be used if the device is still alive and responding to you.

Thanks
It didn't work
maybe the unit is defective

Ronv said:
Thanks
It didn't work
maybe the unit is defective
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Sounds like it. If you hold the sound button downward while at the same time pressing the reset button at the back of the unit with your stylus and it doesn't hard reset or prompt you to hard reset on the screen, then there is something wrong. Contact support, see what they say.

ltxda said:
Sounds like it. If you hold the sound button downward while at the same time pressing the reset button at the back of the unit with your stylus and it doesn't hard reset or prompt you to hard reset on the screen, then there is something wrong. Contact support, see what they say.
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are you holding the volume key down for a few seconds AFTER pressing the reset button.
I found that sometimes my Ameo wasn't very responsive, but did show up after a couple of seconds.
Regards

After a lot of tries I have manged to do HR
Now evrything is working fine
Thank you all

How to go to Bootloader Touch Dual device ?

Ok guys..
I not have device right now.Anybody can tell me how i can go to bootloader touch dual device with hardware button ?
Thanks

Ooh I don't know s:
I figured that a hard reset is achieved by holding the Call and Hangup buttons on power on but I don't otherwise know!

mini_man said:
Ooh I don't know s:
I figured that a hard reset is achieved by holding the Call and Hangup buttons on power on but I don't otherwise know!
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Thanks my friend for some details.Anybody can confirm that ???

Confirmed
Just tried & confirm:
Pressing green & red buttons when switching on takes you to a hard reset screen.
Colaito.

colaito said:
Just tried & confirm:
Pressing green & red buttons when switching on takes you to a hard reset screen.
Colaito.
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Thanks my friend for feedback

To get to the bootloader, softreset (under back cover) while holding camera+power buttons, ull get the four color screen saying.
red-----------------NIKI100
--------------------SPL-1.16.0000
--------------------CPLD-4
Green--------------
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-------------------
Blue---------------
-------------------
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White-------------Serial
-------------------
-------------------

I second that

then what
what do you do next

paulmacdonald said:
what do you do next
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Thats just it, the naser404 tip is correct, then installl all the roms you can carry.

bootloader mode
tom_codon said:
Ok guys..
I not have device right now.Anybody can tell me how i can go to bootloader touch dual device with hardware button ?
Thanks
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just press the power button and camera button at the same time and push the reset button...

twolf said:
Thats just it, the naser404 tip is correct, then installl all the roms you can carry.
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I've got the RGB screen, with USB showing. How do you install the Rom's at that point? Activesync shows not connected, but I can hear I have a proper USB connection to my PC (audible connection noise) and USB shows on the screen, how do you install the Rom from there please?
Do you need to copy a file onto the phone memory first? How do you activate when in RGB? ???
Cheers
Miles

hardreset without a stylus

im trying to hardreset my p4350, but nothing is working.
i tried with an earring and i can't really feel the reset button in the hole on the bottom.... i can't get it to hardreset.. i hold down the two softbuttons which i finally figured out are the lines not the red and green and not ok/windows... anyway... i hold htem down, press the reset hole, then nothing.
do you do this with windows trying (and failing) to boot, or with the power off? i've tried it both ways with no sucess =(

so you also cannot softreset????
try a hardreset by "start - settings - delete storage (or so)" i guess.
but i cannot belive that you even cannot softreset. and when you can softreset - you should be able to hardreset
layla said:
im trying to hardreset my p4350, but nothing is working.
i tried with an earring and i can't really feel the reset button in the hole on the bottom.... i can't get it to hardreset.. i hold down the two softbuttons which i finally figured out are the lines not the red and green and not ok/windows... anyway... i hold htem down, press the reset hole, then nothing.
do you do this with windows trying (and failing) to boot, or with the power off? i've tried it both ways with no sucess =(
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soft reset doesn't work either.. that button seems ot have no effect...
and i can't boot WM so i can't do ANYTHING
or i wouldn't be trying to hardreset =(

how far in are you supposed to press? for how long? how long to press soft buttons? pleeease help! i hate windows mobile for not having a safe mode or anything!!!

layla said:
how far in are you supposed to press? for how long? how long to press soft buttons? pleeease help! i hate windows mobile for not having a safe mode or anything!!!
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holdin the softkeys for 5 sec and once pressing the reset button should do the trick.
but when nothing happens.....

simply throw off the battery for 10 secs, then put it again, press power button shortly and press softkeys and hold it. it will help you without reset!

layla said:
im trying to hardreset my p4350, but nothing is working.
i tried with an earring and i can't really feel the reset button in the hole on the bottom.... i can't get it to hardreset.. i hold down the two softbuttons which i finally figured out are the lines not the red and green and not ok/windows... anyway... i hold htem down, press the reset hole, then nothing.
do you do this with windows trying (and failing) to boot, or with the power off? i've tried it both ways with no sucess =(
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The hole in the "bottom" ie. next to the charging / sync port is your microphone - please do NOT go poking around in there, or you will wind up with a non-working phone.
The reset button on a Wing is on the left side, directly below the volume slider. A paper clip or ball point pen should work, if you don't have a stylus.
Good luck!
qwkynuf

