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Re:More Intel speculative execution vulnerabilities by wormslayer666 on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @11:07AM (#21525665)
Some MSI motherboards (and maybe others?) have a "Flashback" feature to flash BIOS from a USB storage device without needing a CPU.
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Re:More Intel speculative execution vulnerabilities by frio on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @05:58PM (#21530675)
I was completely unaware of this feature, and blissfully saved by it when building a computer for a family member. It's a killer feature.
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Re:More Intel speculative execution vulnerabilities by Grangar on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:56AM (#21533899)
Oh nice, I had no idea. I might pull the trigger on black friday then.
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Re:More Intel speculative execution vulnerabilities by soulofmischief on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @07:48PM (#21531597)
Can confirm, mine supports this.
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