Power OFF/ON vs. Reset button

[rockstar]

Hello,
Does anyone know if there is any difference between cycling the power with the power button or hitting the reset button?

I guess I am specifically interested with how it may relate to network connections, but any info. is greatly appreciated

Thanks!

 

[helloedchen]

i believe they are both the same thing. Both are momentary switches...someone correct me if i'm wrong?

 

[bookem dano]

not sure about the network connections, all I know is that I never use reset. I once did, and it ended up damaging my harddrive. That was about 7 years ago though, when 420mb hd were $300.

 

[bookem dano]

Gideon....you're right...only the reset still has power going to everything whereas the on/off switch cuts the power. But, with newer motherboards, this isn't always true.

 

[dkozloski]

For the most part a power-off reset and a reset button reset are identical "hard" resets. There are circuits that will lock up or "crow bar" that will not respond to a reset press. The only way to assure that all circuits will be fully reset with an ATX machine is to power it down and unplug and replug the power cord or do a surge strip power down and repower. There can be some pretty horrendous short circuit with sparks accidents that can be cleared by unplugging a power supply for an extended time and letting the over-current protection in the power supply bleed off and reset. Been there, done that.

 

[rockstar]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I just wanted to eliminate a fellow worker's idea that our Blue Screens of death may be fixed by a full power cycle. It sounds like a bogus theory.