I erally, really hope that this is not the soulution.....
jsut kidding
qwkynuf said:
The hole in the "bottom" ie. next to the charging / sync port is your microphone - please do NOT go poking around in there, or you will wind up with a non-working phone.
The reset button on a Wing is on the left side, directly below the volume slider. A paper clip or ball point pen should work, if you don't have a stylus.
Good luck!
qwkynuf
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then i may well have a non-working phone now!!! =( i went poking around in there a LOT with an earring and a paperclip X_X

ValdikSS said:
simply throw off the battery for 10 secs, then put it again, press power button shortly and press softkeys and hold it. it will help you without reset!
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what will this do, exactly??

this will damage ur mic...nothing serious.....

layla said:
then i may well have a non-working phone now!!! =( i went poking around in there a LOT with an earring and a paperclip X_X
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Were you able to get it to reset by using the correct button? If so, does your microphone still work - have you tried placing a call to see if the other person can hear you?
Good luck!
qwkynuf

How to hard reset xperia

theguvnor11 said:
About hard reset.
1. turn off the phone
2. Hold both right and left buttons (the ones right under the screen, dont know the name)
3. press power button, while still holding the others
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maybe it's usefull for someone, dont' let it starving in tomtom compatibility thread

Weirdest combo ever

left and right button and soft restart = hard restart

thank for the advice, really easy way to reset if i remember to my blueangel

it works...
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maybe it's usefull for someone, dont' let it starving in tomtom compatibility thread
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thanks... i just followed your instruction.. and i have my xperia phone reset...
ive been trying to input the simple password key, which obviously i forgot since last night...and now i am back on line... thnks

Can not hard reset my device.
Guys, I've tried both methods,
Turn phone off, press left key, right key and power button, all at the same time..
and also have tried
Turn the phone off, press left and right key and using stylus to press reset button..
Tried both so many times, but just can not hard reset my device. Any ideas where I may be going wrong?

Hard Reset
Yes, i have same problem,i can t make hard reset.If i try i have only white dispay with blue sign .....pres R on keyboard for reset or press X for cancel....But i don t see any keyboard and if i try press any button nothing happen.For way go out from this situation i take out battery.Later i put back this battery turn onn and everythink return to normal. Out of reset.

I have the same problem. After two hard resets I can't hard reset. Problem is the phone restarts after entering PIN. I even tried an othen SIM card or no card at all but nothing happened. When I try to hard reset with the stylus it does absolutely nothing. If I try with the power button it doesn't hard reset, it starts normally. Any suggestions? Please help me, I've got the phone for just about 30 hours.

danny1975 said:
Yes, i have same problem,i can t make hard reset.If i try i have only white dispay with blue sign .....pres R on keyboard for reset or press X for cancel....But i don t see any keyboard and if i try press any button nothing happen.For way go out from this situation i take out battery.Later i put back this battery turn onn and everythink return to normal. Out of reset.
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That's entirely right. If at the point that you get the display making you choose between reset or cancel, slide out your keyboard and press the given keys Should work just fine, have done it myself several times.

Hard reset
Thank you,perfect work.

arnisv said:
left and right button and soft restart = hard restart
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Thanks

stZ said:
Thanks
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That also didnt work for me..
Ive tried:
- left&right + power button
- left&rigt + soft reset (power + volume button)
- left&right + stylus in back
Ive never got a hard reset, what am i doing wrong?

I just use the Clear Storage option in settings! Am I missing something?!

Both methods dont work..... TRY THIS ONE
FalkenX said:
That also didnt work for me..
Ive tried:
- left&right + power button
- left&rigt + soft reset (power + volume button)
- left&right + stylus in back
Ive never got a hard reset, what am i doing wrong?
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I had same problem with hard reset. I used all the ways to reset mentioned in this post but nothing helped me untill i tried a bit different way, you can also try this may be it solve your problem.
Step by step
1. switch off your phone.
2. enter in bootloader by press and hold volume down key then press and hold power on button keep holding both untill four colour bootloader screen shows up. (release power on and volume down)
3. press and hold both left and right silver keys at front while holding them press and hold hardreset button located under battery cover untill white screen with warning shows up.
4. open keyboard and press "R"
5. Follow instruction on screen.
Its Done. Hope this will help you

saved by malik80
dude thank a lot, i was getting upset, mad and scared, dunno why it got stuck at the green windows mobile screen, not going further.
that was hard to perform lol, hard-reset the "hard way" al by myself.

I have also experienced problems hard resetting the device and have resorted to Start>Settings>Clear Storage and it seems to have the same effect, no?

malik80 said:
I had same problem with hard reset. I used all the ways to reset mentioned in this post but nothing helped me untill i tried a bit different way, you can also try this may be it solve your problem.
Step by step
1. switch off your phone.
2. enter in bootloader by press and hold volume down key then press and hold power on button keep holding both untill four colour bootloader screen shows up. (release power on and volume down)
3. press and hold both left and right silver keys at front while holding them press and hold hardreset button located under battery cover untill white screen with warning shows up.
4. open keyboard and press "R"
5. Follow instruction on screen.
Its Done. Hope this will help you
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thanks, this works!

yeah.. clear storage is the same right??? hardreset ya?

can someone take a video on this 'hardreset'
i think this could be very helpful
thanks.

just hard reset my xperia after trying so many times like the others out there.
just wanna add additional info, you have to keep on pressing and holding the 3 keys (2 front keys and the reset button) until you get the blue screen.
if you press then simultaneously for just a few sec w/o waiting for the blue screen, you'll just soft reset your unit.