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3 System Recovery
If for some reason you need to restore your PMA430 to its original factory condition, then you
need to perform a system recovery. A system recovery will erase personal files and programs that
you may have installed on your device. In order to be prepared for this situation, you should back
up the following files from your PMA, for example by storing them on your computer.
The PMA400_recovery.zip from the folder /Archos/PMA_Recovery_zip
The progfs.img from the System folder
The sample music, video, and photos if you would like to keep them
Any personal data of which you do not already have another copy. You might also want
to synchronize your calendar, Todo list and contact manager. On how to do this, see the
chapter on Qtopia
TM
Desktop Application.
If you had not backed up the PMA400_recovery.zip file to your computer, you can download it
from the ARCHOS website. Be aware that it is a very large file, nearly 30 Megabytes.
To reset your PMA430 to factory condition (minus the sample music, video, and photos), you
should;
1) Connect your PMA430 to your computer.
2) Backup any personal data you can from your PMA430. Note that this might not always
be possible!
3) Do a complete format of the PMA430 hard drive
4) Copy the unzipped folder onto the newly formatted hard drive
Disconnect your PMA430 from your computer as normal and then do a hardware (cold) reset by
pressing the recessed reset button in the small hole on the bottom of your device. Your PMA430
will reboot as in factory condition minus the sample media files. You can now copy your personal
files and the installed programs back onto it (see the section Linux®, Qtopia™ and the PMA430
File System in the Overview chapter for more information on this) and synchronize your calendar
etc.
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