HOW TO HARD RESET S60V3 S60V5 INCLUDING N8 5230 E.T.C

Its always a good idea to do a
format once every few month or
even when you first get your new
S60 device.
there is 2 ways to do a hard
format to the device memory: 1). once the device is powered on
and at the home screen type *#
7370# and then enter your
security code (default is 12345)
and then your device will restart
and reset. 2-a). to hard reset when the device
is off hold down the green call
key, the number 3 key and the *+
key then continue to hold the keys
and now hold the power key, hold
all 4 keys until the device boots up and asks for the country etc. *NOTE if you own a Nokia 5800
XM then the second option is: 2-b). hold the green and red call
keys, the camera capture key and
then the power key, hold them
until the device boots up and asks
for country etc. 5800XM
*NOTE if you own a nokia n97 then the second option is: 2-c). Hold the left shift key, the
space bar and the back key then
the power key, ?hold them until
the device asks for the country
etc. N97 *NOTE if you own a Nokia N8-00
then the second option is: 2-d). Hold the Menu Key, the
Camera and the Volume Down
Button then the power key, ?hold
them until the device asks for the
country etc. Nokia N8-00
If your device fails to boot up or gives a contact the retailer
message then a hard format on
boot will usualy sort the problem. WARNING*** doing a hard reset
will DELETE all user data on the
device memory, including
contacts, calendar entries and any
apps etc you have installed to C:
drive, your mass memory/ memory card will remain
unaffected so any data will still be
there, however you may have to
reinstall some apps even if they
are installed to mass mem/mem
card. But you need to remember, after
you do this, you will lose Ovi
Maps and Ovi Store. so, before
you do a hard reset nokia N8 you
should be ready to bear the
risk.