There
are inarguably, thousands of Palm
devices out there that are sitting in trash dumps all over
the world!! And what's worse, they all work fine! The user
may have trashed their beloved Palm because it suffered from
a minor case of "needing to be reset." Here's how you can get
your baby up and running again. It's quick and often times,
effective...
 Resetting your palm involves either unscrewing your stylus
pen to reveal the built in pointer nub, or simply retreiving a paper clip
from your desk drawer will do the trick. With either one, insert the point
into the RESET hole on the back of your PALM, which will begin to reset your
device. HOWEVER, follow the chart below to see what steps you will need to
perform to optimize your Palm's reset capabilities.
When
my Palm (see picture right) lost its Calendar button, I was faced with a "Fatal
Error" upon every power up...The "Hard Reset" ended up working for me after
the other two couldn't do the job.
| TERM |
INSTRUCTIONS |
WHAT
IT DOES |
DATA |
| Soft
Reset |
Press
Reset button and allow Palm to restart. |
You
usually would need to use a soft reset when a 3rd Party
app causes conflict with your Palm causing it to freeze
or produce an error message. |
Will
NOT ERASE ANY DATA! |
| Warm
Reset |
Press
reset button while holding down the "up" button on the
front of your Palm. |
Bypasses
system extensions, HackMaster Hacks, LaunchPad hooks, PalmOS
Updates. Cures "boot loop" problem (when your palm constantly
resets itself with the "Welcome to Palm" message flashing
repeatedly. |
Will
NOT ERASE ANY DATA! |
| Hard
Reset |
Press
the reset button while holding down the power button. Hold
down Power button until you see the logo screen and then
let go. *SEE QUICKTIME MOVIE ABOVE* |
Last
resort reset. Say goodbye to everything on your palm and
I hope you backed up your info on your computer. Your next
sync will allow you to retreive all your old info and start
up as new. If 3rd party app is the guilty party, install
apps one at a time until you reveal the culprit. TIP: Bad
3rd party app usually does not display icon in application's
launcher. |
Will
ERASE ALL DATA! |
Did your Palm Pilot
freeze? All you need is a paper clip to reset it.
You
may need Quicktime to
view this video clip
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Michael Jackson Jokes 
After
Apple released the limited edition U2 Black iPod, the door was
opened for imitators to follow. Let's hope these ideas
never even make it past the drawing board. 
