what's the reset button for on the bottom of laptops?
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From: Ron on 22 May 2010 22:51 On 5/22/2010 7:42 PM, ~hp-hdx~ wrote: > thanks for the help. > > "Steve" <invalid(a)invalid.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.266206c2361c73309896c4(a)news.supernews.com... >> In article <Xns9D80B8CEBF790nilch1(a)130.133.4.11>, >> rednoise(a)REMOVETHIScomcast.net says... >>> >>> On 22 May 2010, "~hp-hdx~" <bogus(a)dont.use> wrote in >>> alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt: >>> >>> > On some laptops there is a micro switch on the bottom. >>> > What's it for? >>> >>> It's there to make you consult the owner's manual. >> >> DO NOT-UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES-PUSH THE BIG RED BUTTON! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> s > Underneath the laptop? I have a very small slide switch on the front edge of a Lenovo that connects/disconnects the WiFi. could ir be something like that? Ron Moore
From: TVeblen on 23 May 2010 07:22 On 5/22/2010 5:15 PM, ~hp-hdx~ wrote: > Hi, > On some laptops there is a micro switch on the bottom. > What's it for? > Thanks, > Al What brand and model laptop did you see this on?
From: ~hp-hdx~ on 23 May 2010 10:37 snip>> > Underneath the laptop? I have a very small slide switch on the front edge > of a Lenovo that connects/disconnects the WiFi. could ir be something like > that? > > Ron Moore No Ron, It's a micro switch. the hole for it is about 1/16th of an inch in diameter. The switch is set about 1/16 of an inch below the surface of the bottom. You feel a slight click with you depress the switch with a pencil point or pin. I've them on various laptops. Yeah, the one you mentioned is the wifi on off switch. Al
From: ~hp-hdx~ on 23 May 2010 10:50 > On 5/22/2010 5:15 PM, ~hp-hdx~ wrote: >> Hi, >> On some laptops there is a micro switch on the bottom. >> What's it for? >> Thanks, >> Al > What brand and model laptop did you see this on? I've seen it on a few laptops, but don't recall make and models. I had one recently,I think it was a dell, that wouldn't boot at all. zilch. I mean totally dead system. After swapping out what I could with no joy, I pressed the microswitch on the bottom and the laptop booted. I think it may be a thermal overload circuit breaker like you find on some appliances, but I haven't been able to find out for sure, that's why I asked this group. I'm typing this on a one year old hp HDX and it doesn't have one. My 5 year old Compaq Presario doesn't have one either, I just checked. I keep notes on the systems I work on, but I'll be on the road until late July and won't be back with my notes until then. At that time I can tell you at least on make and model for sure.
From: Sjouke Burry on 23 May 2010 12:51
~hp-hdx~ wrote: > snip>> >> Underneath the laptop? I have a very small slide switch on the front edge >> of a Lenovo that connects/disconnects the WiFi. could ir be something like >> that? >> >> Ron Moore > > No Ron, It's a micro switch. the hole for it is about 1/16th of an inch in > diameter. > The switch is set about 1/16 of an inch below the surface of the bottom. > You feel a slight click with you depress the switch with a pencil point or > pin. > I've them on various laptops. > Yeah, the one you mentioned is the wifi on off switch. > Al > The resetbutton,like the one on desktops, only better hidden to avoid accidents. |