Windows 10: Soft Reboot vs Hard Reboot vs Restart vs Reset explained

I am sure you have heard about all these terms if you are using a Windows PC, or even a phone. While they might sound […]

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Try turning off automatic restart on system failure and see if it is giving a blue-screen before it reboots. That might at least give you an error message or code so you can start your troubleshooting from there. Otherwise it is just a shot in the dark. It could be bad RAM, bad HDD, bad ODD, a bad cable somewhere, PSU dying, motherboard dying, a software issue and the list goes on...

http://z.about.com/6g/ip/284/29.htm?s=pcsupport

I don't think he ever said it reboots during the boot process. It just randomly reboots while the computer is running.

 

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my bad, i was in a hurry

 

SOFT RESET or HARD RESET

have a look at the following codes;



Factory settings reset. Type *#7780# and the phone's lock code (Nokia default lock code is 12345). This reset restores the phone's original settings.

Soft reset(reformat). Type *#7370# and the phone's lock code.

Warning!Soft reset deletes all the phone's data (C drive).

Hard reset. Switch the phone off. Press and hold three keys together, the green key, the * key and the number '3'. While you are holding these keys, switch the phone on. Don't release these three keys before you see the NOKIA logo.

Warning! Hard reset (as soft reset) wipes the C (phone memory) drive.

Hard reset for 5800; Press and hold green + red + multimedia button and turn the phone on at the same time.

Hard reset for N97; Press shift + space + delete and turn the phone on at the same time. Don't let the three keys before you see the NOKIA logo.

Hard reset for other S60v5 phones; press green + red + camera key and turn the phone on at the same time.