I could be completely wrong here, but I think there are two
hard resets (or are they both in fact the same?)... one,
the 'brain wipe', and another that forces a hardware reset.
Is this true, or am I on drugs?
John
> John M. Powell wrote:
> >
> >Did you try a HARDWARE reset? It's a slightly different proceedure
> >from the brain wipe (check the faq's, I can't tell you off the
> >top of my head how to do it). REMOVE ALL CARDS before you do it.
> >I don't know if it does anything with the ir, but I know it
> >resets the pcmcia buss and can be hazardous to whatever might
> >be in there.
>
> Yes, I did a hard (hardware) reset according to the FAQ:
> e) Hard Reset ("Brainwipe")
>
>
> Before you perform a hard reset, first remove all PCMCIA cards from the
> Newton (this is really important, otherwise you may destroy the card!).
>
>
> This hard reset WILL ERASE EVERYTHING ON YOUR NEWTON. Use it with caution,
> and usually only as a last resort. If you are performing a Backup and
> Restore Cycle, you will want to perform a hard reset after the backup and
> before the restore. Other than that, you will probably never perform one;
> unless you have major data corruption, or are selling your Newton.
>
>
> To perform a Hard reset, tap the reset button, while holding down
> the power
> switch. You will be presented with a dialog box asking "Do you want to
> erase data completely" . Tap Yes if you want to perform the Hard reset and
> erase everything on the Newton. You will be asked to reconfirm your
> selection, and then the data will be erased.
>
>
>
> John, is this the kind of reset that you are refering to when you say
> hardware reset?
>
> /Peter
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