Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/05/02/00:47:44
degausse wrote:
>
> I think a cold boot is when you actually switch off the computer and then
> swich it on again. I believe a warm boot could be done by making a far jump
> to ffff:fff0 . This is a power-on restart address. The instruction at
> this address will jump to the power-on self-test(POST) in the ROM BIOS.
With ATX power management, the power control is routed directly through
the motherboard. Therefore, it is possible to turn the computer off
(and on again) through software.
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