My 2005 Sony Clie PDA bricked itself during a firmware update and I lost everything.

I was trying to update it last Tuesday, the power went out for a second and the screen just went black. I had my whole class schedule and notes for a trip to Chicago on that thing. Anyone know if there's a way to force a hard reset on those old Palm OS devices?

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gonzalez.rowan1d ago

Actually, the reset hole on the back is for a soft reset, not a hard one. A hard reset on those old Palms usually means holding down the power button while you do the soft reset with the paperclip. That combo can sometimes get you to a boot menu if the OS is just stuck. If the firmware file got messed up when the power died, then it's probably actually bricked for good. That really sucks about your trip notes, man.

patkelly1d ago

Man that's a real gut punch, losing all your trip notes like that. I had a Clie back in the day and those things were both amazing and totally fragile. Try holding down the power button while you poke the reset hole on the back with a paperclip, sometimes you can jolt them back to life. If the firmware got fried though, you might be out of luck, which absolutely sucks. Total nightmare scenario with the power cutting out.