Unitech PA962 hard reset

hard reset Unitech PA962 Warm Boot

To perform a warm boot while the PA962 is operating, insert a pin (paper clip works well) into the reset hole on the back of the terminal, right below the PCMCIA cover.

Under the Windows folder of your terminal, locate the file BootMode.exe, execute the program, and confirm the warning message.

WARNING: Warm Boot will cause unsaved data to be lost.

Cold Boot
Press the coldboot buttom underneith the PCMCIA cover, the terminal will perofrm coldboot.
NOTE: Cold Boot will cause the PA962 to return to its original factory settings.

Terminal either dow not respond, or responds inaccurately to touch screen input.

Perform a warm boot - WARNING - Unsaved data will be lost.
or
Perform a cold boot - WARNING - Terminal will be reset to default settings and data will be lost.

PA962 Terminal does not power on. Terminal shuts itself down.  Terminal either dow not respond,
or responds inaccurately to touch screen input. Bar code not read. Terminal will not shut off.

Unitech PA963 hard reset

hard reset Unitech PA963 Warm Boot

To perform a warm boot while the PA963 is operating, insert a pin (paper clip works well) into the reset hole on the back of the terminal, right below the PCMCIA cover.

Under the Windows folder of your terminal, locate the file BootMode.exe, execute the program, and confirm the warning message.

WARNING: Warm Boot will cause unsaved data to be lost.

Cold Boot
Press the coldboot buttom underneith the PCMCIA cover, the terminal will perofrm coldboot.
NOTE: Cold Boot will cause the PA963 to return to its original factory settings.

Terminal either dow not respond, or responds inaccurately to touch screen input.

Perform a warm boot - WARNING - Unsaved data will be lost.
or
Perform a cold boot - WARNING - Terminal will be reset to default settings and data will be lost.

PA962 Terminal does not power on. Terminal shuts itself down.  Terminal either dow not respond,
or responds inaccurately to touch screen input. Bar code not read. Terminal will not shut off.

Unitech PA966 hard reset

Unitech PA966 Warm Boot / Cold Boot

Warm Boot

To perform a warm boot while the PA966 is operating, insert a pin (paper clip works well) into the
reset hole on the back of the terminal, right below the PCMCIA cover.

Under the Windows folder of your terminal, locate the file BootMode.exe, execute the program, and
confirm the warning message.

WARNING: Warm Boot will cause unsaved data to be lost

Cold Boot
Press the coldboot button underneath the PCMCIA cover, the terminal will perform cold boot.
NOTE: Cold Boot will cause the PA966 to return to its original factory settings

Unitech PA966 hard reset

Unitech PA966 Warm Boot / Cold Boot

Warm Boot

To perform a warm boot while the PA966 is operating, insert a pin (paper clip works well) into the
reset hole on the back of the terminal, right below the PCMCIA cover.

Under the Windows folder of your terminal, locate the file BootMode.exe, execute the program, and
confirm the warning message.

WARNING: Warm Boot will cause unsaved data to be lost

Cold Boot
Press the coldboot button underneath the PCMCIA cover, the terminal will perform cold boot.
NOTE: Cold Boot will cause the PA966 to return to its original factory settings

Unitech PA967 hard reset

Unitech PA967 Warm Boot / Cold Boot

Warm Boot

To perform a warm boot while the PA967 is operating, insert a pin (paper clip works well) into the
reset hole on the back of the terminal, right below the PCMCIA cover.

Under the Windows folder of your terminal, locate the file BootMode.exe, execute the program, and
confirm the warning message.

WARNING: Warm Boot will cause unsaved data to be lost

Cold Boot
Press the coldboot button underneath the PCMCIA cover, the terminal will perform cold boot.
NOTE: Cold Boot will cause the PA967 to return to its original factory settings

Unitech PA970 Warm Boot / Cold Boot

Via Hardware: To perform a warm boot while the PA970 is operating, insert the end of an unfolded paperclip into the reset hole on the back
of the terminal, right below the SD Card compartment cover.

Via Software: Under the Windows folder of your terminal, locate the file BootMode.exe, execute the program, and confirm the warning message

WARNING: Warm Boot will cause unsaved data to be lost.

Unitech PA970 Cold Boot

• To perform a coldboot, press the coldboot button inside the SD Card compartment

WARNING: Cold Boot will cause the PA970 to return to its original factory settings.

Perform a warm boot - WARNING - Unsaved data will be lost Perform a cold boot - WARNING - Terminal will be reset to
factory default settings and data will be lost

Unitech PA982 hard reset

You may have to perform a reset if the device freezes (i.e., device no longer responds to the buttons on
the screen).
Performing a Warm Boot
A warm boot allows your device to get a fresh start, similar to rebooting a computer. This will restart
your device and adjust memory allocation. All records and entries are retained after a warm boot.
Unsaved data in open programs may in some cases be lost.
1. Tap Start → Programs → Utilities → Boot Mode:

The BootMode screen opens.
2. Tap Warm Boot. The system is reset and you will
lose all unsaved data.
Alternatively, to perform a warm boot, lightly press
the tip of the stylus to the reset button located on the
rear of the PA982.

Performing a Cold Boot

A cold boot cuts off power to your device, erasing all records and entries, deleting all programs you
have added, and restoring the device to default factory settings.
Never perform a cold boot unless a soft reset does not correct your problem. When you perform your
next ActiveSync operation, you can restore any data that you previously synchronized to your computer
or you can restore data that you backed up to a storage card.
You can perform a cold boot using the Boot Mode utility in the operating system, or by pressing the
Cold Boot hardware reset button in the PCMCIA bay.
Performing a Cold Boot using the Boot Mode Utility
1. Tap Start → Programs → Utilities → Boot Mode.

The BootMode screen opens.
2. Tap Cold Boot. The system is reset and you will lose all
data including all files in the RAM memory.
NOTE: When you perform a hard reset, the date and time
settings are not be retained. Formats, preferences,
and other settings are restored to their default factory
settings.

Performing a Cold Boot using the Hardware Reset Button

The hardware reset button enables you to reset the PA982 in the even that the operating system does
not work or boot up.

Unitech PT630D hard reset

PT630D cold start

Caution:
The following process will clear all data in PT630 RAM disk memory) Reset (cold start) the PT630, press [CMD], [Back] and []
simultaneously, press [3] in “Start Menu” press ENTER.

Make sure to back up your data in PDT before making the replacement the 3V 190mAH Lithium Data Backup battery.

Unitech RH767 hard reset

Use the Reset Button on the back side of the RFID Handheld Reader
Uses paper clip press into the button to reset your device.

CAUTION! Operating the RH767 for the first time without the AC adapter, and without fully charging the backup battery may result in loss of data stored in RAM memory. When the main battery is removed, the backup battery retains RAM data in memory for 72 hours; charge the battery as soon as possible to avoid the data loss in RAM memory.

Unitech RH767 cold boot reset

To Warm Start the Unitech RH767 terminal boot mode utility
After a cold boot the unitech RH767 welcome screen appears for a moment followed by the calibration screen.