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PowerState.RebootDevice soft/hard option.

Started by George Antoniadis, Oct 14 2011 08:49 AM

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#1 George Antoniadis

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Posted 14 October 2011 - 08:49 AM

I'm using the

PowerState.RebootDevice

method and I was wondering what the differences between the soft/hard options are and when each should be used.

Thanks!

#2 Chris Walker

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Posted 14 October 2011 - 11:05 AM

Hi George, In theory, a soft reboot is a bit quicker. For most intents and purposes, they'll be the same on Netduino. I generally like using the hard reboot option, since it ensures that the entire system reboots (instead of trying an orderly shutdown/restart). Just be sure to close out any data files first. Chris