How to restart your computer, C restart

#define B_ADR (0xFFFF0000UL)// You point it at memory location 0xFFFF0000 which is where the cold boot function is located

#define R_ADR (0x00400072UL)

#define C_BOOT (0)

#define W_BOOT (1)

void Restart( int type )

{

void ((far *fp)()) = (void (far *)()) B_ADR;

if ( type==C_BOOT )

*(unsigned int far *) R_ADR = 0;

else

*(unsigned int far *) R_ADR = 0x1234;

(*fp)( );

}

int main( void )

{

int reboot_type;

printf( " This program will reboot your program \n\n"

"0. Cold Boot \n"

"1. Warm Boot \n"

"2. Exit \n"

"What is your choice: "

);

scanf( "%d", & reboot_type );

if (reboot_type ==0 || reboot_type ==1 )

Restart(reboot_type );

return(0);

}

This c restart program will teach you some deep understanding of rebooting concepts in computers. This C programming tutorial will let you know how we can reboot(cold or warm boot), computer with the help of sample c  program. This C program after executing will reboot your pc. You can restart the computer with two options, either clod boot or warm boot, once you will pass your option as argument your computer will reboot either cold or warm.

Cold-booting refers to when power is cycled “off” and then “on” without letting a computer shut down cleanly, or, if available, pressing the “reset” button, A hard reboot (also known as a cold reboot, cold boot or cold start) involves power cycling a computer or otherwise forcibly resetting the state of its hardware. A hard reboot may be commenced by disconnecting a power cord or battery, toggling a hardware power switch or pressing a dedicated reset button. A hard reboot may be caused by power failure, by accident or deliberately as a last resort to reset an unresponsive system or in case of a critical error.

Definition from Wikipedia

A soft reboot (also known as a warm reboot) involves restarting a computer "normally" under software control, without power cycling the machine or (directly) triggering a hardware-based reset. It usually, though not always, refers to an orderly shutdown and restart of the machine that includes safely flushing of any cached write operations to persistent storage.

Definition from Wikipedia

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