Guest nanb Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Why did computer companies phase out a reset button? I occasionally have to reset the computer but the only way I know is to remove and put back the plug. Is there another way? Thanks
Guest Malke Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: reset button nanb wrote: > Why did computer companies phase out a reset button? I occasionally > have to reset the computer but the only way I know is to remove and > put back the plug. Is there another way? Thanks Hold the power button in for about 10 seconds (or until the machine turns off). Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Guest Vanguard Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: reset button "nanb" wrote in message news:i7mfa35d9h1du1k4e512iub3k4un0b30vj@4ax.com... > Why did computer companies phase out a reset button? I occasionally > have to reset the computer but the only way I know is to remove and > put back the plug. Is there another way? Thanks "Computer companies". So did you actually have a *specific* one in mind? Why would what one or two companies do to save a few pennies represent what the entire industry does? I build my own and have yet to run across a case that did not include both a Power and a Reset button, but my requirements aren't based on shaving a few pennies off the cost of the case. When you buy consumer-grade, budget-priced pre-built computers, you get what you paid for.
Guest nanb Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: reset button thanks for your help On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:58:57 -0500, "Vanguard" <vanguard.x@comcast.net> wrote: >"nanb" wrote in message >news:i7mfa35d9h1du1k4e512iub3k4un0b30vj@4ax.com... >> Why did computer companies phase out a reset button? I occasionally >> have to reset the computer but the only way I know is to remove and >> put back the plug. Is there another way? Thanks > >"Computer companies". So did you actually have a *specific* one in >mind? Why would what one or two companies do to save a few pennies >represent what the entire industry does? I build my own and have yet to >run across a case that did not include both a Power and a Reset button, >but my requirements aren't based on shaving a few pennies off the cost >of the case. When you buy consumer-grade, budget-priced pre-built >computers, you get what you paid for. >
Guest AJR Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: reset button Current power supplies are dubbed "ATX"- previous were "AT" - the difference - ATX are "software" operated. Power (5 volts) is always supplied to the motherboard even when the computer is "off". When the power button is pressed the 5 v is shunted to the power suppky and "turns" it on. As previously mentioned, to tutn off the computer via the power button - depress it for 5 to 10 seconds. Todays' computers when there is a need ofr a restart require a "cold" restart - power button not a "warm" restart" via a reset button. In a cold restart 'all" essential drivers and so forth are activated - not so tih a wasrm restart. "nanb" <nanb@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:i7mfa35d9h1du1k4e512iub3k4un0b30vj@4ax.com... > Why did computer companies phase out a reset button? I occasionally > have to reset the computer but the only way I know is to remove and > put back the plug. Is there another way? Thanks
Guest nanb Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: reset button thanks again On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:32:35 -0400, "AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote: >Current power supplies are dubbed "ATX"- previous were "AT" - the >difference - ATX are "software" operated. Power (5 volts) is always supplied >to the motherboard even when the computer is "off". When the power button >is pressed the 5 v is shunted to the power suppky and "turns" it on. As >previously mentioned, to tutn off the computer via the power button - >depress it for 5 to 10 seconds. > Todays' computers when there is a need ofr a restart require a "cold" >restart - power button not a "warm" restart" via a reset button. In a cold >restart 'all" essential drivers and so forth are activated - not so tih a >wasrm restart. > > > >"nanb" <nanb@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:i7mfa35d9h1du1k4e512iub3k4un0b30vj@4ax.com... >> Why did computer companies phase out a reset button? I occasionally >> have to reset the computer but the only way I know is to remove and >> put back the plug. Is there another way? Thanks >
Guest Plato Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: reset button nanb wrote: > > Why did computer companies phase out a reset button? I occasionally > have to reset the computer but the only way I know is to remove and > put back the plug. Is there another way? Thanks I agree, that sucks when they got rid of the reset button. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: reset button "AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote in message news:uOM5EyxzHHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Current power supplies are dubbed "ATX"- previous were "AT" - the > difference - ATX are "software" operated. Power (5 volts) is always > supplied to the motherboard even when the computer is "off". When the > power button is pressed the 5 v is shunted to the power suppky and "turns" > it on. As previously mentioned, to tutn off the computer via the power > button - depress it for 5 to 10 seconds. > Todays' computers when there is a need ofr a restart require a "cold" > restart - power button not a "warm" restart" via a reset button. In a cold > restart 'all" essential drivers and so forth are activated - not so tih a > wasrm restart. > It started well, but derailed in the last paragraph. The reset button, instigates a system and processor reset and causes it to start executing BIOS code from exactly where it would have done had you performed a 'power on' start (part of the power on start process is to provide a reset signal). Thus the start sequence is exactly the same. All drivers and processes have to be loaded and run in exactly the same way. The only difference between the two types of start, is that in the former case, the system memory will contain whatever was in it when the reset button is pressed, in the latter case it will be entirely random. In a PC/Windows environment this never causes a problem (but is not necessarily the case for other environments). > > > "nanb" <nanb@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:i7mfa35d9h1du1k4e512iub3k4un0b30vj@4ax.com... >> Why did computer companies phase out a reset button? I occasionally >> have to reset the computer but the only way I know is to remove and >> put back the plug. Is there another way? Thanks > >
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