User's Manual

Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Computer
50 CS40 Mobile Computer User’s Manual
Resetting the Computer
You rarely need to reset the mobile computer. If the CS40 does not
resume after pressing the Power button, or if the CS40 or an
application locks up, you may need to reset the CS40. The CS40 uses
the configuration currently saved in flash memory during the boot
process. There are three ways to reset the computer:
• Warm booting
• Cold booting
• Clean booting
Warm Booting the Computer
You may need to perform a warm boot to correct conditions when an
application stops responding to the system.
To warm boot the computer
1 Tap Start > Shutdown. The CS40 systematically shuts down.
2 Press the Power button to turn on the CS40. The CS40 goes
through the initialization process and restarts.
Cold Booting the Computer
In some cases when the computer completely stops responding, it
may be necessary to perform a cold boot. Because cold booting may
result in data loss, only use this method if all other recovery methods
have failed.
To cold boot your computer
1 Remove the battery pack from the computer and wait 30 seconds.
2 Install the battery pack and press
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Note: Cold booting the computer does not guarantee that cached disk
data will be saved, so transactional data may be lost during the reset.
All other data is preserved.