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Sixth mechanismSixth mechanismPosted Jun 1, 2011 7:37 UTC (Wed) by PaulWay (✭ supporter ✭, #45600)In reply to: Sixth mechanism by pr1268 Parent article: Garrett: Rebooting
Since I think he's mostly concerned with ways that the operating system itself can trigger a reset, it's somewhat academic to consider it pulling its own power cord.
And I believe the reset switch toggles a reset pin on the chip, or at least it did long ago. It's a worthy question.
Have fun,
Paul
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Sixth mechanism Posted Jun 1, 2011 9:55 UTC (Wed) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]
I can imagine ways for a computer to pull its own plug, but... plug it again afterwards? And then push the power button?? *That* is challenging.
Sixth mechanism Posted Jun 1, 2011 11:53 UTC (Wed) by maney (subscriber, #12630) [Link] Not if it's connected to a UPS that's got the minimal smarts to shutdown even in the presence of AC, pause, and then turn back on. I could demonstrate that, but then I wouldn't be able to finish thi
Sixth mechanism Posted Jun 1, 2011 17:09 UTC (Wed) by nye (guest, #51576) [Link]
For some reason, now I'm thinking of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQ5LsNMXZ4
Sixth mechanism Posted Jun 1, 2011 19:10 UTC (Wed) by pr1268 (subscriber, #24648) [Link] Nice! Of course, I'm reminded of the famous line "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
Sixth mechanism Posted Jun 2, 2011 22:38 UTC (Thu) by chad.netzer (guest, #4257) [Link]
Some gizmos can be a real lifesaver: http://www.kvm-switches-online.com/iboot.html
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