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Posted by: niceric

can anyone help me with hard reset nokia 9300i?
i spent hours on the manual and still couldn't find it

help please, urgent

many thanks.

Posted by: omegajb

Shut down the phone, then open the flip and hold ctrl shift and f, you should get a message to format.

Posted by: niceric

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Originally Posted by omegajb

Shut down the phone, then open the flip and hold ctrl shift and f, you should get a message to format.

thank you for your rapid respond but it wouldnt work

Posted by: thefourthdoctor

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Originally Posted by niceric

thank you for your rapid respond but it wouldnt work

Do this while the phone is powering up and when the nokia logo appears, hold down ctrl+shift+f until it asks you if you want to format.

Posted by: spchamp1

Sometimes it helps to repeatedly press the F key while holding the CTRL+Shift key.

Posted by: p-Ostal

Take out the battery... Then press CTRL+SHIFT+F and put the battery in...

Then you will see the reformat screen!

Posted by: ByteCoder

Sometimes if the battery is out for too long you'll have to press the power button on the phone side for symbian os to bootup.

Posted by: xanbr

I'm so TIRED of all the FUZZY instructions that makes the hard reset FAIL!!!
It's hard to understand how ANYONE can succeed with SOME of the instructions...
THIS IS THE CORRECT ONE, I'VE DONE IT a dozen times now to pinpoint EXACTLY what is needed!!

To perform a hard reset, follow this instruction TO THE LETTER:

Restart the device. NOTE: You DO NOT have to remove the battery!! You can
JUST AS WELL use a FREE tool like TaskSpy: http://www.pushl.com/taskspy/
The restart option in TaskSpy is in the menu under "Tools"; Hotkey is Shift+Ctrl+R
(Non-related bug issue in v0.96: do NOT press the Menu key while in Preferences:
TaskSpy crashes and burns; use the ARROW keys in stead!)
NOTE: If you still decide to remove the battery and the battery is out too long,
you must press the power button on the front to start the device.
When the image that says "NOKIA"(NOT the HANDS: that's TOO LATE!!!) comes up,
press AND HOLD Shift+Ctrl+F(don't stress, there's PLENTY of time) and
KEEP HOLDING KEYS(this is the CRUCIAL point) until you FIRST get A BLANK SCREEN, and
KEEP HOLDING KEYS(this is the SECOND crucial point) until it prompts you to confirm the format!

You're welcome.

And BTW, it's "Shift+Ctrl" and NOT "Ctrl+Shift", so you're "shifting" a control character
and not "controlling" a capital letter. But this is just formal: it actually doesn't matter
if you press the Shift before the Ctrl or the Ctrl before the Shift,
as long as you press the character LAST.

PS. All the miserable bastards like me, who have actually TRIED holding down Shift+Ctrl+F
AT THE SAME TIME as they've inserted the battery AND placed the device down WHILE HOLDING
THE KEYS are probably as relieved as I was when they find that THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME.
("stupid Flanders and his stupid instructions...")

Good Luck!

Posted by: tallulahness

I've tried the above, but it doesn't work.

I downloaded software last night and when i began the installation my phone went blank. it boots with the NOKIA screen but then goes blank with the back light on.

please help. love my phone, need it working again!