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  2. Reset (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Reset places less stress on the hardware than power cycling, as the power is not removed. Many computers, especially older models, have user accessible "reset" buttons that assert the reset line to facilitate a system reboot in a way that cannot be trapped (i.e. prevented) by the operating system, or holding a combination of buttons on some ...

  3. BIOS - Wikipedia

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    If the system has just been powered up or the reset button was pressed ("cold boot"), the full power-on self-test (POST) is run. If Ctrl+Alt+Delete was pressed (" warm boot "), a special flag value stored in nonvolatile BIOS memory (" CMOS ") tested by the BIOS allows bypass of the lengthy POST and memory detection.

  4. Turbo button - Wikipedia

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    Some computers have wired the turbo button in a way that if the button is pressed in, the computer is running in the slower speed. While the turbo button can be configured this way, this is not the intended way of using the button, as the computer is intended to run at full speed when the button is pressed in, hence the name turbo.

  5. ThinkPad Tablet 2 - Wikipedia

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    The following hardware buttons can be found around the tablet: Windows button, Power button, volume control button, rotation lock switch, reset switch. [2] Models with 3G and 4G cellular data are both available. The Tablet 2 will have Near Field Communications, also known as NFC, built in. [3] The tablet is also equipped with two cameras.

  6. Reset button technique - Wikipedia

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    In many series, the reset button trope is used as a standard, and frequently explicit, plot device. Implicit usage of the technique can be seen in episodic fiction, such as when the results of episodes regularly cause what would seem to be massive changes in the status of characters and their world; however, it is understood by

  7. The Crystal Key - Wikipedia

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    The player stands near a train. The inventory is at the bottom of the screen, with the spacepack opened to reveal its contents. The Crystal Key is a graphic adventure game that takes place from a character's eye-view in a pre-rendered graphical environment. [1]

  8. 2001 Monaco Grand Prix - Wikipedia

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    The 2001 Monaco Grand Prix was the 7th of the 17 races in the 2001 Formula One World Championship and the 59th edition of the event. It was held at the 19-turn 3.370 km (2.094 mi) Circuit de Monaco between La Condamine and Monte Carlo on 27 May.

  9. 2001 German Grand Prix - Wikipedia

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    The 2001 German Grand Prix was the 12th of 17 rounds in the 2001 Formula One World Championship and took place on the 6.825 km (4.241 mi) Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 29 July 2001. [1]