on 10/16/01 6:09 PM, John M. Powell at iwillbefreedotcom_at_earthlink.net
wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>>
I always have hearded about one hard reset, the one that wipes the internal
memory.
-Laurent.
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