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Re: Watchdog software?
On 28 Apr 2007, at 11:23, Chris Hunter wrote:
> Not sure how it works, but ISTR that some motherboards come with a
> watchdog function ... eg: MiniITX from VIA, Commell, etc.
It's usually a resettable delay timer that plugs into the reset
button input on the motherboard. The timer is frequently reset via
software - if the machine goes completely belly up and the timer
isn't reset, it automatically reboots.
Jim
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