Hey guys,
The CUDA switch is on a lot of Mac motherboards...starting back with the
performas I think (pre PPC). It's a little button on the logic board that
basically resets it...in other words zapping the PRAM, NVRAM, and everything.
It's on all current motherboard models as well. (what Leland said)
Mark
markr13 wrote:
> >Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 08:29:27 -0600
> >From: "Leland Jory" <ljory@newted.dyndns.org>
> >To: <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
> >Subject: Re: NTLK CUDA Switch
> >Message-ID: <007101bf73d3$414c5b00$6a0510ac@kortexcomputer.com>
> >
> >> What is the CUDA switch, anyway? Is CUDA an acronym? For what?
> >
> >The Cuda switch is basically a hard reset for a Mac. I think it resets the
> >PRAM completely, more thoroughly than <cmd>+<option>+P+R at startup.
> >
> >HTH,
> >
> >Leland Jory
> Gee, I've been using Macs for 15 years and I've never heard of a CUDA
> switch. The older Macs had two switches, a programmers switch to go to
> the ROM monitor where you could try to fix a crash if you knew the
> correct incantations, and a hard reset switch. Neither of these would
> zap the PRAM, which was done by doing the cmd, option, P, R four finger
> salute and holding for 5 bells.
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