Remove the rubber grip surrounding the device (carefully—those tabs get brittle with age). Pop the metal retaining clip and remove the BL-6C battery for 30 seconds. This drains the capacitors. You want the device spiritually empty.
There is a specific kind of panic that only a 2004 gamer knows. You are in the middle of a Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell mission, or perhaps grinding for XP in The Elder Scrolls: Shadowkey . Suddenly, the screen freezes. The glorious 4,096-color TFT display turns into a digital Jackson Pollock painting. You press the menu button. Nothing. You pull the battery (the old “Nokia chiropractic”). You reboot. Bagaimana cara Hard Reset NOKIA N-Gage QD
You are now in the . The Final Confirmation Using the DPad, navigate to the option that looks like: * Format or Format User Data You want the device spiritually empty
The Nokia N-Gage QD will reboot. You will see the iconic "N-Gage" splash screen. The XPress-on covers will feel new again. The OS will ask you to set the time (it will default to 2004-01-01). Now you have a clean slate. It is liberating. Without the clutter of old texts and corrupted saves, your QD runs faster. The menu scrolling is crisp. You can re-install Puyo Pop and start over. Suddenly, the screen freezes
If you have done this correctly, the screen will flicker. You will see a stark, terrifying black-and-white text menu that looks like it was designed by Nokia engineers in a bunker during a nuclear winter.