is the reset button really useful?

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dragnandy

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just wondering, on all the cases there always a reset button, what is the reset button really used for? cant you just reset by pressing alt-f4 then click reset? does it work the same? or what?
 
If you're in a hard lock, or another situation, it's quicker to hit reset then to hold down the power button.

It's not necessary, but it's handy. especially if you miss the BIOS key or something and want to restart quick, if it's already trying to boot to windows you can't just hit the power button, you gotta hold it down.
 
If the OS ever locks to the point where you can't Alt+F4, then the reset button is great. Plus if you aren't using windows (in the BIOS, etc), it also is nice to have.

Your other option would be to hold the power button for five seconds, but the reset button is much nicer!
 
would there be any difference if i decide do do the alt-f4 then reset than using the reset button? like if i install a program and it asks to reset?
 
dragnandy said:
would there be any difference if i decide do do the alt-f4 then reset than using the reset button? like if i install a program and it asks to reset?
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Yea, a reset button is different from a windows restart.

Reset button basically cuts power and resets.
 
I wouldn't go reset happy within the OS if that's what you're asking. IF you need to use it, then use it. Restarting (from start) from within the OS is probably the best, less stressful (for the computer) to go.
 
Blazestorm said:
Yea, a reset button is different from a windows restart.

Reset button basically cuts power and resets.
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Not exactly. Reset button forces motherboard to reboot directly.

"Ctrl+Alt+Del" relies on to OS for telling motherboard to reboot, which naturally isn't anymore possible when you most need it.
 
Basically what I said... if you hit the power button in windows it starts the shutdown sequence... if you hit the reset button, it doesn't wait for windows or anything, simply cuts off where it was, and starts back at the POST.
 
reset button = I'm-to-lazy-to-hold-my-power-button-down.

Yes, I'm talking about me, and the rest of you reset-button users. lol
 
To make things a little more blatant...

Think of the reset button as yanking the IEC cable from the back, waiting a sec or two, then putting it back in and starting up again. (With a few electrical buffers so Bad Things don't happen.) From the point of view of the software, that's probably not too far from what's just happened.

It's nice to have one when the thing has locked up hard, or is misbehaving badly, and you can just stab the damn reset in disgust.
 
I stopped connecting my reset buttons years ago because I ended up hitting them by accident and I never used them anyway. My current case doesn't even have a reset button, and I don't miss it at all. IMO, it's completely useless. For the rare occasion that the PC actually hangs and I have to do a hard reboot, I just hold down the power button.
 
reset makes it so much easier. and most cases make the button small so its hard to accidentally hit.
 
By holding down the power button to turn off the computer and then turn it back on, you force your HDD(s) to spin down (partially at least) and spin up again. I know it doesn't sound like much, but say if you're trying out new clocks then that one or two times might turn into 10-20 or more.
 
Yanno, back in the day...

...There were no momentary power buttons. There were no ATX power supplies. There wasn't even Ctrl-Alt-Del. Well, ok, maybe there was, but there wasn't any Alt-F4 to save your day. And sometimes you could hard lock a computer and not even be able to Ctrl-Alt-Del. Boy, that big red reset button on the front of that case was sure easier to hit than that big red switch way back on the side of the AT power supply...




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rainman said:
Yanno, back in the day...

...There were no momentary power buttons. There were no ATX power supplies. There wasn't even Ctrl-Alt-Del. Well, ok, maybe there was, but there wasn't any Alt-F4 to save your day. And sometimes you could hard lock a computer and not even be able to Ctrl-Alt-Del. Boy, that big red reset button on the front of that case was sure easier to hit than that big red switch way back on the side of the AT power supply...
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Back in the day, the power button on the front of the PC would turn the PSU on and off directly, which is why Windows 95 and 98 used to display messages saying that it's safe to turn off the PC once they finished shutting down. Because that switch would turn the computer on and off instantly, you could reset it just by pressing the switch twice.
 
I dont have a reset button on my v1000 case,and tbh i dont miss it.If it does hard lock,i have to waste 4 seconds of my life holding the power button down.My mb does have one onboard though its not very practical with my case side on.
 
I like powering off the computer and waiting a few moments to clear out the ram. I live just fine without a reset switch.. although they do come in handy when OC'ing.
 
yeah I guess the main reason I use one is for OCing. I NEVER use it as a "reboot" replacement. I always shut down/restart via the start menu; the reset button for me is only used in cases where I would be using the power button and holding it down if I didnt have the reset.
 
randomdean100 said:
I personally like to use start+r then go into the command prompt and reset.
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lol. I personally put my system in suspend mode the majority of the time using the button on my keyboard.

I do wish my v1200 had a reset button though. I might put one on the bottom of the case. And a "turbo" button.
 
Yeah my v1000 did not have a reset button either and I missed it. I do use it from time to time - like when I was trying to get my MBR all straightened out. Windows wouldn't reboot with a CTL ALT DEL during the boot screen so I would either have to hit the reset button (now using a p182 so I have one) or wait to get into windows and then reboot.
 
doctah said:
lol. I personally put my system in suspend mode the majority of the time using the button on my keyboard.

I do wish my v1200 had a reset button though. I might put one on the bottom of the case. And a "turbo" button.
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whats the turbo button do? I havent heard of those since like, the 90s :p
 
programs dont ask to reset, they ask to restart. theres a difference. restart "peacefully" shuts down the system and reboots it. reset just says fuck what your doing, your rebooting NOW and shuts all your shit off abruptly.
 
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