Symbol / Motorola MC9090 cold boot – How to

When you cold boot your Symbol / Motorola MC9090 mobile computer you are completely setting it back to manufacturer settings. Try doing a warm boot first so you can save your settings and data.

To complete a cold boot, follow the steps below:

Press the main battery release on the Symbol / Motorla MC9090 mobile computer to partially eject the battery from the mobile computer
On your MC9090 mobile computer, while the battery is partially released, press and hold the trigger and the Power button at the same time.
**Do not press any other buttons during this time.**
Reinsert the battery, wait for the light to flash on the keypad, release the power and trigger and wait for the device to boot up.
You have completed the cold boot on the Symbol / Motorola MC9090.
If your device begins restarting several times, you have held the trigger for too long and need to restart the process.

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