a hardware operation that re-initializes the core hardware components of the system, thus ending all current software operations in the system
A hardware reset or hard reset of a computer system is a hardware operation that re-initializes the core hardware components of the system, thus ending all current software operations in the system. ... User initiated hard resets can be used to reset the device if the software hangs, crashes, or is otherwise unresponsive.
Is it OK to leave monitor on all the time?
As long as the monitor IS going into a “deep sleep” power saving mode, it is perfectly safe to leave them in this state, and it will have essentially no effect whatsoever on the product's expected life time.
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