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Occasionally, you will need to reboot your BlackBerry, (e.g. if the BlackBerry seems to get stuck hour-glassing, or doesn’t respond).

Did you know that you don’t have to pull the battery?

You can do a quick reset, but press Alt + Caps + Del. This will perform a quick reset, and should be sufficient for most problems.

Purpose:
People often don’t know when / how to reset their BlackBerry when they have a problem, this guide will cover the methods, reasons, and order in which resets should be done.

Reason:
There are many reasons to reset a BlackBerry, in general when things are just not working the way they should a reset is likely to correct the problem.

Some possible reasons to perform a reset (there’s many reasons, here’s just a sample):

• 1. Corrupt display
• 2. No network connection even though radio turned on (note that you could try to re-register on the network first)
• 3. JVM Error message displayed (you will want to backup your device and reload the firmware asap)

Models:
All models except the 850/857

There are three different types of resets, and they should be tried in order…

• 1) Power cycle - simply turn the device off, then on
• 2) Soft-Reset - Hold down ALT + CAP + DEL
• 3) Hard-Reset - Locate and push the reset button using a paper-clip. Or remove the battery for 30 seconds, then replace.

Note: The BB-7100 and BB-7290 and BB-7520 do not have reset buttons, on these you need to remove the battery (gently) wait a few seconds and then re-insert the battery. Be careful as you do not want to damage the contacts (or get them dirty for that matter).

Reset-Button Locations:
67xx / 95x / 77xx - On the back, at the bottom of the unit (small hole)
62xx / 72xx - Underneath the battery cover (small hole, marked as RESET)
6510 / 7510 - By the battery (small hole)

No reset button:
71xx / 7290 / 7520

BlackBerry 7290 can Perform the Reset after an upgrade to 4.1 OS or later

• Hold down ALT + CAP + DEL

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