Factory reset Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA
Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA
How to reset or restore a Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA
If your Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA smartphone is running very slowly, hanging, you want to bypass the screen lock, or you have a full memory and want to erase everything, or you want to sell or give it away and want to ensure that nobody can access your files and passwords, you can do a factory reset to restore it to its original state like the first day.
There are three types of reset for a Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA: the “soft” reset that restores the phone's settings to their factory state without deleting any files, phone numbers, ringtones or installed applications, the “strong” reset that deletes all the content of the phone, it is a total format of the device including the contacts, ringtones, photos, videos, applications, etc. and finally the “total” reset that should be used when the phone does not start or does not turn on and it would be your last resort to recover the Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA.
Before making any kind of reset to your Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA it is highly recommended to charge the Nokia up to at least 80% of its battery.
“Soft” reset or “normal” reset
Estimated time: 5 minutes.
1- First step:
Unlock your Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA and from the home screen press or type the following code *#7780#
2- Second step:
Once the code is written, press the call button.
3- Third step:
A message will appear on the screen of your X5 TD-SCDMA asking if you want to restore the settings, press “Continue” f you want to continue.
4- Fourth step:
A message will appear asking you to write the security code of the Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA phone.
5- Fifth step:
After a few seconds the phone will reboot and ask you to enter the date and time settings.
If this method has not worked for you, go to Menu -> Tools -> Settings -> General -> Factory settings.
“Strong” reset or “deep” reset
1- Unlock your Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA and from the home screen press or type the following code *#7370#
2- Once the code is written, press the call button.
3- A message will appear on the screen of your X5 TD-SCDMA asking if you want to restore the settings, press “Continue” f you want to continue.
4- A message will appear asking you to write the security code of the Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA phone.
5- After a few seconds the phone will reboot and ask you to enter the date and time settings.
“Total” reset
1- Remove the battery from the Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA and put it back into position.
2- Press and hold these three keys at the same time: Green call button, asterisk * and power button.
3- Do not release these three keys until you see the welcome message on the screen of the X5 TD-SCDMA phone.
4- Wait for the Nokia to start and it will have restored.
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About the device:
Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 113 x 49.8 x 14.7 mm (4.45 x 1.96 x 0.58 in), a weight of 120 grams, , a screen resolution of 2.4 inches (~31.7% screen-to-body ratio).
It has a processor and an internal memory of 256 MB.
The Nokia X5 TD-SCDMA comes from the factory with the Symbian 9.3| Series 60 rel. 3.2 operating system.
