Catalyst 2960 Factory Reset

Step1, Find Mode Button Location 

Step2, Press Mode Button

Connect to the switch via console cable and make sure the connection is established so we can check how it goes.

Power off the switch and hold down the Mode button. 

While holding down the Mode button power on the switch. 

Keep holding down the Mode button. Hold down the Mode button until you see the following output:

The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the

flash filesystem. The following commands will initialize

the flash filesystem, and finish loading the operating

system software:

flash_init

boot

switch:

Step3, Initialise Flash

Enter command: flash_init

Step4, Delete Config Files 

Enter command: del flash:config.text & del flash:vlan.dat

Step5, Reboot

Enter command: boot