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Lowkee206425 · 07-28-2017, 12:52 PM

This morning I had the pleasure of taking on the job duty of factory resetting both a kindle fire.HD generation 2 (first) and then immediately after, I then completed the factory reset of the kindle HD 1st generation.
***NOTE:
*** both of the tablets had a secret PIN CODE (PASSWORD) to enter in order to fully access the device.**
AND WHAT I HAVE COME TO REALIZE IS THAT THE STEPS IN FULLY COMPLETING THE FACTORY RESET FOR BOTH DEVICES ARE THE EXACT SAME STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES. . IDENTICAL STEPS

AND SINCE I CAME ACROSS THIS FORUM WHEN I INITIALLY WAS SEARCHING AROUND FOR THE CORRECT DIRECATIONS TO ENSURE THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO PROPERLY AND CORRECTLY COMPLETE MY GIVEN TASK... ONCE I GOT TO THE SECOND TABLET WHICH WAS THE KINDLE HD FIRST GEN.
I realized that the steps to factory reset this tablet are the exact same as the second generation kindle fire HD..

Here are the steps that I took in order to complete the factory reset for each kindle tablet(with a pincode password)

1. Swipe the screen(gen 1)from the right hand side in the middle *TO UNLOCK THE DEVICE*
(GEN 2) SWIPE SCREEN FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE/OR LEFT- depending on what your settings are set to..
2A.Device will then bring you to the screen to prompt you to:"ENTER PIN"
1ST GEN- enter 4 random numbers to create a WRONG PASSCODE..
RE-ENTER 4 RANDOM NUMBERS 2 MORE TIMES (** total you will enter 3 sets of wrong numbers aka wrong passcodes)
2.B. enter at least 5 random numbers in a row, 3 different times
*** The device will then bring you to a screen that will offer a couple options to select:
*(in orange lettering) "tap here to factory reset
*(blocked border-- to the bottom left) "reset your PIN"
(Blocked border--to the bottom right) "wait"

3.****select the option in orange lettering prompting you to "tap her to FACTORY RESET"

NOTE: DEVICE NEEDS TO BE AT AT LEAST 30% CHARGED, ON THE CHARGER IN ORDER TO MOVE ON

ONCE YOU SELECT FACTORY RESET, DEVICE WILL ADEVISE YOU: "once you reset your device you will remove everything including all content and applications.
CONTINUE? "
**you may either select to CANCLE/ or to ERASE EVERYTHING.
4. select the option on the bottom right hand side to RESET/ERASE EVERYTHING ON THE DEVICE.
(if not at least at 30% charged.. you will have to SELECT THE NEXT OPTION ON THE NEXT SCREEN.. TO DISMISS And wait until the device has sufficient battery charge to perform a factory reset.

07-28-2017, 12:52 PM	#1
Lowkee206425 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Device: Idk	Extremely easy directions to factory reset BOTH kindle Gen 1 & Gen 2 This morning I had the pleasure of taking on the job duty of factory resetting both a kindle fire.HD generation 2 (first) and then immediately after, I then completed the factory reset of the kindle HD 1st generation. *NOTE: * both of the tablets had a secret PIN CODE (PASSWORD) to enter in order to fully access the device.** AND WHAT I HAVE COME TO REALIZE IS THAT THE STEPS IN FULLY COMPLETING THE FACTORY RESET FOR BOTH DEVICES ARE THE EXACT SAME STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES. . IDENTICAL STEPS AND SINCE I CAME ACROSS THIS FORUM WHEN I INITIALLY WAS SEARCHING AROUND FOR THE CORRECT DIRECATIONS TO ENSURE THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO PROPERLY AND CORRECTLY COMPLETE MY GIVEN TASK... ONCE I GOT TO THE SECOND TABLET WHICH WAS THE KINDLE HD FIRST GEN. I realized that the steps to factory reset this tablet are the exact same as the second generation kindle fire HD.. Here are the steps that I took in order to complete the factory reset for each kindle tablet(with a pincode password) 1. Swipe the screen(gen 1)from the right hand side in the middle TO UNLOCK THE DEVICE (GEN 2) SWIPE SCREEN FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE/OR LEFT- depending on what your settings are set to.. 2A.Device will then bring you to the screen to prompt you to:"ENTER PIN" 1ST GEN- enter 4 random numbers to create a WRONG PASSCODE.. RE-ENTER 4 RANDOM NUMBERS 2 MORE TIMES ( total you will enter 3 sets of wrong numbers aka wrong passcodes) 2.B. enter at least 5 random numbers in a row, 3 different times * The device will then bring you to a screen that will offer a couple options to select: (in orange lettering) "tap here to factory reset (blocked border-- to the bottom left) "reset your PIN" (Blocked border--to the bottom right) "wait" 3.**select the option in orange lettering prompting you to "tap her to FACTORY RESET" NOTE: DEVICE NEEDS TO BE AT AT LEAST 30% CHARGED, ON THE CHARGER IN ORDER TO MOVE ON ONCE YOU SELECT FACTORY RESET, DEVICE WILL ADEVISE YOU: "once you reset your device you will remove everything including all content and applications. CONTINUE? " you may either select to CANCLE/ or to ERASE EVERYTHING. 4. select the option on the bottom right hand side to RESET/ERASE EVERYTHING ON THE DEVICE. (if not at least at 30% charged.. you will have to SELECT THE NEXT OPTION ON THE NEXT SCREEN.. TO DISMISS And wait until the device has sufficient battery charge to perform a factory reset.