soft switch
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ATX
It is to open the power-switch at zero current to minimize the looses during switching.
Using the Soft Switch also called the Soft Power feature an OS, such as Windows 2000/XP or Windows 98, can turn off the power to a system after shutdown procedure is done.
A hard boot, or cold boot, involves turning on the power with the on/off switch, A soft boot, or warm boot, involves using the operating system to reboot.
hard
A soft iron core can function as a switch in an electromagnet system by being magnetized when a current is applied, allowing the electrical circuit to be completed and turning on the switch. When the current is turned off, the soft iron core loses its magnetization, breaking the circuit and turning off the switch.
I can not understand your question.
It is an example of soft power.
the power switch on a camera turns on or off the camera.
The switch on the back is the switch for the power supply only. The computer boots from the main power switch on the front. This particular method of switching was introduced with the ATX power supplies.