Dell X50 Upgrade - Manual (Page 6)

3. On the Caution screen:
Click Cancel to stop the update. Your operating system and your data remain intact.
Click Continue to begin the installation of the new operating system.
4. When the update is complete, disconnect the device and do a hard-reset.
5. After completion of the initial setup on the device, check the updated version information by tapping
Start→Settings→System tab→About. The Operating System should become Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0
Restoring Data
After upgrading your Axim to Windows Mobile 5.0, you must delete your previous partnership and create a new one using the
same device name for your Axim. Automatically synchronized items are restored during this step. Then you can manually
restore the items dragged to the host computer.
Deleting Previous Partnership
1. Note the name of your Axim, tap Start → Settings→ System tab→ About→ Device ID tab → Device name field.
2. Disconnect your Axim.
3. If you have more than one mobile device, from the ActiveSync File menu, point to Mobile Device and click the name of
your Axim (for example, Pocket_PC).
NOTE: Dell recommends that the Previous Partnership is deleted and a New Partnership is created.
4. From the File menu, click Delete Partnership.
5. Confirm that you want to delete the partnership by clicking YES.
6. When the message, Would you like to delete the Synchronized Files folder message appears, click NO.
NOTE: If the File Synchronization option has not been used in the past, this message will not appear.
This folder displays on your host computer with the name of your Axim, for example, Pocket_PC My Documents (the default)
or YourName My Documents. The folder is not named Synchronized Files.
Creating New Partnership and Restoring Items From
Synchronized Backup
1. Reconnect your Axim to your host computer. Establish a standard partnership by following the directions on the screen.
When creating a partnership, you must connect using a cable, cradle, or infrared connection.
ActiveSync automatically recognizes that a partnership does not exist and starts the Synchronization Setup wizard on your
host computer.