The instructions to install an OS often say to finish the update process with a physical battery pull and letting it sit for a couple minutes before putting it back in. What is the difference between doing this and doing a "soft reset" as per QuickPull? Does the software reset leave something behind that the physical battery pull takes care of?
Quickpull for most purposes is just like physically pulling the battery. It's a full reset of the device. The instructions you are referring to say to do a battery pull and leave the battery out for a few minutes before rebooting. This I believe is to give the system a chance to completely clear the RAM/cache. Quickpull cannot simulate this, it restarts immediately.
Is it necessary to do that step as described? I've never needed to, but others swear by it, so YMMV.
