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Old 09-20-2014, 08:44 PM   #5
robko
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
Actually, a power cycle or a pinhole reset won't have any effect on database corruption. What you are describing is the first part of a hardware factory reset. He would need to do the hold light button while sliding the power switch step after the 20 seconds hold/release on the power switch.
Sorry, those were meant as two separate comments. What I was describing was how to turn the device off assuming that it wasn't a corrupt database but just a crash. The OP seemed to be saying that he was holding the power button OFF for 5 or 10 minutes which wouldn't get you anywhere.
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